EPSR adopted in 2017, and its subsequent Action Plan and follow-up events, such as the Porto Social Summit in 2021 and 2023. It highlights the EPSR’s key principles, including gender equality, secure and adaptable employment, fair wages, social dialogue, work-life balance, and social protection.
The “SUPPORT2SME4SD” training material, presented on June 6, 2023, emphasizes the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), adopted in 2017, and its subsequent Action Plan and follow-up events, such as the Porto Social Summit in 2021 and the Porto Social Forum in 2023. It highlights the EPSR’s key principles, including gender equality, secure and adaptable employment, fair wages, social dialogue, work-life balance, and social protection. Ambitious targets for 2030: achieving a 78% employment rate for people aged 20-64, ensuring 60% of all adults participate in training annually, and reducing the number of people at risk of poverty by at least 15 million. It emphasizes the importance of a supportive environment for social dialogue, including strengthening social partners’ capacity, promoting their engagement, and ensuring their access to information. Additionally, it discusses adapting social dialogue to the digital age and facilitating collective bargaining in the context of new work environments and climate neutrality. The material also details the Directive on adequate minimum wages, aiming to ensure wage adequacy and foster collective bargaining coverage across EU member states. Overall, the training aims to enhance the role of social dialogue in achieving fair working conditions and inclusive growth post-COVID-19.
Additional information:
Directive adequate minimum wages
Proposal for a Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue in EU (1)
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