Committee responsible for:
1. employment policy and all aspects of social policy including working conditions, social security, social inclusion and social protection;
2. workers’ rights;
3. health and safety measures at the workplace;
4. the European Social Fund;
5. vocational training policy, including professional qualifications;
6. the free movement of workers and pensioners;
7. social dialogue;
8. all forms of discrimination at the workplace and in the labour market except those based on sex;
9. relations with:
– the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop),
– the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
– the European Training Foundation,
– the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work;
as well as relations with other relevant Union bodies and international organisations.