The Minister of Labor, Simona Bucura-Oprescu, discussed, on Monday in Brussels, with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Eddy van Hijum, about intensifying cooperation between the labor inspectorates of the two countries and ensuring social protection for mobile workers and their families.
According to a release posted by the Ministry of Labor, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity on its own Facebook account, the discussions between the two officials focused on protecting the rights of the approximately 60,000 Romanians working in the Netherlands.
"The Minister of Labor, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity, Simona Bucura Oprescu, had today, on the sidelines of the EPSCO Meeting in Brussels, under the Polish presidency, a bilateral meeting with Eddy van Hijum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands. The discussions focused on protecting the rights of the approximately 60,000 Romanians working in this country," the cited document states.
Among the main issues discussed were: intensifying cooperation between labor inspectorates from the two countries, including through joint inspections, where appropriate, under the aegis of the European Labor Authority (ELA); ensuring social protection for mobile workers and their families, respecting their rights within the framework of the free movement of labor in the EU; the need to update European legislation on the coordination of social security systems, to reflect current realities and future challenges of the labor market.
The Romanian Minister of Labor also had a bilateral meeting with Niki Kerameus, Minister of Labor and Social Security of the Hellenic Republic, and the main topic of discussion was the urgent resolution of social security files for Romanian workers in Greece.
During the EPSCO meeting, the debates also addressed the topic of the transformation of the third age and the measures necessary to stimulate the professional involvement of older people.
"Romania promotes active ageing. Last year, we completed the reform of the public pension system, and some of the measures envisaged allow people insured in the public pension system, who meet the conditions for pension registration, to choose between granting an old-age pension and continuing their activity, with the annual agreement of the employer, until they reach the age of 70," Simona Bucura-Oprescu said in her intervention in the EPSCO Meeting plenary, according to the press release.
Other important topics on the EPSCO Meeting agenda concerned the plan for the Skills Union and measures to ensure a balance between the professional and personal lives of employees. AGERPRES
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