Growing PRECARIOUSNESS: can we work towards changing the trend?

Growing precariousness: can we work towards changing the trend?” – is the title under which […]
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16 - 17/03/2016
00:00:00 - 00:00:00
FEPS Office. Rue Montoyer 40. Brussels FEPS Office. Rue Montoyer 40. Brussels
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Growing precariousness: can we work towards changing the trend?” – is the title under which FEPS together with its partners in the “Next Social Europe” project is organising second lunch debate. The event is going to try to answer the question how to combat growing impoverishment and exclusions within the world of labour, whilst ensuring the the economic recovery will first and foremost try to recapture the damage made by the crisis in terms of deteriorating working and loving conditions across the EU. The activity is schedule  to take place on Wednesday, 16th March 2016 between 12 and 14 in our premises and ahead of the start a light lunch will be served. 

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