European Social Charter
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Signatures and Ratifications
47 States have signed or ratified either the Charter or the 1961 Charter.
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Recent developments in the collective complaints procedure of the European Social Charter
The Social Charter at a glance and The European Social Charter, updated versions
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Our rights - our responsibilities
School Children in Warsaw presented the European Social Charter, at a Conference in Warsaw "Children and social rights", 30 November 2012. The presentation was based on the comic book on the Social Charter.
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 European Committee of Social Rights
 The Committee held its 261st session from 3 to 7 December during which it adopted Conclusions 2012 and XIX-1, covering Charter rights relating to employment, training and equal opportunities. These conclusions will become public in January 2013. A seminar on the European Social Charter: discretion of States, organised in cooperation with the International Institute of Human Rights René Cassin, will be held in honour of three members leaving the Committee at the end of the year and who have served two mandates: Mr Jean-Michel Belorgey, General Rapporteur and former President, Ms Csilla Kollonay-Lehoczky, and Mr Andrzej Swiatkowski, former Vice-president. - Programme - Photo gallery Election of members By a resolution adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 28 November 2012, the following candidates have been elected as members of the European Committee of Social Rights, with effect from 1 January 2013, for a term of office which will expire on 31 December 2018:
- Ms Monika Schlachter (German);
- Ms Eliane Chemla (French);
- Ms Birgitta Nyström (Swedish);
- Mr Marcin Wujczyk (Polish). A fifth candidate, was elected by the Committee of Ministers on 12 December 2012 to the remaining vacant seat: - Mr Jozsef Hajdu (Hungarian). |
Collective Complaints 2012
Decisions on the merits
GENOP-DEI and ADEDY v. Greece, Complaint No. 66/2011
The Committee concluded unanimously that there is no violation of Articles 1§1
and 7§§ 2 and 9 of the 1961 Charter and that there is a violation of Articles 4§1, 7§7, 10§2, 12§3 of the 1961 Charter. The decision on the merits became public on 19 October 2012. (more information)
GENOP-DEI and ADEDY v. Greece, Complaint No. 65/2011
The Committee concluded that there was a violation of
Article 4 (right to a fair remuneration) of the 1961 Charter and that Article 3§1a of the Additional Protocol of 1988 (right to take part in the determination and improvement of the working conditions and working environment) is not applicable.The decision on the merits became public on 19 October 2012 (more information)
Further decisions on social rights restrictions due to the economic crisis in Greece will be taken by the Committee in the framework of the examination of Complaints
Nos. 76/2012, 77/2012, 78/2012, 79/2012 and 80/2012. See Collective Complaints Website
International Federation of Human Rights ( FIDH ) v. Belgium, Complaint No. 62/2010
The decision on the merits became public on 31 July 2012. In this case FIDH alleges a violation of rights related to housing for Travellers under the European Social Charter and invokes Articles 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection) and 30 (the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) of the Revised Charter. (more information)
Committee of Ministers adopted texts
Syndicat de Défense des Fonctionnaires v. France, Complaint No. 73/2011
Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" (CL
"Podkrepa") and European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) v. Bulgaria, Complaint No. 32/2005
Following the decision on the merits in which the Committee ruled that the right to strike is restricted in several sectors of the Bulgarian economy in a manner that is not in conformity with the Social Charter, the Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res CM/ChS (2012) 4 on 10 October 2012 in which it takes note of the Government's statement and the information it has communicated on the follow-up to the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights and welcomes the measures already taken by the Bulgarian authorities and their commitment to bring the situation into conformity with the Charter.
Decisions on admissibility
International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN) v. Italy, Complaint No. 87/2012 The decision on admissibility was adopted on 22 October 2012. The complainant organisation alleges a violation of the right to health (Article 11 of the European Social Charter, read alone or in conjunction with the non-discrimination clause in Article E), due to inadequate protection of the right to access procedures for the termination of pregnancy. ( more information)
Recent complaints
European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) v.The Netherlands, Complaint No. 86/2012
This complaint concerns the situation of the homeless and was registered on 4 July 2012.
>> Collective Complaints Website |
Conclusions 2013 and XX-2 (2013)
National ReportsThe Committee is currently examining national reports covering Charter rights related to health, social security and social protection. The deadline for submitting reports was 31/10/2012. (more information) |
The Charter in the field
Promoting the Collective Complaint Procedure in States Parties
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Seminar on the European Social Charter, Yerevan, Armenia, 15 November 2012, with the aim of promoting the ratification of the Additional Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints Programme
Information meetings on the system of collective complaints, Belgrade, Serbia, 6-7 November 2012 Programme
Conferences and events to promote the rights of vulnerable groups
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Round Table on the Right to Housing, Strasbourg, France, 29 November 2012 Programme
Building Europe through Human Rights: Acting together against extreme poverty", a conference organised in cooperation with the Conference of INGOs, 17 October 2012, Strasbourg, France Programme
 Colloquium on the right to work for refugees,
Strasbourg, 27 September, 2012
organised in cooperation with UNHCR
Academic Conferences
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Day of protest against gender-based violence, Valencia, Spain, 28 November 2012 Programme
Academic Conference on the European Social Charter, Rome, Italy, 16 November 2012 Programme
Training and workshops
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Workshop on Collective Complaints, organised by International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN) in Brussels, Belgium, 8 November 2012 Programme Training of judges on social rights "Protecting men and women workers through the human rights based instruments, Ohrid, "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", 6-7 November 2012 Programme >> Activities and Events 2012 |
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