Many thanks to all. The expression had been borrowed from trade union terms but it was definitely used in a more general context, so social partners is fine. Ziad's solution was used too, in another sentence, thanks again 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Marc Vitale United Kingdom Local time: 21:49 Works in field Native speaker of: English, Italian PRO pts in category: 4
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Many thanks to all. The expression had been borrowed from trade union terms but it was definitely used in a more general context, so social partners is fine. Ziad's solution was used too, in another sentence, thanks again