Benchmarking Working Europe 2007
Following the set of strategic targets adopted at the special summit of the European Council in Lisbon, aimed at promoting employment, economic and social cohesion as components of the knowledge-based society, the ETUI-REHS published jointly with the ETUC, a report on Benchmarking Working Europe. Sustained economic growth is a necessary precondition for social progress, but it is far from being a sufficient condition. Social benchmarking is considered an appropriate instrument with which to mould social processes and social policy.
Description
To ensure that the benefits of progress are shared more equitably, it is not enough to defend minimum standards: rising standards must be promoted through benchmarking. The report focuses on employment, wages, working time, social protection, lifelong learning, Information and consultation, European social dialogue, macroeconomic developments and globalization, corporate governance and on the developments in Health and Safety.