European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
Léirigh géarchéim leanúnach COVID-19 leochaileacht na slabhraí soláthair domhanda. Ina theannta sin, nocht sé leochaileacht na n-oibrithe agus na drochthionchair a bhíonn ag oibríochtaí gnó i slabhraí soláthair an lae inniu ó ghné shóisialta, shláinte agus shábháilteachta. Ag tráth ríthábhachtach le haghaidh gníomhaíocht nithiúil beartais agus cinnteoireachta, d’iarr Uachtaránacht na Gearmáine ar an Aontas Eorpach agus Parlaimint na hEorpa ar CESE a mholtaí a thabhairt. In dhá thuairim a glacadh ag an seisiún iomlánach a bhí aige i mí Mheán Fómhair, d’iarr CESE ar an gCoimisiún Eorpach Plean Gníomhaíochta Eorpach a fhorbairt agus oibleagáidí éigeantacha díchill chuí a thabhairt chun cinn i slabhraí soláthair domhanda.
I dtústuairim, d’iarr CESE Plean Gníomhaíochta Eorpach i ndáil le cearta an duine, obair chuibhiúil agus inbhuanaitheacht i slabhraí soláthair domhanda, le reachtaíocht AE trasearnála cheangailteach i dtaca le dícheall chuí maidir le cearta an duine agus iompar freagrach gnó mar phríomhthosaíochtaí. Ba cheart sainmhíniú leathan a bheith ann do chearta an duine, lena n-áirítear cearta oibrithe agus ceardchumann, agus cur le réimse ionstraimí idirnáisiúnta.
I gcomhthreo lena obair ar an bPlean Gníomhaíochta, tá comhairle curtha ar fáil CESE do Pharlaimint na hEorpa maidir le tionscnamh dlíthiúil Eorpach lena dtugtar isteach díchill chuí éigeantach maidir le cearta an duine agus tionchair chomhshaoil i gcleachtais ghnó. Leis an tionscnamh, a d’fhógair an Coimisinéir Eorpach Didier Reynders in Aibreán 2020 agus a bhfuiltear ag súil leis in 2021, beidh sé ceangailteach go dlíthiúil ar chuideachtaí atá ag feidhmiú san Aontas tionchair dhiúltacha a ngníomhaíochtaí ar chearta an duine agus ar chearta oibrithe agus ar an gcomhshaol a shainaithint, a chosc, a mhaolú agus cuntas a thabhairt orthu. (dgf)