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SOC I A L AG E NDA / J U LY 2 0 1 7 / 5 © Belga Image © Belga Image © Belga Image © Belga Image Centenary demonstration: members of trade unions from over 15 countries demonstrate in Geneva during the International Labour Organization’s conference marking its hundredth anniversary. Second chance school: How to upscale and mainstream the results of EU social innovation projects, which pay particular attention to vulnerable groups. Nicolas Schmit: European Commissioner-elect for Jobs and Social Rights. Panels for first ever solar road: preserving the EU’s competitiveness and susustaining growth, for all, while transitioning to a climate-neutral economy. Sustainability: fair climate-neutral growth 4 OCTOBER 2019 The European Commission published the 2019 edition of its Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review, dedicated this year to sustainability. It sets out a number of policy options to preserve the EU’s competitiveness, sustain growth and spread its benefits to the entire EU population and future generations, while pursuing an ambitious transition to a climate-neutral economy (see pages 10 and 28). Nicolas Schmit: parliamentary success 1 OCTOBER 2019 Jobs European Commissioner-elect Nicolas Schmit faced the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs committee successfully on 1 October 2019. He had received his mission letter from European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen on 10 September (see page 6). Innovation: the aftermath of projects 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 Over 150 project beneficiaries, programme managers from both the European Commission and the EU Member States, as well as other key players, got together in Brussels to talk about the sustainability of the projects financed under the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme. They looked ahead on how the future European Social Fund Plus could help upscaling and mainstreaming the results of EaSI projects. ILO centenary: the future of work 21 JUNE 2019 The Centenary Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a declaration for the future of work plus a recommendation against violence and harassment in the world of work. The Declaration sets orientations for a human-centred approach to the future of work, with international initiatives and cooperation for a just transition to an environmentally sustainable future of work, promoting skills, supporting transitions throughout working lives, implementing a transformative agenda to achieve gender equality at work, treating safe and healthy working conditions as a fundamental principle and right at work. As well as providing universal access to social protection, adequate minimum wage and other labour protection to all workers. SOC I A L AG E NDA / NOV E MB E R 9