Employment

Description of the programme / policy

The European Commission is obliged to consult the EESC on employment issues. The EESC has adopted opinions on all the main initiatives at EU level (e.g. the European Pillar of Social Rights, Guidelines for employment policies, the Employment package, the Youth Guarantee).
Employment issues are usually covered by the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC) and more specifically its Labour Market Observatory, which monitors trends and challenges affecting Europe’s workforce and labour market.