Geneva. A law to better regulate companies active at the airport.

Companies benefiting from a concession on the Genève Aéroport platform must respect the working conditions and social benefits in use in their sector of activity. This principle was anchored in a law passed Thursday by the Grand Council.

Companies benefiting from a concession on the Geneva airport platform must guarantee compliance with the working conditions applicable in their sector (archives).

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The initial bill, which emanates from the MCG, dates back to 2010. This object stagnated for a long time in committee before returning to the plenary. A problem of compliance with superior law had interrupted the debates for the first time in September.

The bill provided for the granting of a concession to a company with more than 20 employees to be conditional on the signing of a collective labor agreement (CCT). Excluding companies without a CCT is not in line with higher law, reminded the head of the infrastructure department Serge Dal Busco.

“We cannot force social partners to sign a contract,” added PLR Serge Hiltpold. The Council of State has proposed a general amendment which refers to compliance with the working conditions and social benefits in use applicable to the company’s sector of activity.

The left would have liked to go further than a simple incitement. Social conflicts and cases of wage underbidding have often been denounced on the platform, recalled the socialist Romain de Sainte Marie. In the end, the bill was accepted by 63 votes to 34.

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