Oliver Roethig serves as Regional Secretary of UNI Europa, the European Services Workers Union, representing 7 million workers across Europe. He is vice-president of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Since 2011, he has been a member of the Management Committee of the European Trade Union Institute and the Executive Committee of UNI Global Union, which represents 20 million workers.

He was also a member of the governing body of the EU Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs (2018-2021) and of the European Commission’s High Level Working Group on Business Services (2013-2014).