Council of European Employers of the Metal,
Engineering and Technology-Based Industries
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World economic crisis has spurred a record increase in youth unemployment says ILO
Global youth unemployment has reached its highest level on record, and is expected to increase through 2010, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report issued to coincide with the launch of the UN International Youth Year on 12 August.
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Commissioner considers legislation for gender quotas on company boards
The European Commission is considering introducing quotas to tackle gender imbalances in the decision-making bodies of private companies, where only 10% of members are women.'Equality in decision-making is not yet a fact,' EU Fundamental Rights Commissioner Viviane Reding told a hearing of the European Parliament's women's rights and gender equality committee on 14 July.
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CEEMET reply to the second stage consultation on the Electromagnetic fields Directive
In preparation for a new legislative proposal concerning the Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields), the European Commission has launched in May 2010 the second stage of the Social Partner consultation. CEEMETs reply to this consultation was sent to the European Commission on 5 July 2010.
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