Committee responsible for:

1.    employment policy and all aspects of social policy including working conditions, social security, social inclusion and social protection;

2.    workers’ rights;

3.    health and safety measures at the workplace;

4.    the European Social Fund;

5.    vocational training policy, including professional qualifications;

6.    the free movement of workers and pensioners;

7.    social dialogue;

8.    all forms of discrimination at the workplace and in the labour market except those based on sex;

9.    relations with:

–    the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop),

–    the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,

–    the European Training Foundation,

–    the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work;

as well as relations with other relevant Union bodies and international organisations.