"The European Directive for Adequate Minimum Wages (EMWD) was finally adopted in October 2022. This Directive came after years of austerity and marked the beginning of a new era as the Eu ropean Commission recognised the added value of collective bargaining for the workers, the econo my, and society as a whole. However, the damage done by the years of attacks against centralised collective bargaining and trade union rights can not be corrected overnight. The Directive is a step in the right direction to improve that situation, but it does not offer all the solutions. With this guide, industriAll Europe aims to highlight the key instruments from the Directive that national trade union members can use in order to strengthen their collective bargaining systems and their trade union rights to access companies and organise workers. The guide clarifies the aims of the Direc tive, explains the different starting points of Mem ber States to reach the EMWD goals, and points to the biggest obstacles – the key one remaining employers' refusal to sit at the bargaining table, especially in Central and Eastern Europe..."

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