De femten EU-landes ratificering af Amsterdamtraktatens afsnit om » Social- og arbejdsmarkedspolitik og erhvervs- og ungdomsuddannelser « udgør et nyt skridt i den rigtige retning, men det bør følges op af andre og især af, at man i indskriver de grundlæggende fagforeningsrettigheder EUtraktaterne.
Ratification by the 15 Member States of the European Union of the section of the Amsterdam Treaty relating to'Social policy, education, vocational training and youth ', is a new step in the right direction, but it must be followed by others and, in particular, by the inclusion in the European Treaties of fundamental trade union rights.