The Decent Work Agenda, understood as the development and promotion of productive jobs, chosen freely without any discrimination, as well as of social protection and social dialogue, must be at the heart of the EU-Africa Strategy. However, in the 7th partnership arising from the Lisbon Strategy, the issue of migration – itself an important topic – dominates, overshadowing the pillars of the Decent Work Agenda. The Commission Communication of 17 October 2008 only reinforces this situation...
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Decent work at the heart of the EU‐Africa Strategy - trade Union statement
