Social inclusion and security 

Strengthening the EU's social dimension 

Youth unemployment remains a key concern in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Find out more about an EU initiative to help young people find work.

If you’re aged between 17 and 30 and would like help make society a little better, register with the European Solidarity Corps.

Youth unemployment remains a key concern in Europe. Find out what measures the EU has put in place to help.

The European Social Fund plays a major role in fighting poverty and unemployment in Europe. MEPs wants to upgrade its role so that more people can be helped. Find out how.

Find out how the EU is improving workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work.

The EU helps to improve public health though funding and legislation on a wide range of topics, such as food, diseases, clean air and more.

All you need to know about posted workers in the EU and how the Parliament wants to stop unfair competition and protect workers.

Workers posted temporarily to another EU country must get equal pay for equal work in the same place, under revised rules voted by Parliament on Tuesday.

Find out how new EU rules will improve the rights of the most vulnerable workers and ensure better working conditions.

Parliament supports updating the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to make it more accessible and better equipped to deal with digitalisation and environmental changes.

Find out how the EU and the European Parliament fight to protect women's rights and to improve gender equality at work, in politics and other areas.

Find out how much the EU aims to benefit from globalisation while tackling its negative effects on employment.

The EU provides additional financial support to member states to protect jobs and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

New EU rules on road transport aim to end distortion of competition in the sector while providing better working conditions for drivers. Find out more.

Parliament is calling for EU rules to tackle mobbing and sexual harassment both online and offline. Read our interview with the lead MEP to find out more about the measures being proposed

More than 200 million girls and women alive today have suffered female genital mutilation. Discover where it is practised, the reasons for it and its impact.

Working women in the EU earn on average 16% less per hour than men. Find out how this gender pay gap is calculated and the reasons behind it.

The European Parliament approved new rules to further improve quality and access to drinking water and reduce plastic waste from water bottles.

The European Accessibility Act aims to ensure more products and services are accessible for elderly people and people living with a disability. Check out our video.

MEPs have approved plans to improve disaster response by updating the EU’s civil defence mechanism and creating additional reserve capacity.

New EU programme EU4Health aims to strengthen Europe’s health systems to respond better to future major cross-border crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic.

As the current EU Disability Strategy comes to an end, Parliament is calling on the European Commission for an ambitious post-2020 strategy. Discover its priorities.