A new architecture for youth social rights
The European Pillar of Social Rights is the guiding compass of all European social and employment policies. Despite its shortcomings, it remains a positive initiative which should be kept and strengthened. To do so we recommend:
Mainstreaming youth rights and youth participation across the entire Pillar;
Any new initiative needs to follow the principle of Universal Workers’ Rights and Do No Significant Harm;
We need targets on reducing involuntary temporary employment and homelessness;
We need indicators which reflect the quality of employment, and we need to collect disaggregated data;
The social dimension of the European Semester needs to be taken into consideration.
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What new proposals should the Action Plan deliver?
- Directive banning unpaid internships;
- Adoption of binding quality standards for the Youth Guarantee;
- Directive on the right to disconnect;
- Directive on psychosocial risks at work;
- Directive on adequate minimum income;
- Directive on algorithmic management and data rights at work;
- Funding for social housing;
- Council Recommendation on Universal Basic Services.
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