COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed

This initiative is part of the Social Fairness Package, together with a proposal for a Regulation 2 of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a European Labour Authority and a Communication on the monitoring of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social 3 Rights Other initiatives contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights are closely related t. [...] Pursuant to Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education, training and protection of human health. [...] (2015), The implementation of Directive 2010/41 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity, report of the European network of legal experts in the field of gender equality, commissioned by the Directorate-General Justice of the European Commission. [...] The exclusive competence of the Member States with regard to the organisation of their social protection systems includes inter alia decisions on the setting up, financing and management of such systems and related institutions as well as on the substance and delivery of benefits, the level of contributions and the conditions for access. [...] The progress in the implementation of the action plans should be monitored in the context of the multilateral surveillance tools in line with the European Semester and the Open Method of Coordination for Social Inclusion and Social Protection.