scholarly journals Sostenibilidad social en la industria 4.0. Desafío para la UE-2030 = Social sustainability in industry 4.0. Challenge for the EU-2030

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 413
Author(s):  
Esperanza Macarena Sierra Benítez
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
The Eu

Resumen: Para 2030, el año en que la Industria 4.0 se establecerá plenamente en la sociedad europea, Europa debe superar grandes desafíos si no quiere perder esa combinación de democracia, derechos sociales y un estado avanzado de bienestar que de alguna manera se ha convertido en su marca registrada. La UE cuenta con dos ámbitos de actuación para afrontar dichos retos: el internacional (acuerdos comerciales, Alianza UE-África, Agenda 2030), y el propio ámbito de la UE (pilar europeo de derechos sociales). Entendemos que es fundamental que los acuerdos comerciales no sólo incluyan cláusulas que aseguren el cumplimiento de unos estándares determinados en materia de medio ambiente y ámbito laboral, sino que así mismo garanticen su efectividad (por ejemplo, mediante la supervisión de la OIT). Igualmente, para asegurar la efectiva aplicación del pilar europeo de derechos sociales, es necesario dotarlo de instrumentos normativos suficientes que garanticen su cumplimiento.Palabras clave: protección social, acuerdos internacionales, pilar europeo de derechos sociales, sostenibilidad social, industria 4.0.Abstract: By 2030, the year in which Industry 4.0 will be fully established in European society, Europe must overcome great challenges if it does not want to lose that combination of democracy, social rights and an advanced state of well-being that somehow has become its trademark. In order to meet these challenges, the EU can count on two lines of action: the international area (trade agreements, EUAfrica Alliance, 2030 Agenda), and the EU itself (European pillar of social rights). We understand that it is essential that trade agreements not only include clauses that ensure compliance with certain standards regarding the environment and work environment, but that also guarantee their effectiveness (for example, through ILO supervision). Likewise, to ensure the effective application of the European pillar of social rights, it is necessary to provide sufficient normative instruments to guarantee its compliance.Keywords: social protection, international agreements, European Pillar of social rights, social sustainability, Industry 4.0.

Assessment of the similarity of the eu countries in the process of sustainable development in the context of agenda 2030 goals

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2(13)) ◽  
pp. 123-133
Author(s):  
Emília Huttmanová ◽  
Tomáš Valentiny ◽  
Roman Novotný
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Eu

Sustainability ideas are implemented in almost all areas of life, not only into the economic and social life. However, the ways to sustainable development quantifying are still relatively complicated and incomplete. One of the possibilities of assessment and achievement of sustainable development and sustainability can be considered assessment using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) presented in Agenda 2030. The aim of the paper is to assess the similarity of the EU countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals according to 2030 Agenda.

scholarly journals Regions without borders? Regional governance, migration, and social protection in Africa and Europe

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Deacon ◽  
Lorenzo Fioramonti ◽  
Sonja Nita
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
Free Movement Of Workers ◽  
The Eu

In many respects, Europe and Africa (particularly Southern Africa) represent two opposing examples in the study of intra-regional migration and social cohesion. The European Union (EU) has been a global pioneer in allowing freedom of movement and portability of social rights across member states. A centerpiece of the EU integration process has been the progressive establishment of a common market, in which goods, services, capital, and people can move freely. With regard to the la􀄴 er, the concept of free movement originally only targeted the economically active population (in other words, the free movement of workers) but was gradually extended by Treaty amendments to all citizens of the EU. This extension was further strengthened by the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, which introduced the concept of citizenship in the European Union thereby establishing the fundamental and personal right to move and reside freely within the EU.

Behavioral Strategies of the European Consumer with Impact on the Diversity of Bioresources

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Simona Nicoleta Stan ◽  
Amalia-Gianina Străteanu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Genetic Resource ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Security Cooperation ◽  
European Consumer ◽  
Combat Climate Change ◽  
The Eu

Abstract On the international scene, Europe expresses its views and acts concerted at an economic and political level, from trade and trade agreements to citizens’ safety and security as priority areas. Member States’ security cooperation has become routine. But the EU-27 is still the main promoter of European citizens’ food safety and security through sustained, transparent and sustainable deners, in order to combat climate change, limiting the use of bioresources conservation of genetic resource biodiversity. One of the strongest enemies of biodiversity is “poverty” and protection against it necessarily implies improving the well-being of humanity and fighting against underdevelopment.

scholarly journals Adapt or perish: Recent developments on social protection in the EU under a gig deal of pressure

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ane Aranguiz ◽  
Bartłomiej Bednarowicz
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Position ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Eu

In times of the so-called gig economy, access to an adequate level of social protection should not depend on whether or not a person is working on a standard employment contract. Access to social protection for non-standard forms of labour and self-employment is, as a matter of fact, one of the main themes being discussed at the moment within the debates surrounding the European Pillar of Social Rights. This article aims at assessing the recent initiatives at the EU level that have the objective of ensuring access to social protection for all and both granting and enforcing transparent and predictable working conditions for workers. Accordingly, this contribution first sheds some light on the discussion on non-standard forms of labour and the problematics surrounding the emergence of new forms of labour to later analyse the new EU initiatives, in particular, the proposal for a Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed. It concludes by welcoming the recent position of the EU with regard to such challenges, yet emphasising also the need to do more.

The 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty: New horizons for global social policy?

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Koehler
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
2030 Agenda

The article examines the approaches to poverty of the UN development decades, with a focus on the current 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Using the “5 R” criteria of global social policy discourse, the article’s main point is that a coherent analysis of poverty is absent from the agenda. While the agenda does address redistribution, social rights, and resource consciousness, and makes important contributions to social protection and care policy, it makes only superficial reference to the need for regulating of the economy. The main lacuna of the agenda, however, is that it does not address the issue of relationality – the systemic asymmetries in economic, social and political power. As a result, it is weak on policy, and there is the risk that poverty eradication will remain an elusive goal, even beyond 2030, despite the agenda’s transformative remit.

scholarly journals Quality of Government and Well-being: Assessing the Gap in European Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (s1) ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Oana Ramona Lobont ◽  
Sorana Vatavu ◽  
Oana Ramona Glont ◽  
Lavinia Daniela Mihit
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Composite Indicator ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Abstract This paper analyses the influential factors which determine the differences between social and economic dimensions in the European Union. The main objective was to construct a composite indicator of the quality of government and citizens’ well-being, and rank the EU countries based on it. The dataset refers to variables specific to economic and social wellness (latest year available is 2015), focusing on both, the objective and subjective dimension of the governance and well-being. The results obtained indicate that the countries with the highest performance in terms of the quality of government and citizens’ well-being are Denmark, Sweden, Finland, followed by Austria and the Netherlands. Differences to the rest of the EU member states are based on economic and social policies, as these countries have the highest employment rates and social protection expenditures, focusing on the risks related to unemployment, social exclusion, invalidity or aging to increase citizens’ overall life satisfaction.

scholarly journals Migrants’ Access to Social Protection in Croatia

2020 ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Helga Špadina
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Unemployment Benefits ◽  
Pension Insurance ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Family Benefits ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu

Abstract This chapter focuses on migrants’ access to social protection in Croatia by providing an in-depth analysis of social entitlements in the area of family benefits, pension insurance, unemployment benefits, health care and social welfare benefits. By highlighting the partial harmonization of the national social legislation to the EU acquis, the chapter puts forward the still limited scope of social rights of EU nationals, even several years after Croatia’s accession to the EU. Non-EU nationals have even more limited access to social rights, and they do not enjoy the full scope of family benefits, the right to social housing or other specific social rights, including unemployment benefits and contributory pensions. The chapter also sheds light to on-going discussions on reform of the social system in Croatia, with possible changes of the entitlement to the national pension and family benefits reform.

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