Traineeships can be a great first work experience for young people.
But they must be of good quality, with a clear learning part, and they must be PAID!
We call on Member States to put rules in place, and on companies to be smart and invest in their future workers!
I thank President @vonderleyen for her warm welcome to the @EU_Commission.
At this particularly dark moment, Europe’s role on the global stage is more important than ever.
Only together can we build a peaceful, prosperous & just future for all.
Today the @EU_Commission has adopted a proposal to amend the European Works Council Directive.
Works Councils give workers the possibility to be heard in the decision-making process during big changes.
Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/4n5haT0HqB
📌 Negotiators from @Europarl_EN and @EUCouncil reached a provisional agreement today in the morning on a bill to improve the working conditions of persons performing #platformwork. More info : https://t.co/e3N2ltGZRr
In favour: 153
Against: 10
Abstentions: 23
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on the Middle East demanding a humanitarian ceasefire, the protection of civilians, the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages and humanitarian access.
📌 @NicolasSchmitEU in Italy while the majority and opposition clash in Parliament: "In many sectors, collective bargaining does not work; right to discuss a #minimumwage by law". Cmsr raised concerns on skills and modernization of its public employment system by using RRF.
As #COP28 is underway, the world remains miles away from the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
But it is not too late.
What we need now is leadership, cooperation and political will to make COP28 a gamechanger.
https://t.co/JjwxrR8T5l
Today, Executive Vice-President @MarosSefcovic inaugurated the Just Transition Pavilion at #COP28.
During the Conference, we will host more than 40 events, together with @ILO, providing an important space for stakeholders & civil society to discuss fair transition.
#EUatCOP28
Would you work 1.5 months for free? Due to women being paid less than men, that's effectively what happens each year.
⚖️ #EUEqualPayDay reminds us that equal work deserves equal pay.
Discover how the EU is tackling the #GenderPayGap and #MakeItWork ↓
The world is failing to get a grip on the climate crisis.
Global ambition stagnated over the past year & national plans are strikingly misaligned with the science.
#COP28 must be the place to urgently close the climate ambition gap. https://t.co/8ckVNyR0Ar
Even wars have rules.
The Geneva Conventions protect civilians in conflict and help ensure assistance reaches those in need, without discrimination. https://t.co/CqdkrmJ0hU
As we are on the verge of the abyss in the Middle East, I have two humanitarian appeals:
To Hamas, the hostages must be immediately released without conditions.
To Israel, rapid & unimpeded access for humanitarian aid must be granted for the sake of the civilians in Gaza.
I condemn in the strongest terms this morning’s attack by Hamas against Israeli towns.
I urge all diplomatic efforts to avoid a wider conflagration. https://t.co/rIQA5u7KiS
"The prime minister, who has prided himself on his vast political experience and irreplaceable wisdom in security matters, completely failed to identify the dangers he was consciously leading #Israel into when establishing a government of annexation and dispossession".
#SOTEU2023 : PDT VDL announces a new summit on #SocialDialogue under 🇧🇪EUpres 39 years after the meeting with the Social partners at Val Duchesse. After the Communication and the Recommendation deployed in 2023, a new tripartite possibility for "revamping" the 🇪🇺Social Dialogue.
Including refugees in our schools, workplaces, health systems and communities opens the door to opportunities – and gives them hope away from home.
#WorldRefugeeDay
Last week, a boat holding 800 refugees sank off the Greek Coast. No women or children survived.
It is a political choice to let human beings drown at sea.
On World Refugee Day, we demand justice.