1967 | Ciett was founded in Paris (France) |
1992 | Ciett urged the European Commission to file a complaint against Italy, Spain and Germany after which these countries gradually liberalised their agency work regulations: Spain (1994), Italy (1997+ Biaggi amendment 2003), Germany (1992-1997, 2004 Hartz reforms). As an aftermath, several other EU countries legally recognised Agency Work: Greece (1999), Finland (1993), Sweden (1993) and The Netherlands (1998 and further liberalisation in 2003) |
1997 | Ciett managed to reverse the ILO official position regarding the private employment agency industry: from strict prohibition (Convention n°96) to formal recognition (Convention n°181) |
2000 | Ciett initiated and published a strategic report carried out by McKinsey on the Agency Work industry’s potential contribution to the EU employment objectives |
2003 | the Task Force reviewing the achievement of the European Lisbon Agenda (Kok Report’s “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs – Creating more employment in Europe”) highlighted that “Temporary work agencies should have their place in a modern labour market as new intermediaries that can support flexibility and mobility of firms and workers, while offering security for workers.[…] Removing obstacles to temporary agency work could significantly support job opportunities and job matching.” |
2004 | Joel Biller, senior vice president of special projects for Manpower Inc., elected as Ciett President
Ciett has set up a permanent secretariat in Belgium to promote the interests of the agency work industry |
2005 | Mexico and the Czech Republic joined Ciett as members |
2006 | Ciett is legally established as a non-profit making association with regard to Belgian law
Hungary, FYR of Macedonia and Slovakia joined Ciett as members
Ciett adopted a new Code of Conduct, which expresses the shared values of all Ciett members. |
2007 | Estonia and Bulgaria joined Ciett as a members
Eurociett, the European branch of Ciett, published a strategic report entitled "More work opportunities for more people"
Ciett held its Annual conference in Dublin (Ireland) from May 16th to 18th. |
