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Strengthening social dialogue

Antagna on 27/04/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/764-EESC-2023
Referral: 
COM(2023) 38 final 2023/0012 NLECOM(2023) 40 final
Rapporteur: 
Pekka RISTELÄ (Workers - GR II / Finland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Mariya MINCHEVA (Employers - GR I/Bulgaria)
Plenarsession: 
578 -
Apr 26, 2023 Apr 27, 2023

The EESC welcomes the Commission Communication and the Commission proposal for a Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union. The Committee is fully aligned with the view that social dialogue can be a beneficial tool to drive economic and social resilience, competitiveness, and sustainable and inclusive growth. Establishing a common effective framework, to be implemented at national level for the involvement of social partners, might help ensure that effective and quality consultations with national social partners take place.

EESK:s yttrande: Strengthening social dialogue

Democracy at work

Antagna on 27/04/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/746-EESC-2022
Rapporteur: 
Reiner HOFFMANN (Workers - GR II / Germany)
Co-rapporteur: 
Krzysztof BALON (Diversity Europe - GR III/Poland)
Plenarsession: 
578 -
Apr 26, 2023 Apr 27, 2023

Democracy at work should cover all workers, types of work, as well as all workplaces, including platform workers. It makes companies more resilient, economically successful and better able to deliver on employment and decent work. Successful forms of democratic participation are also found in the social economy, and cooperatives. European Works Councils (EWCs) could be improved by improving participation rights and sanctioning infringements. More democracy in the world of work depends on cooperation of all stakeholders, and can help ease the green and digital transitions. It is crucial to educate young people in favor of democracy at work.

EESK:s yttrande: Democracy at work

Anti-trafficking directive

Antagna on 27/04/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/752-EESC-2022
Referral: 
COM(2022) 732 final 2022/0426 CODCOM(2022) 736 final
Rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Pietro Vittorio BARBIERI (Diversity Europe - GR III/Italy)
Plenarsession: 
578 -
Apr 26, 2023 Apr 27, 2023

The EESC welcomes the Commission's proposal to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive, as it agrees with the need for further progress and improvement in the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims. The gender dimension in the content and implementation of the directive should be strengthened, given that the vast majority of victims are women and girls. The EESC believes that the directive should pay greater attention to victims of trafficking, and wishes to highlight the Member States' obligation to care for and protect victims and ensure their social inclusion as far as possible.

EESK:s yttrande: Anti-trafficking directive

European Disability Card

Antagna on 27/04/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/765-EESC-2023
Rapporteur: 
Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS (Civil Society Organisations - GR III / Greece)
Plenarsession: 
578 -
Apr 26, 2023 Apr 27, 2023

The EESC:

  • believes that the non-mutual recognition of disability among EU Member States, by hindering the availability of support measures for persons with disabilities traveling to another member State, implies a  denial of their freedom of movement.
  • Recommends that the EU Disability Card is implemented by a Regulation, that PWDs and their organization are fully involved in each step leading to its implementation and monitoring, and that complementary measures are taken to ensure  accessibility of transport, services and of the built environment and compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation
  • Believes that the EU Disability Card and EU parking Card remain physically separate

EESK:s yttrande: European Disability Card

Strengthening the role and independence of equality bodies

Antagna on 22/03/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/750-EESC-2022
Referral: 
COM(2022) 688 final 2022/0400 CODCOM(2022) 689 final 2022/0401 APP
Rapporteur: 
Sif HOLST (Diversity Europe - GR III/Denmark), Nicoletta MERLO (Workers - GR II/Italy) (Diversity Europe - GR III / Denmark)
Plenarsession: 
577 -
Mar 22, 2023 Mar 23, 2023

EESK:s yttrande: Strengthening the role and independence of equality bodies

Energy Policy and the labour market: consequences for employment in regions undergoing energy transitions

Antagna on 22/02/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/718-EESC-2022
Rapporteur: 
Maria del Carmen BARRERA CHAMORRO (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Plenarsession: 
576 -
Feb 22, 2023 Feb 23, 2023

The EESC notes that the increasing damage caused by the climate emergency and the uncertainties and crises arising from the new geopolitical and energy market situations require the European Union to radically speed up the clean energy transition and increase Europe's energy independence from unreliable suppliers and volatile fossil fuels. It therefore welcomes the European Commission's plans to this end (for example REPowerEU and its additional funding through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)).

In order to correct or mitigate the negative effects of the energy transition in the current context of fresh emergencies, the EESC proposes that Member States consider appropriate ways to have labour market policies better integrated into regulatory frameworks and environment and energy policies as well as into social welfare policies.

EESK:s yttrande: Energy Policy and the labour market: consequences for employment in regions undergoing energy transitions

Supporting labour market developments: how to maintain employability, boost productivity and develop skills, especially in SMEs

Antagna on 22/02/2023
Dokumentreferens: 
SOC/722-EESC-2022
Rapporteur: 
Mariya MINCHEVA (Employers - GR I / Bulgaria)
Plenarsession: 
576 -
Feb 22, 2023 Feb 23, 2023

In this opinion, the EESC states that the transformation of the European labour market requires good understanding of what type of skills are needed for future labour market transformations, including in SMEs, in order to maintain sustainable employability, contribute to a high level of productivity and to reduce labour shortages. It believes that skills development and effective implementation of the right and access to lifelong learning must be an integral part in broader economic growth strategies and recovery and resilience plans. It highlights that the capacity to constantly update digital skills according to labour market changes and introduction of new technologies will undoubtedly be among the most important challenges in the future. Support for SMEs is needed to facilitate the development of their human capital training and development policy.

EESK:s yttrande: Supporting labour market developments: how to maintain employability, boost productivity and develop skills, especially in SMEs

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