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EU launches consultation on bringing people excluded from the labour market into work

EU launches consultation on bringing people excluded from the labour market into work

The European Commission has launched a first-stage consultation with European social partners on possible new EU action to help people who face significant barriers to entering or returning to the labour market. The initiative, announced as part of the Commission’s...

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Lunch as a ticket into the classroom: new survey in Czechia shows children risk social exclusion without shared school meals

Lunch as a ticket into the classroom: new survey in Czechia shows children risk social exclusion without shared school meals

A new survey by COFACE member organisation Women for Women highlights how access to school lunches goes beyond nutrition, playing a key role in children’s social inclusion and sense of belonging in the classroom.

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Sharing care, closing gender gaps: EIGE’s second CARE Survey highlights persistent inequalities across Europe

Sharing care, closing gender gaps: EIGE’s second CARE Survey highlights persistent inequalities across Europe

The second wave of the European Institute for Gender Equality CARE Survey offers one of the most comprehensive pictures to date of how unpaid care responsibilities continue to shape everyday life across the European Union.

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