Worker participation - Luxembourg

Introduction

Luxembourg has a long tradition of workers’ participation in the economic and legislative life of the country, with the professional chambers representing a form of economic democracy since the early 20th century. The idea of establishing professional chambers of salaried workers in Luxembourg was of course inspired by foreign examples and by the experience of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, established in 1841. Eventually, the law of 4 April 1924 [1] led to the creation of elected professional chambers in Luxembourg. Two out of the five existing chambers represent the workers: the Luxembourg Chamber of Employees [2] and the Chamber of Civil Servants…