Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers The
Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights for Workers,
adopted in 1989, establishes the major principles on which the
European labour law model is based. It applies to the following
areas: - free movement of workers; - employment and
remuneration; - improvement of working conditions; - social
protection; - freedom of association and collective bargaining;
- vocational training; - equal treatment for men and women; -
information, consultation and participation of workers; - health
protection and safety at the workplace; - protection of
children, adolescents, elderly persons, and disabled persons.
These social rights represent a foundation of minimum provisions
common to all the European Union (EU) Member States. The
provisions of the Charter were kept by the Lisbon Treaty
(Article 151 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU) and by
the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Charter was adopted in
accordance with the preamble of the Treaty est