Social Rights

During its 356^th session (29 June – 2 July 2026) the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) adopted the decision on admissibility concerning Complaint No. 250/2025 Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) v. Spain

The complaint was registered on 31 July 2025. UGT alleges that the legislation and public policies in Spain concerning prostitution and trafficking in human beings are not in conformity with the Charter. Specifically, UGT alleges serious deficiencies in the protection afforded to women and girls in prostitution and/or at risk of trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation, particularly with regard to the most vulnerable groups such as migrant women and young persons at risk of social exclusion, in violation of Articles 1§2 and 1§4, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19§1, 20, 26, 27, 30, 31 alone, as well as Article E read in conjunction with these provisions. 

On 29 June 2026 the ECSR declared the complaint admissible as to Articles 1§2, 3, 7, 11, 17, 27, 30, and 31 read alone, as well Article E read in conjunction with these provisions of the Charter and declared the remainder of the complaint inadmissible