WageIndicator Collective Agreements Database Dataset - BARCOVID update

This dataset is part of the wider BARCOVID project, which studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on collective bargaining in Europe. This file is an updated version for a selected number of countries of the WageIndicator Collective Agreements Database (Ceccon and Medas, 2022). The database, maintained by the WageIndicator Foundation (WIF), offers a comprehensive collection of annotated CBAs from around the globe. As of April 2023, it contains 2300+ CBAs in 27 different languages, originating from 67 countries. The database provides a unique opportunity to closely examine and compare agreements across countries, industries, and bargaining levelsFor the BARCOVID project, the CBA Database was expanded with new agreements for several countries. These agreements are (often) renewals of agreements that were already in the database, allowing, before-after comparisons during the COVID19 pandemic. The dataset contains information Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Turkey.

For more detailed information on the coding scheme and variables used in the annotation process, the WageIndicator Collective Agreements Database Codebook (Ceccon and Medas, 2022) can be consulted as a reference - see related identifiers.