| NCW Resolution: Health and Safety at Work |
| NCW aware
that health and safety at work should be seen as a key factor for economic growth and productivity. It involves not just businesses and workers but society as a whole. |
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| NCW Resolution: Legal framework for temporary workers |
| NCW aware that a new Directive has been recently adopted at an EU level with the specific objective of regulating the employment conditions of temporary workers,
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| UN Women |
| The United Nations General Assembly unanimously decided to establish UN Women, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
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| Self-employed workers to gain maternity and pension benefits under new EU law |
| Self-employed workers and their partners will enjoy better social protection – including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new legislation endorsed by EU governments today. |
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| More women in top jobs key to economic growth, says EU report |
| Only one in 10 board members of Europe's biggest listed companies is a woman and all central bank governors in the EU are male. |
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| Tackling the gender pay gap – Frequently Asked Questions |
| Why do we need to tackle the gender pay gap?
At 18% across Europe, the gender pay gap remains intolerably high and stubborn. Equal pay for equal work is one of the European Union’s founding principles. |
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| EU Commission Statement for Women's Day 2010 |
| Ahead of International Women's Day, the European Commission strengthened and deepened its commitment to equality between women and men with a Women's Charter. |
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| Vice-President Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship - Gen |
| European Commission plans to use a series of measures aimed at significantly reducing the pay gap between men and women over the next five years. |
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| Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa - Messagg ghal Jum il-Mara 2010 |
| L-OMMIJIET LI JAHDMU M'GHANDHOMX IKUNU PENALIZZATI
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa jsejjah lill-membri parlamentari ewropej kollha biex jivvutaw favor l-estensjoni tal-leave tal-maternita' u tal-leave ghall-genituri li se tkun ipprezentata fil-Parlament Ewropew fl-24 u l-25 ta' Marzu wara li fl-ahhar ta' Dicembru il-vot ma ittehidx konsegwenza ta' kontroversja bejn il-gruppi politici
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| Longer parental leave and incentives for fathers |
| Longer parental leave and incentives for fathers agreed by EU ministersEuropean Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Parents will have the right to longer parental leave, under new rules agreed by EU ministers today. |
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| Neqirdu il-pjaga tal-Vjolenza Domestika – Kulhadd ghandu sehem x’jaghti |
| Il-Vjolenza domestika sew psikologika, emozzjonali jew fizika tmur kontra d-dritt fundamental tal-bniedem ghall-hajja u dritt ta’ sikurezza b’mod partikolari fil-familja, l-ambjent l-aktar essenzjali ghall-hajja decenti.
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| 4th Congress of the Small States of Europe |
| 4th CONGRESS OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE
The Role of Gender Equality in the Small States of Europe The National Council of Women of Malta hosted the 4th UNESCO Congress for Women Organisations from the Eight Small States of Europe from the 24 to 27 September 2009 at The Palace Hotel, Sliema. |
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| SMEs: A favourable business environment: supporting enterprise and job creation |
| 'Think Small First': A Small Business Act for Europe At a time when there is a global financial and economic crisis, it is companies, in particular SMEs that are the most sensitive and at the same time the most important elements in terms of job creation and recovery capacity. SMEs are a crucial part of our economy and a major source of employment, entrepreneurial skills and innovation |
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| Future Skills for Future Jobs |
| Anticipating labour market and skills needs
The need to address Labour Market Skills Issues at European level
Europe, potentially, faces a major skills problem in the near future.
Over 20 million new jobs are expected to be created between 2006 and 2020. Another 85 million jobs will be available to replace people who retire or leave the labour market for other reasons.
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| Breast Screening – a lifeline for women |
| The National Council of Women welcomes the long awaited breast screening programme that the Council has been pushing for in line with WHO requirements for many years |
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