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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2020 2020-11-25 12:00 The United Nations dedicates 25th of November to raise awareness and call for the elimination of violence against women. A problem which has been exacerbated particularly during the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, and which CESI has been paying close attention to through its project on eradicating third-party violence at the workplace. |
Webinar Europa 2021: What social priorities for Europe in the first half of 2021? 2020-11-23 12:00 On November 19, the Portuguese Minister for Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Ana Mendes Godinho, joined Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, at a webinar to present the priorities in the social and employment dimension for the upcoming Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, due to start in January 2021. |
What are public employers up to? 2020-11-23 12:00 We are looking towards the Covid-19 vaccine with hope. But at the same time, we are looking at the behaviour of numerous public service employers with concern. What’s giving us cause for concern? That public service employees are prepared to take on all the difficulties of working from home to ensure that public administration can continue to function correctly. Employers have been blessed with restrictions which, without the pandemic, most of them wouldn’t have given a second thought. Why is this? |
CESI Insides with CEDEFOP Executive Director Jürgen Siebel 2020-11-20 12:00 A Klaus Heeger conversation with Jürgen Siebel, the Executive Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). |
European Vocational Education and Training Week 2020 2020-11-17 12:00 CESI spokesperson for VET, Stefan Nowatschin, and CESI Youth Representative and founding member of the European Apprentices Network, Matthäus Fandrejewski, took part in the European Vocational Education and Training Week 2020 to highlight the importance of VET for the twin green and digital transition. |
CESI at the 1st session of the EU Platform for Tax Good Governance organised by the European Commission DG TAXUD 2020-11-15 12:00 CESI believes that tax good governance standards will play a pivotal role in the EU recovery against the backdrop of the current COVID-19 crisis and its severe socio-economic repercussions at EU level. |
CESI Insides about the challenges for teachers in Europe 2020-11-14 12:00 A conversation about their fears, lack of recognition and possible solutions from the government, trade unions and society. |
CESI’s Vice President Roberto Di Maulo on the 2020 US Presidential election: Biden’s victory is a healthy element for Europe 2020-11-12 12:00 The long nights spent watching the various US TVs that updated us on the progress of the tallying of the presidential elections of the 46th US President ended with a victory of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: this is an important fact for the whole world, but in particular for Europe. European workers hail the successful election of Joe Biden as a very positive fact. |
International Interns Day 2020 2020-11-10 12:00 Today, on International Interns Day, organisations around the globe, and especially from Europe, raise awareness about the precarious working conditions that many interns continue to face. |
New postion on the EU postal services directive 2020-11-09 12:00 CESI published a new position on the evaluation of the EU postal services directive 97/67/EC which the European Commission is currently undertaking. In its position, which is part of a larger response to a public consultation that closes today. In its position, CESI calls on the European Commission to commit to a continued EU postal services directive and to only propose a revision if ambitious binding targets, mechanisms and minimum standards are set for the sector to strengthen the role of universal services, avoid precarious employment and contribute to climate protection. |
CESI Insides with MEP Kim van Sparrentak 2020-11-06 12:00 A Klaus Heeger conversation with MEP Kim van Sparrentak on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on women’s working conditions, platform workers, and more. |
European Equal Pay Day 2020: Close the gap 2020-11-04 12:00 November 4 is European Equal Pay Day, a day dedicated to remember the importance of ensuring equal pay for work of equal value in Europe and to close the gender pay gap. |
Covid-19 – Again. Violence – Together we can draw the line. | Editorial of the Secretary-General Klaus Heeger 2020-11-03 01:01 Dear colleagues, members, partners and friends, Covid-19 – Putting us to the test. Again. In a recent article of the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, the French economist Robert Boyer is quoted as follows: « Comment décider lorsque l´on ne sait pas encore ce que l´on finira par savoir, mais trop tard ? » |
#NoViolenceAtWork – Third-party violence at Work: We can draw the line! 2020-11-02 12:00 On October 30 2020, CESI held its final event within the mainly EU funded project “Trade unions for zero tolerance against third-party violence at work”. An awareness-raising campaign is launching as from this Monday 2 November onwards, Europewide. |
CESI Insides with European Parliament’s FEMM Committee Chairwoman Evelyn Regner 2020-10-30 12:00 In light of the European Parliament’s Gender Equality Week, Klaus Heeger talks with Evelyn Regner, chairwoman of the European Parliament’s FEMM Committee. |
