The European Committee of Social Rights will hold its 330th session from 17 to 21 October 2022 in hybrid mode.

The Committee will continue the examination of the national reports* for Conclusions XXII-3 (2022) of the 1961 Charter and for Conclusions 2022 of the revised Charter with respect to the provisions belonging to thematic group 3 on labour rights. Several pending collective complaints will also be examined over the week.

The Committee will also take stock of the situation related to the procedure provided for by Article 22 of the European Social Charter on “non-accepted provisions”. The countries concerned by exercise 2022 are Albania, Finland, North Macedonia and Türkiye. They were invited to submit a written report.

In addition, the Committee will continue to examine national reports on the follow-up given by States to ECSR decisions in the framework of the collective complaints procedure. The States Parties concerned in 2022 are Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden.

On 17 October, Karin Lukas, President of the European Committee of Social Rights, will represent the Committee at two events to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty:

• 12:30-13:15: a public ceremony in front of the memorial slab for the victims of poverty outside the Palais de l'Europe
• 14:30-17:00: a webinar entitled "Putting an end to non-take-up of rights: For effective Access to Rights and Services”

For more information on the two events, organised by the Council of Europe Conference of INGOs, please consult the link. 

* All the national reports submitted by States Parties to both 1961 Charter and the Revised Charter can be found on the country profiles web pages.