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Digitalisation and industrial revolution - a chance to reduce inequality and poverty?

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EESC hosts panel at the Deutsche Welle Global Forum
Bonn
Germany

Globally, inequality and poverty also have led to migration, fostering, inequality and tensions in the host countries.

Europe has reacted to these challenges by proclaiming the European pillar of social rights, a set of key principles aiming at a more social Europe.  Its main purpose is to fight against inequality and poverty. The fight against inequalities is also linked to the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

11/06/2018 13/06/2018

The effectiveness of ESF and FEAD funding in tackling poverty and social exclusion - The views of civil society

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Public Hearing
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), JDE building, room JDE63, Rue Belliard 99, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Belgium

In its own-initiative opinion, the EESC is looking at the efficiency of the efforts, funded from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), in tackling poverty and social exclusion in Europe – as one of the Europe 2020 strategy's most important goals.

The aim of this hearing is to collect specific observations and recommendations based on the experiences of civil society organisations with the implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) for combating poverty and social exclusion.

04/10/2016

The changing nature of employment relationships and its impact on maintaining a living wage

Event
Public Hearing
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), VMA building, room VMA 3, 2 rue van Maerlant, 1040 Brussels
Belgium

The Dutch Presidency has requested an exploratory opinion about the shift from the traditional employment relationship to more non-standard forms of employment, introduced among others by online platforms like Uber. The EESC is to examine the link between new forms of employments relationships to a decent living wage and make policy recommendations as to how to take full advantage of digital innovation but regulate and mitigate the effects in terms of labour law protection and social protection.

31/03/2016

Work programme of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group – October 2020 - April 2023

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8 pages

For the current mandate (October 2020 to April 2023) of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group (Group III), it has been decided to concentrate on the topic of poverty and on the role of civil society organisations and citizens' initiatives in combating it. The objective of the work programme of Group III for this period is to contribute to making local communities more sustainable, resilient, equitable, productive and socially just, whilst also upholding the highest levels of democratic governance, respect for rights and the rule of law.

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2022

Conference on Energy poverty at the crossroads of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal

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32 pages

This report of the online conference on "Energy poverty at the crossroads of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal", organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 20 April 2021, shows how European civil society organisations can join forces with all institutions at EU, national, regional and local level to fight against energy poverty.

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2021

The response of civil society organisations to face the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restrictive measures adopted in Europe - Catalogue of good practices

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83 pages

The present catalogue of good practices is a collection of numerous successful initiatives implemented by civil society organisations in Europe in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information set out in this catalogue was brought together in the framework of the study "The response of civil society organisations to face the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restrictive measures adopted in Europe", commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee at the request of the Diversity Europe Group.

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2021

The response of civil society organisations to face the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restrictive measures adopted in Europe - Study

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Study
155 pages

As the COVID-19 pandemic hits societies and economies, bringing a global and unprecedented public health and social crisis, civil society organisations (CSOs) are responding by providing frontline help and defending the rights of people across the world. At the same time, CSOs have faced themselves profound impacts that may harm their capacities to continue playing their central roles in delivering services, advocating for rights and protecting the most fragile, while safeguarding participatory democracy and civic debate in the near future.

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2021

Social policies to go hand-in hand with competitiveness. How employers see the social dimension of the EU

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2 pages

A competitive and sustainable economy with a high level of employment is the basis for the European economic and social model which also contributes to better economic and social convergence. Enhancing productivity based on skills and knowledge is the only sound recipe for maintaining the well-being of European societies. The social dimension of Europe cannot be strengthened without economic growth and a well-functioning internal market. This document summarises the views of the Employers' Group on the future of social policies in the EU.

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2019

From the Outer Banks to the Food Banks

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Study
91 pages

The study was conducted with the aim of analysing feasibility of a supply chain, to capitalise on unsold seafood products for distribution to deprived people

Published in: 
2016

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