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.