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CAM, in collaboration with BEUC, organised a ConsumerPro Training Session on 18 and 19 November 2020 Dr Geraldine Spiteri conducted the Training Sessions. Twenty representatives from CAM, ACR, MCCAA, CAC and ECC participated in the Training Sessions ACR Members participation included Pauline Azzopardi, Grace Attard, Marie Demicoli and Cynthia Busuttil. Topics of the Training…

Eurofound published a report on 31 August on the Role of social partners in tackling discrimination at work. Against the background of EU and national anti-discrimination legislation, it highlights the extent to which the need to tackle discrimination on different grounds is on the radar of cross-sectoral social partners. It also provides an overview of…

On 19 February 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper aiming to foster a European ecosystem of excellence and trust in AI and a Report on the safety and liability aspects of AI. The White Paper proposes: Measures that will streamline research, foster collaboration between Member States and increase investment into AI development and deployment; Policy…

A study  ‘Migrant workers and the digital transformation in the EU’ carried out by the JRC and the University of Salamanca in 2018 provides insights on the implications that structural changes in the labour market related to the Digital Transformation (DT) could have on the integration of EU mobile citizens and third country nationals…

The Members of the COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families, supported by the wider network of COFACE Families Europe, urge the EU, national and local governments to take immediate action to address the consequences of the current social and health crisis on persons with disabilities, their families…

World No Tobacco Day, celebrated last on 31st May, aims to raise awareness on the risks associated with smoking and press for policies to reduce the consumption of tobacco. According to ‘YesMyWellness’ the World Health Organisation (WHO), reports that around 7 million people die from tobacco use, annually. This number is predicted to increase…

The Association for Consumer Rights is greatly concerned about media reports that the government may consider granting Mizieb and l-Ahrax public land for the private use of interest groups. This would deprive the general public from having safe access to these open spaces for nine months of the year. The Association urges the authorities…

Paris – Rome, 16 March 2020 “It is not good for man to be alone”. In this context of the pandemic, it is indeed loneliness which risks being spread. Family remains as the only remedy. Over the past days, the public health crisis of the Coronavirus has escalated to unprecedented levels all over Europe…

The situation of older persons living in residential institutions in several European countries is alarming. Our recent report sheds light on how the pandemic threatens their human rights and what response is urgently needed. Persons living and working in nursing and care facilities are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 due to close proximity…

The ACR during the AGM 2020 approved a Resolution on Plastics, Public Health and the Environment Justification Source: The main objectives for the literature study “Gender and Plastics Management” are: to conduct research on the links between gender and plastics consumption and production, with focus on the impacts of the chemicals used in plastic…