How can the European Union (EU) better contribute to the development of enabling spaces for civil society organizations (CSOs) in Burkina Faso? How can the EU support the progressive realisation of economic and social rights,namely decent work and social protection for all, in line with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Led by Solidarité Laïque Burkina Faso, the present…
SOLIDAR network is active in East and South-East Asia with its partner organisation to enhance the progressive implementation of Economic and Social Rights, namely Freedom of Association, the right to social protection and decent work for all. Our work in the area is coordinated by our members SOLIDAR Suisse Hong Kong. Between November 12th and 13th 2019, in Bangkok (Thailand), our network…
Since the advent of democracy in Guatemala, national social expenditure increased. However, major problems, such as social inequalities, persist and impact particularly indigenous people, women, and citizens from rural areas. Although some progress has been made, the country is still distressed by social unrest, stigmatization of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and individual Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), and increasingly frequent violence. Guatemala seems…
Agriculture provides a livelihood to millions of workers throughout the world, yet many, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized, experience decent work deficits.Take a look at the factsheet SOLIDAR and its members have prepared in the framework of the Make Europe Sustainable for All (MESA) Programme.
December 19, 2019 Two years after its proclamation, and with the start of a new European Commission, it is time to see how the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights has progressed and what measures are still in the pipeline. The new Commission President Von der Leyen has pledged in her political guidelines…
November 12, 2019 SOLIDAR’s Social Rights Monitor provides an insight into the state of social rights in 16 European countries. The Monitor assesses the state of social Europe in terms of equality of opportunities, fair working conditions, social protection, inclusion and civic space based on the observations of Civil Society Organisations working on the ground…
July 30, 2019 Social infrastructure is what holds our societies together. We need to see social infrastructure as what it is: an investment into the future and precondition for democracy, social mobility and justice. It is estimated that we annually lack €150 billion of social investment for the upcoming ten years in Europe. This infrastructure…
SOLIDAR believes that the transformative vision of the 2030 Agenda offers a great chance to shift away from the current (unsustainable) development model that has put at its center economic growth, has led to growing inequalities, to the destruction of the environment, to a great concentration of power in few hands and that is exacerbating…
July 4, 2019 This briefing paper is meant to give a better understanding of the European Semester and the social dimension that has been recently included in it. Examining the 2018 country specific recommendations, it is clear that budgetary targets and competitiveness are still the Commission’s main priorities. The objectives must be twofold: firstly, to…
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