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The 16th Permanent Conference of the European Capitals' Trade Unions took place in Esher England from 8 to 10 March 2017. The topic of the Conference was: “Trade unions' role in the integration of migrant workers". Besides the main topic on migrants the delegates were briefed on the repercussions of Brexit and trade unions’ actions on that.

46 delegates from trade union organizations all over Europe participated, as follows: EKA Athens, DGB Berlin, LO Hovedstaden Copenhagen, SAK Helsinki, GWU La Valletta Malta, US Lisboa/CGTP-IN Lisbon, GLATUC London, SERTUC London, CCOO Madrid, UGT Madrid, MTUF Moscow, FO Paris, URIF Paris, URI CFDT Ile-de-France Paris, CGIL Rome-Lazio, CISL Rome-Lazio, UIL Rome-Lazio, PODKREPA Sofia, LO Stockholm, SOLIDARUMAS Vilnius.

ETUC participated with the General Secretary Luca Visentini and Marco Cilento coordinator of UnionMigrantNet.

EKA was represented by the General Secretary Kostas Koulouris and the Head of International Relations Department, Christina Theochari. The Permanent Conference of European Capitals Trade Unions was established in 1989 as a permanent Forum of dialogue and cooperation between its members. EKA is one of the founding members.