News
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10/11/2015
Forced labour: Commission welcomes adoption of Council decisions to implement new ILO Protocol
The EU has taken a further step towards better preventing forced labour to happen and protecting its victims.
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06/11/2015
Commission proposes €2.6 million from Globalisation Fund for former computer programming workers in Finland
The European Commission has proposed to provide Finland with €2.6 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 1,200 computer programming workers to find new jobs.
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06/11/2015
Commission proposes €442,293 from Globalisation Fund for former aircraft maintenance and repair workers in Ireland
The European Commission has proposed to provide Ireland with €442,293 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 108 aircraft maintenance and repair workers and an equal number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET'S) to find jobs.
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30/10/2015
Social Agenda – Long term unemployment
Social Agenda n°42 presents the European Commission's proposal to tackle long-term unemployment.
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30/10/2015
Youth Guarantee in practice: boosting Gerda's career chances
With support from the Youth Guarantee scheme, many young people in Europe have managed to find a job or follow a course which gives their career a boost. Here's the story of Gerda, from Latvia.
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28/10/2015
Two-speed road to gender equality - unequal labour market attachment of mothers
We recently wrote about maternal employment. We illustrated the great variation across countries in employment rates of mothers of young children and concluded that various institutional factors and policies impact on the access of mothers to the labour market.
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26/10/2015
#lovemyapprenticeship photo and video contest!
Are you an apprentice? Then why not try your luck in our #lovemyapprenticeship contest – a photo and video competition running from 26 October to 23 November for apprentices across Europe. It’s your chance to show everyone how great your apprenticeship is and win a prize!
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21/10/2015
Different conditions of older people across the EU
The rapid ageing of the EU has put emphasis on the need to extend working lives and has highlighted the importance of the employment and social situation of older people.
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20/10/2015
Pension reforms in Greece and Turkish government to boost women participating in the labour market
Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the ongoing pension reforms in Greece and measures undertaken by the Turkish government to boost female labour market participation.
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19/10/2015
Commission and European Investment Fund mobilise €237 million in loans to support 20,000 European micro-enterprises
20,000 micro-enterprises will get access to loans worth 237 million euro under the European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).