On 29 April 2008 the EESC Labour Market Observatory (LMO) organised a hearing on "Women and the labour market". Guest speakers and LMO members together analysed the large number of aspects that hinder women's full participation in the labour market.

Youth employment is a key priority of the European Economic and Social Committee and its Labour Market Observatory. The Observatory is carrying out a study on the implementation of EU policies for youth employment in a selection of six Member States: Austria, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Italy and...