The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a
committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including
labour rights
Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers. These rights are codified in national and international labor and employment law. In general, the ...
,
social security
Welfare spending is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance ...
, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensioners, professional and vocational training, the
European Social Fund
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is one of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), which are dedicated to improving social cohesion and economic well-being across the regions of the Union. The funds are redistributive financi ...
, and
employment discrimination law. During the
Ninth European Parliament
The ninth European Parliament was elected during the 2019 European Parliament election, 2019 elections and sat until the tenth European Parliament was sworn in on 16 July 2024.
Major events
*23–26 May 2019
**2019 European Parliament elec ...
(2019–2024), the committee has 55 members. Since July 2024, it is chaired by
Li Andersson
Li Sigrid Andersson (born 13 May 1987) is a Finno-Swedish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023. A former leader of the Left Alliance, she was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024. She is also a city councillor o ...
from
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
.
Members
As of 13 April 2022, the 55 members of the committee are:
Chairpersons
References
External links
EMPL official website
Employment
Employment is a relationship between two party (law), parties Regulation, regulating the provision of paid Labour (human activity), labour services. Usually based on a employment contract, contract, one party, the employer, which might be a cor ...
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