July 11, 2019, 3 p.m.
The European Pillar of Social Rights
Background
The European Commission has taken concrete initiatives to put the 20 principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice at European level, which can improve the social situation of millions of Europeans significantly.
The European Commission presented the European Pillar of Social Rights in April 2017. EU leaders declared the Pillar at the Social Summit in Gothenburg in November 2017.
The Pillar of Social Rights is about providing new and more effective rights to EU citizens. It is originally considered for the euro area however applicable to all EU Member States wishing to be part of the pillar, too.
Celebrating the first anniversary of the Pillar, President Jean-Claude Juncker, Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen made a statement in November 2018.
The Pillar of Social Rights structured around three categories:
1. Equal opportunities and access to the labour market
2. Fair working conditions
3. Social protection and inclusion
1. Equal opportunities and access to the labour market
This category is including these opportunities:
1. Education, training and life-long learning
2. Gender equality
3. Equal opportunities
4. Active support to employment
2. Fair working conditions
This category is including these opportunities:
5. Secure and adaptable employment
6. Wages
7. Information about employment conditions and protection in case of dismissals
8. Social dialogue and involvement of workers
9. Work-life balance
10. Healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection
3. Social protection and inclusion
This category is including these opportunities:
11. Childcare and support to children
12. Social protection
13. Unemployment benefits
14. Minimum income
15. Old age income and pensions
16. Health care
17. Inclusion of people with disabilities
18. Long-term care
19. Housing and assistance for the homeless
20. Access to essential services
For more information:
Delivering on the European Pillar of Social Rights
European Pillar of Social Rights: Building a more inclusive and fairer European Union
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