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Jean-Michel BELORGEY

Former President of the European Committee of Social Rights

Role of the European Committee of Social Rights

Defining fundamental social rights

National undertakings

Forms of regulation

The 10th anniversary of the European Social Charter

Régis BRILLAT

Head of Department of the European Social Charter

Social Charter achievements and future challenges: Mr Brillat explains (in French) the Charter's past achievements and future challenges, after being launched half a century ago in Turin, Italy.

Alfredo BRUTO DA COSTA

Member of the European Committee of Social Rights

The tribute of social sciences in the assessment of social rights

The impact of the activities of the European Committee of Social Rights (French only)

Luis JIMENA QUESADA

President of the European Committee of Social Rights

Audio interview (French)
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary year of the Charter, Mr. Quesada has been asked to define the Charter, how it functions and to evaluate its impact over the last 50 years.
14/10/2011 © Council of Europe/Conseil de l'Europe 2011

Audio interview (Spanish with English transcript)

Csilla KOLLONAY LEHOCZKY

Member of the European Committee of Social Rights

How social rights have been perceived in ex-communism countries

The protection of children under the European Social Charter

Matti MIKKOLA

Former President of the European Committee of Social Rights

What the revised Social Charter has brought to European citizens

Towards the ratification of the Social Charter by Russian Federation

Gerard QUINN

Former Vice-President of the European Committee of Social Rights

The first collective complaint in the history of the European Social Charter

The EU Charter on fundamental rights from the point of view of the European Social Charter

Towards the migration of some of the rights of the European Social Charter to the European Court

Daniel Endres

Director of the UNHCR Bureau for Europe

Europe must recognise the job rights of refugees (2012)

In this podcast, Daniel Endres, Director of the UNHCR Bureau for Europe discusses the employment rights of refugees.

Videos

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary (6 July 2023) of the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints (ETS No. 158) in 1998, the Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe launched a video aiming to explain the procedure in general and its added value as a major democratic tool.

Multimedia documents on the European Social Charter in the context of its 50th anniversary 18 October 1961 - 18 October 2011

The opening for signature of the European Social Charter in Turin on October 18 1961 was filmed by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The images were recently made available to the Council of Europe by kind permission of RAI, for use on its Internet site. View

This illustrated radio report explains the history of the European Social Charter and the continuing challenges it faces in addressing problems concerning social rights in Europe.
Radio report by René Wyndham

A place to live
This web documentary examines the problems of finding decent living conditions in Paris for people on low incomes. It coincides with the 50th anniversary of the European Social Charter, which is referred to in the film.

Social Charter - Report from Croatia and Bulgaria
This short film shows some concrete examples of how the European Social Charter works in practice. Jim Gibbons reports from Croatia and Bulgaria on the challenges faced by homosexuals, transgender and Roma people.

Colm O'CINNEIDE
Vice President of the European Committee of Social Rights
In this interview Mr. O'Cinneide addresses member countries of the Council of Europe who have ratified the Charter on the importance of respecting social rights in times of economic crisis.

14/10/2011 © Council of Europe/Conseil de l'Europe 2011

Monika SCHLACHTER
Vice President of the European Committee of Social Rights
Audiovisual interview "Soziale rechte in Europa (German)

March 2011

Social Rights In 'Flexible' Europe

In this Spanish language interview, Luis Jimena Quesada, President of the European Commitee of Social Rights discusses the Social Charter, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

The European Social Charter
a guardian of our social rights

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Back 60 years on bringing the European Social Charter into changed times

The University of Roma Tre (Department of Law, Roma Tre International Centre for Research "Diritto e Globalizzazione") together with the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, and with the support of the Department of the European Social Charter of the Council of Europe, are organising a one-day conference to mark the 60^th anniversary of the European Social Charter.

The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, representatives of international organisations, civil society to discuss current issues such as labour rights in the era of gig economy and digitisation, migrants’ rights, the right to sustainable environment or how to reinforce the European Social Charter system and its relevance in Europe.

Featuring expert speakers (academics, current and former members of the European Committee of Social Rights, high-level representatives of the Council of Europe), the conference will focus on “bringing the European Social Charter into changed times”.

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Date: 6 October 2021

Location: University of Roma Tre (Aula Magna), Rome, Italy (10:15-17:15 CET)

Organisers: University of Roma Tre (Department of Law, Roma Tre International Centre for Research "Diritto e Globalizzazione") and University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, with the support of the Council of Europe Department of the European Social Charter

Livestreaming and online participation: MS Teams online event

COVID-19: Physical attendance at the conference will be subject to the presentation of a Covid-19 “Green Pass”. On-site participants are kindly requested to wear a protective mask.

Rome, Italy 06/10/2021

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Council of Europe
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