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A delegation from Tunis on a visit to Königswinter

European Social Dialogue, Labour Jurisdiction and Digitalisation - just three keywords that the delegation of the Tunis School of Business and Economics (ESSECT) and its partners in the Königswinter employee centre have dealt with.

The educational trip was created through a partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and is carried out in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the European Centre for Workers' Questions…

Nicolas Schmit is the new designated EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs

Luxembourg's former Labour Minister Nicolas Schmit is the new designated EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs.

This was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the launch of her new commission.The 65-year-old from the Socialist Group is considered an EU expert. From 1998 to 2004 Schmit worked as a Luxembourg ambassador to the EU. He then accepted the position of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and…

EZA News no. 2/2019

Subjects:

EZA at the International Labour Conference in Geneva: 100 years of ILO: EZA President Luc Van den Brande speaking at the plenary session; International Convention Against Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

EU Commissioner Marianne Thyssen on the achievements of the Juncker Commission: the focus on social issues

The Belgian Member of the European Parliament Claude Rolin gives a personal account of his period of office in the…

EZA Contributions to social dialogue 33 published: Integration of migrants and refugees in the labour market - the role of workers' organizations

People on the Mediterranean continue to risk their lives fleeing war and hunger in their homeland and looking for a better perspective in Europe. Therefore, a European debate is still crucial in finding collective answers to the political and social challenges associated with flight and migration.

The report presented here summarizes the results of a series of seminars from the 2017/2018 education year organized by the European Centre for…

100th anniversary of the ILO

ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work

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Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work

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EZA office in Brussels reoccupied

Mon Verrydt is the new Head of the EZA Brussels Office. He can be reached as from now as follows:

E-mail: brussels(at)eza.org

Phone: 00 32 - 2 - 524 56 47

Mobile: 00 32 - 477 46 87 97

Centenary Session of the International Labour Organisation from 10 - 21 June 2019 in Geneva

Speech of Luc Van den Brande in the Plenary Session on 17 June 2019

EZA President, Luc Van den Brande, underlines the outstanding importance of the ILO for the continuous struggle worldwide for decent work.

You can see the full speech as video.

New full member at EZA: Europejski Dom Spotkań – Fundacja Nowy Staw

The former associated EZA member Europejski Dom Spotkań – Fundacja Nowy Staw from Lublin / Poland was accepted as a full member of the EZA network at the last board meeting of the European Centre for Workers' Questions (EZA) in Zagreb in June. Welcome to EZA!

EZA Contributions to social dialogue 32 published: Green Jobs

In view of the dramatic scope of climate change to be expected and the absolute necessity of achieving the aims of the Paris Agreement, doing business in an environmentally friendly way has become a constant commandment. This principle is enshrined in many European countries and in the policies of the European Commission, and has become a permanent political process. To EZA as a network of workers’ organisations acting on the basis of Christian…

EZA-HIVA conference about „60 years of social security coordination from a workers' perspective”

All contributions to the high-calibre conference, which took place from 16 to 17 May 2019 in Leuven / Belgium and opened with EU Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, can now be found on the website of HIVA.

Further information can be found on the website of the EU Commission.