Often criticized because it is the worse country in terms of womens’emplyment rate (around 48%), Spain has made gender equality one of its priorities for 2006. The government has also decided to fight the job market’s segmentation -the rate of precarious jobs is close to 35% compared to 13% on average in the EU- by reconsidering all types of job contracts. (Réf. 0695)
A plan for gender equality. This plan would mainly mean to improve equal opportunities in terms of job acess, fight against discriminations and elaborate “equality plans” aimed at inciting companies to take positive actions. For now, the minister for Employment and Social affaires, Jesus Caldera, is consulting representatives of the civil society.
Reducing job precariousness. For the Zapatero government, less precariousness will only come from a “job reform”. The govenment has clearly...
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