Commission launches new social dialogue website
Published: 13 February 2005
On 1 February 2005, the European Commission announced the launch of a new social dialogue website. The website, which is available in English [1], French [2] and German [3], gives an overview and explanation of the history and development of the EU-level social dialogue process. A section of the website is devoted to the representativeness of the social partners involved in the dialogue.[1] http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_dialogue/index_en.htm[2] http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_dialogue/index_fr.htm[3] http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_dialogue/index_de.htm
At the beginning of February 2005, the European Commission launched a new social dialogue website, aimed at providing a research and information resource to all those with an interest in the European social dialogue process.
On 1 February 2005, the European Commission announced the launch of a new social dialogue website. The website, which is available in English, French and German, gives an overview and explanation of the history and development of the EU-level social dialogue process. A section of the website is devoted to the representativeness of the social partners involved in the dialogue.
The website contains a database of all the agreements and joint texts that have been reached between representatives of management and labour within the framework of the European social dialogue process. These include cross-industry and sectoral agreements and take a wide range of forms, from binding framework agreements to joint statements, guidelines, codes of conduct and examples of best practice. They also cover a wide range of subject areas, including lifelong learning, working conditions, corporate social responsibility, health and safety, teleworking and disability.
In addition to the range of social dialogue agreements and joint texts, the site also contains reports and studies on industrial relations and the social dialogue, calls for proposals on a range of social dialogue issues and a news section in which the latest developments are reported. It also has an archive that goes back to 1996.
The Commission states that the new website will be a 'huge asset for researchers and stakeholders'.
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