Newsletter #6

SOCIEUX+ launches new platform for online training and peer-to-peer exchange

SOCIEUX+ EU Expertise on Social Protection, Labour and Employment has launched an e-learning platform to facilitate online training and peer-to-peer exchange. The development of this tool  is part of the SOCIEUX+ response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Web-based training on occupational safety and health in Nigeria

Trainings on occupational safety and health (OSH) have resumed in Nigeria, using the new SOCIEUX+ remote interaction platform. The new module introduced the principles and methods of the International Social Security Association (ISSA)’s Vision Zero strategy, with experts from German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and field practitioners. (SOCIEUX+ 2019-13).

The green economy as a potential job source for unemployed youth in Togo

The National Agency for the Promotion of Employment (ANPE) in Togo wishes to help young people access green jobs by improving and diversifying their training courses and promoting green entrepreneurship. SOCIEUX+ is supporting ANPE by examining the gap between the demand for adequate skills and know-how in green growth sectors (SOCIEUX+ 2019-16).

Disability-inclusive social protection: Experience exchanges between Cambodia and Portugal

The National Social Protection Council of Cambodia is beginning a structured reflection on the social protection trends and models for people with the support of Portuguese experts mobilised by SOCIEUX+ (SOCIEUX+ 2020-09).

Webinar: Social media and digital reputation for job searching in Peru

More than 280 joined a webinar of the use of social networks, online reputation management from the job seeking perspective, and models of curricula vitae organised by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, Peru, with the involvement of two Spanish experts mobilised by SOCIEUX+ (SOCIEUX+ 2018-06).

Equitable social protection systems and employment policies are needed now more than ever. SOCIEUX+ is continuously looking for experts in the fields of social protection, labour, and employment policies. Check out all the opportunities here and join us!

SOCIEUX+  encourages public experts to register on its online expert roster. EU institutions wishing to make their expertise available through SOCIEUX+ may also contact us at contact@socieux.eu.

The latest SOCIEUX+ technical reports review the key COVID-19 response measures taken by EU member states in the fields of social protection and employment policies, emphasising the need for cooperation and peer-to-peer learning to respond to this crisis.

Download them here:

• The impact of COVID-19 and response on the European Union Labour Market.
• Social protection measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.