Social affairs
Social affairs in the rail sector cover a broad variety of issues, encompassing working conditions, diversity and gender equality issues, health and safety at work, education and training of staff, as well as relations with employees’ representatives and social dialogue. The Human Resources Directors Group is in charge of the social dimension of CER’s activities and supervises the work of two Working Groups: on HR Policies and Social Dialogue. As a recognised European social partner for the railway sector, CER takes part in the activities of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Railways.
Related CER Publications
CER launches the Future is Rail campaign
Today the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) launches its Future is Rail campaign, showing rail as a smarter, cleaner and more connected means of...
Railways address Europe’s Transport Ministers ahead of Year of Rail debate
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) have addressed a letter to all EU Ministers of Transport to outline the priority needs of rail. The initiative...
Celebrating women working in the railway sector
The 8th of March is the day women are praised, their achievements are celebrated and their rights are spoken of in order to help forge a gender equal world. Fighting inequality is...
Declaration by the European social partners in the railway sector ETF and CER on the Covid-19 pandemic
On 3 December, at a plenary session of the Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee for Rail, CER and social partners ETF agreed on a joint declaration about the situation of...
STAFFER, an Erasmus+ project for skills development in rail, officially launched
Rail is a major driver in the strategic European objective of smart, green and sustainable growth. Responsible for less than 2% of final transport energy use, rail will serve as...
A blueprint for greater focus on rail in the quest for green mobility
European transport must be carbon-neutral at the latest by 2050, with clear mid-term milestones set for 2030 and 2040. This is the objective proposed by the Community of European...
CER input to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility
Rail is the safest, most sustainable transport mode. It contributes to making the European economy greener and more efficient. Yet much must be done in order to create the...
Sixth Annual Report on the development of women's employment in the European railway sector
The European rail social partners ETF and CER have released the 6th annual report mapping the situation of women’s employment in the railway sector. Decided as an outcome...
Open letter: continuity of public transport in Europe
In light of the COVID19 crisis, ensuring the basic continuity of public transport and local mobility services is essential for European citizens. CER has joined fellow...
COVID-19 | Transport keeps us going
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic and governments worldwide have taken wide-ranging measures to contain the spread of the...
Related Pages
External Links
Women in Transport - EU Platform for Change
CER is proud to be a member of the Women in Transport - EU Platform for change. Launched on 27 November 2017, the Platform aims to strengthen women's employment...
Representativeness study on the Railways and Urban public transport
Author: Eurofound Date of publication: 3 April 2017 The study is available here.
Eurofound agency
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is a tripartite European Union Agency, whose role is to provide knowledge in the area of...
EU-OSHA Agency campaign
CER was proud to be an Official Campaign Partner of the 2016-17 and 2018-19 'Healthy Workplaces' campaigns, run by the the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA...
European Transport Workers' Federation
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is a new pan-European trade union organisation which embraces transport trade unions from the European Union, the European...
