Communiqué, issue 6, 2003
Articles
- 2004 programme presents challenges and opportunities
- Spotlight on social policy for Irish EU Presidency
- Local partnerships can boost social inclusion
- Reaping the gains of industrial change
- Use of IT in publishing and media
- Cross-border coordination in the EU motor sector
- Better employment prospects for ill, disabled
- Web user survey results
- New working conditions observatory takes shape
Previous issues of Communiqué
European policymakers took the first steps towards establishing long-term initiatives to improve the workplace for those with a chronic illness (including mental) or disability at a high-level conference which took place on 17-18 November in Reggio di Calabria, Italy.
Coorganised with the Italian Presidency of the EU and the region of Calabria, the conference presented Foundation research which highlighted various ways of tackling the most controversial issues surrounding illness and employment. The conference, gathering policymakers, social partners and NGOs from throughout Europe, assessed how best to maintain or adapt employment situations for those who develop health problems at work. The conference focused in particular on the interrelationships between workplace measures and social protection systems.
The event took place as part of the European Year of People with Disabilities and in the context of achieving better employment and promoting a more inclusive society under the Lisbon objectives.