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.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
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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
Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor je ob svetovnem dnevu varnosti in zdravja pri delu 2023 pozval Evropsko unijo, naj sprejme zavezujočo zakonodajo za preprečevanje psihosocialnih tveganj na delovnem mestu. Vse več je dokazov o tem, da prekarno delo znatno vpliva na duševno zdravje delavcev.
EESO je 27. aprila v okviru razprave s španskim državnim sekretarjem za delo in socialno gospodarstvo Joaquínom Pérezom Reyem predstavil svoje mnenje o prekarnem delu in duševnem zdravju.
Poročevalec za to mnenje, José Antonio Moreno Díaz, je ponovil, da obstajajo jasni dokazi, da prekarno delo povečuje možnosti za poslabšanje duševnega zdravja delavcev, kar pomeni, da gre za vprašanje javnega zdravja.
Prekarno delo z vidiki, kot so negotovost zaposlitve, izkoriščevalske pogodbe o zaposlitvi za določen čas, dolg delovnik in nezmožnost načrtovanja delovnega časa, krši temeljne pravice delavcev, zato se je treba boriti proti vsem oblikam takega dela in jih odpraviti. EESO zato poziva k sprejetju zavezujoče zakonodaje na ravni EU ter dopolnitvi in posodobitvi Direktive o varnosti in zdravju pri delu (89/391/EGS).
„Potrebujemo visokokakovostno delovno okolje, ki ne bo povzročalo telesnega ali duševnega trpljenja. Potrebujemo posebno direktivo EU o psihosocialnih tveganjih,“ je prepričan José Antonio Moreno Díaz.
Predsednik EESO Oliver Röpke je dejal: „Naš odbor si prizadeva prispevati k napredku socialne agende EU ter oblikovanju trajnostne in konkurenčne Evrope, primerne za 21. stoletje. To med drugim pomeni dostojne razmere na trgu dela, podporo vključevanju delavcev in boj proti prekarnemu delu.“ (ll)