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The Additional Protocol of 1988 extends the social and economic rights guaranteed by the European Social Charter of 1961 by adding the following rights:

• the right for workers to equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation without discrimination on the ground of sex;
• the right for workers to be informed and consulted within the undertaking;
• the right for workers to take part in the determination and improvement of working conditions and the working environment in the undertaking;
• the right for elderly persons to social protection.

• Appendix – Scope of the Protocol in terms of persons protected.
• Charter and Protocols.
• European Social Charter (Revised) (ETS No. 163).
• Translations sorted by non-official languages.

• Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law – European Social Charter
• Directorate of Democratic Participation – Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC)