ETUC Youth elects new leadership

The ETUC Youth Committee has elected its new leadership for the coming two years.

Céline Ruffie is the new Youth Committee President. She hails from the rail transport sector in France and was nominated by the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF). She is accompanied by Vice-President Vera de Man, from the Dutch union CNV. The other Youth Bureau members are:

• Antonella Kardum, nominated by SSSH Croatia
• Finja Lee Bethke, nominated by DGB Germany
• Raquel Antunes Tremoco, nominated by UGT
• Mathis Godefroid, nominated by LCGB Luxembourg
• Alicja Skowron, nominated by Solidarnosc, Poland.
• Ástþór Jón Ragnheiðarson nominated by ASI Iceland

The new leadership have already voiced their intention to focus their efforts on addressing precarious working conditions, the housing crisis and on strategies to

Céline Ruffie, ETUC Youth President said:

"We will continue the strong legacy of the youth committee and bring our voice to all other ETUC bodies.

"We are ready to work on challenges that appear new - such as new forms of work, but also on the ones that are there for some time such as discrimination based on age and gender.

"I am excited to steer the work of this motivated group of young people and work on activities that will allow us to contribute to the trade union renewal that is needed to face the new labour market."