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Lessons learned from the pandemic and reflections for the future: Education as a key factor in employment, reconstruction and economic recovery in Europe

The project addresses the challenges for education and training systems and institutions in terms of learning opportunities to acquire digital skills and competences to prepare for new opportunities

The development of social dialogue in the context of European social policy initiatives (EZA conference Brussels)

The aim of the EZA conference in Brussels is to discuss a highly topical EU issue in the field of employment and social affairs and to discuss its further development and political implementation wit

Work is more than just the act: How to improve the well-being of employees – also in view of increasing harassment at the workplace?

The project concerns violence, abuse and harassment in the workplace. The aim is to raise awareness on this issue among the social partners. It will also explore preventive measures and positive exam

The Just Transition Fund: How the trade unions can protect the rights of the workers whose workplaces are subject to reconversion

"Leaving no one behind" – this basic concept of the “just transition” mechanism will be scrutinised in the project, and will seek answers to the following questions: what is the impact of the transit

Young leaders (2)

The project is also part of a course for leaders in workers' organisations. This module will also provide learning units on the European dimension of the actions of workers' organisations, conflict m

The European care strategy, a pillar of social dialogue

Against the background of the quality of life in rural areas, the seminar is dedicated to the topic of care, in particular the difficult working conditions and low wage levels in the care sector. The

Ensuring high-quality and sustainable employment in a changing world

The project examines the changes in the world of work due to the global crises (notably the pandemic and the Ukraine war) and the effects on employment, income, purchasing power, education and traini

Mobilisation and participation of workers in promoting decent work

The work of the trade unions was particularly difficult during the coronavirus pandemic. Negotiations in the social dialogue could often only be conducted online; the same applied to contact with exi

Privatisation of social risks in the context of cross-border mobility in the EU

Not all mobile workers in the EU are covered by the regulations on the coordination of the relevant national social security systems. They are therefore forced to take out private insurance to protec

Together for just supply chains - the global responsibility of European social partners

This project explores the importance of social inequality/security for peace and democracy in Europe and social security systems will be examined from the perspective of co-creation and proactive res

About

About Who we are We are Europeans, we fight for a social Europe, we stand for education - we are the European Centre for Workers’ Questions (EZA). In 29 European countries, we advocate the rights of

EZA MAGAZINE

EZA MAGAZINE Exciting stories from Europe and information from our members. Read the editions of the EZA Magazin here. EZA-MAGAZINE 03/2023 EZA-MAGAZINE 02/2023 EZA-MAGAZINE 01/2023 EZA-MAGAZINE

Topics

Topics Digitisation - New forms of employment We are living in the fourth big revolution - the digital revolution. It is changing our society and work environments at breath-taking speed. Many tasks

EZA in Brussels

Our office in Brussels Our office in Brussels is intended to represent EZA vis-à-vis the European institutions and other organizations in the capital. It also helps us to closely monitor and proces

Team

Team Our head office is located in Königswinter near Bonn, directly on the Rhine river. From this office, we coordinate and manage our educational programmes.

Seminar-Programme

Seminar Programme In our role as an education provider, we offer more than 70 seminars a year on a variety of issues related to workers’ questions - including work mobility, sustainability and demogr

News

News News, reports, information - this is the place for current news from our network.

Award for the European Civil Society Engagement of the Nell-Breuning-Haus

The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia acknowledges the European engagement of the Nell-Breuning-Haus.

EU Parliament and Council Reach Agreement on Pioneering Corporate Sustainability Directive

New legislation to enforce human rights and environmental protection in corporate operations

Structure

Structure EZA is a non-profit organisation according to Luxembourg law. EZA’s general mission is exclusively and directly dedicated to charitable purposes. EZA does not strive to make a profit. Possi