… (TEU), Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights [4] and Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of … for family leave and flexible working arrangements for workers and promotes the equal sharing of caring … ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied. …
… Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights 121 Infrastructure for early childhood education and … of digital skills 0 %* 146 Support for adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change 0 %* 147 …
… level. Women form a high percentage of underprivileged workers in some sectors, such as IT and textiles. As well as … social standards are met, for example by requesting that workers are paid a living wage, there are gender-specific … in collaboration with civil society focused on women’s rights, offering legal support for victims of sexual …
… working conditions for healthcare and social care service workers. It helps to combat persisting gender inequalities … social care system. Female healthcare / social care workers, for instance, still face significant barriers in … for women in relation to sexual and reproductive rights? What support would be required or desirable to help …
… adequate pay and safe working conditions for textile workers, addressing issues such as sexual harassment in the … criteria will have benefits for the health and safety of workers, many of whom are low-paid women. On the other hand, …
… In the EU, women make up about three quarters of part-time workers. They choose this type of work in order to be able to … do this type of work. Yet during the Covid crisis, these workers were rarely eligible for government support like … into formal employment. This status would bring many more rights, such as limits to working time, a minimum wage, and …
… work. This includes a survey of almost 5,000 platform workers in the EU. EU and national policy approaches to … as employment status, access to social protection and rights at work). …
… findings with all you working on the frontline of women’s rights and hear your ideas on how we can move forward. Sadly, … in the labour market. In the EU, 86 % of personal care workers are women. Although we know such jobs are essential, … has been building against gender equality and women’s rights. A sense that women had gained enough, or even too …
… delivered this at an event of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) titled We are strong: Women … men, doctors, nurses, carers, scientists, teachers, shop workers, cleaners…I don’t need to go on. Overwhelmingly, we … sick. During the pandemic, carers were declared essential workers and we clapped for them nightly as they risked their …
… domestic work sector. Let’s start with the obvious. The rights of domestic workers and the quality of their jobs are gender equality … in the EU. Please remember that the vast majority of these workers are women. That means a very large chunk of the EU’s …
… sexuality education to understand and enact their rights to health, well-being and dignity. Access to rights-based sexuality and relationship education varies … can experience limited access to maternal care. Foreign workers’ visa status also determines their access to SRHR. In …
… as a key principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In a survey carried out by EIGE, respondents ranked … 2011). The recently adopted 2021–2030 strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities includes access to … involves social interactions between patients and health workers in which societal power relations shape patients’ …
… and reproductive health Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are heavily gendered within the EU. Although … as a result of being over-represented among essential workers and frontline workers. Eurostat data shows that women represent 88 % of …
… Although an overwhelming majority of EU healthcare workers are women, men dominate leadership positions in the … comparable to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ (FRA’s) survey on violence against women (2014), the Fundamental Rights Survey (2021) data provides more recent insights. It …