CEEP addresses the EU Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

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CEEP addresses the EU Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Published 17/07/2015

At the informal meeting of Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs and Gender Equality in Luxembourg, CEEP General Secretary Valeria Ronzitti addressed the issue of youth unemployment. “There is no need for new instruments to tackle youth unemployment. The instruments now in place need to be used to their full potential”. The PES Network (Public employment services), as well as targeted investments within the Investment Plan and the 2013 Social Investment Package have the potential to bring jobs back for youth, especially the NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Promoting green jobs and social entrepreneurship could also be key to unlock EU’s job creation potential.

“In our Social Partners’ Work Programme 2015-17, we identified the challenges and the way forward, with active-ageing and an inter-generational approach, the development of digital skills,  active labour markets policies and a fair mobility”, concluded Ms Ronzitti.

Ms Ronzitti also addressed the issue of the gender inequality. “In some public services, we have the problem of not having enough men in the workplace. Fighting gender stereotypes also means encouraging boys to find their ways in healthcare, social services or education”, explained Ms Ronzitti. “But above all, we need to create the conditions for investing in social and other public services infrastructures. Affordable access to various care services, such as childcare or healthcare, is a pre-condition for gender equality to happen.”

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