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Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers
Topics
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
Anti-discrimination and relations with civil society
Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers
- free movement of workers;
- employment and remuneration;
- improvement of working conditions;
- social protection;
- freedom of association and collective bargaining;
- vocational training;
- equal treatment for men and women;
- information, consultation and participation of workers;
- health protection and safety at the workplace;
- protection of children, adolescents, elderly persons, and disabled persons.
These social rights represent a foundation of minimum provisions common to all the European Union (EU) Member States. The provisions of the Charter were kept by the Lisbon Treaty (Article 151 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU) and by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Context
The Charter was adopted in accordance with the preamble of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, which recognised the need to continually work towards improving the living and working conditions of European citizens.
It was only adopted by the United Kingdom in 1998 as part of the integration of the principles of the Charter into the Amsterdam Treaty.