Employment and Social Developments in Europe review shows diverse impact of COVID-19 crisis europa-nu.nl - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from europa-nu.nl Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op vrijdag 30 april 2021.
Ahead of International Workers Day, Commissioner Nicolas
Schmit made the following statement: Tomorrow, as we mark International Workers Day, we take pause to think about the millions of people who have seen their lives and livelihoods disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis.
So far, governments have managed to preserve jobs and contain a surge in unemployment. Short-time work schemes, supported through the EU s SURE instrument, have kept people in jobs and preserved families incomes. Even so, many workers, and especially the young generation, have seen their career prospects put at risk: some of them for the second time over the span of a decade, affected also by the financial crisis ten years ago.
Statement by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit ahead of International Workers Day europa-nu.nl - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from europa-nu.nl Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As Europe’s economy shrinks following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, youth unemployment is on the rise. There are now 3.1 million young people aged 15-24 unable to find a job.
The number of NEETS (not in education, employment, or training) aged 15-29 ,which includes those not actively looking for work, is at 9.6 million.
EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, says they are determined to prevent the same impact on young people that followed the financial crisis. We are just coming out of a period where we had a lost generation due to the financial and then an economic crisis he says, adding We have to prevent the new lost generation.
The European Pillar of Social Rights: turning principles into actions - EU monitor
Today the Commission sets out its ambition for a strong Social Europe that focuses on jobs and skills for the future and paves the way for a fair, inclusive and resilient socio-economic recovery. The
European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan outlines concrete actions to further implement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights as a joint effort by the Members States and the EU, with an active involvement of social partners and civil society. It also proposes employment, skills and social protection headline targets for the EU to be achieved by 2030.