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
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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
Is faoi scáth an chogaidh a tionóladh an chomhdháil maidir le Mná sa Mhargadh Saothair, a d’eagraigh CESE chun Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan a chomóradh an 8 Márta. Mhol rannpháirtithe na comhdhála mná éachtacha na hÚcráine as an neart, as an gcrógacht agus as an teacht aniar atá léirithe acu.
San aitheasc tosaigh a thug sí uaithi, thagair Uachtarán CESE, Christa Schweng, do mhná agus do chailíní na hÚcráine a bhfuil iallach á chur orthu a dtír a fhágáil, rud a fhágann i mbaol foréigin iad, murab ionann is riamh.
Ar an gcaoi chéanna, leag Maria Nikolopoulou, cathaoirleach an Ghrúpa ad hoc um an gComhionannas agus comhalta de CESE, béim air ‘go bhfuil mná, máithreacha agus céilí sáinnithe i limistéar cogaidh, agus cuid mhaith acu ag dul chun comhraic iad féin, fad atá tuilleadh eile díobh ar a ndícheall ag iarraidh teitheadh ó ainghníomhartha na n-ionsaithe. Seasaimid leis na sochaithe sibhialta atá ag iarraidh go gcuirfí deireadh leis an gcogaíocht i ngach tír ar domhan.’
Faoi mar a méadaíodh an bhearna fostaíochta idir na hinscní de dheasca phaindéim COVID-19, tá borradh curtha ag an bpaindéim faoin bhforéigean agus faoin gciapadh ag an obair.
D’fhógair an Coimisinéir um Chomhionannas, Helena Dalli, go gcuirfeadh an Coimisiún Eorpach togra i láthair le haghaidh treoir maidir le foréigean in aghaidh na mban agus foréigean teaghlaigh a chomhrac a bheadh ceangailteach ar na Ballstáit uile.
Maidir le hearnáil na hintleachta saorga, níl ach 16 % den lucht saothair ar mná iad, rud a fhágann an chumhacht ag an 84 % eile (ar fir iad) na cinntí go léir a dhéanamh agus ceannaireacht a thabhairt. ‘Mura mbeidh páirt ag mná sna hearnálacha sin, ciallóidh sin gurb iad na fir a chruthóidh agus a mhúnlóidh ár ndomhan nua uile, agus gur domhan claonta a bheidh ann, dá dheasca sin’, a dúirt Schweng. (at)