The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) published on 24th January 2019 its findings 2018 on the follow-up given by 8 States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Portugal) to decisions in the collective complaints procedure.
In 2018, the Committee examined situations concerning notably the rights of the elderly in Finland, the right to housing of Roma and Travellers in several countries, the right to inclusive education of autistic children as well as the difficulties of access for young adults with autism to vocational training in France, the lack of sufficiently clear, binding and precise prohibition of corporal punishment in French, Greek and Irish legislation, austerity measures affecting various labour rights such as minimum wages for young workers under 25 and paid annual leave for apprentices in Greece, the right to an increased rate of pay for additional working hours of active members of the national police force in France or the insufficient number of non-objecting doctors in services carrying out voluntary terminations of pregnancy in Italy.
Out of 49 cases examined, only 5 have been brought into conformity with the Charter and the Committee decided to terminate the follow-up to these 5 decisions.
When they examine the situation in France, for example, they look at the decisions that relate to breaches of the social and economic rights of migrant Roma and Travellers, including FEANTSA v. France. The Committee has decided to assess jointly the measures taken in the context of the follow-up to these decisions.
Prevention of evictions; reducing homelessness (Article 31§2)
246. The Committee concluded that there was a violation of Article E taken in conjunction with Article 31§2 because of a lack of sufficient measures to provide emergency accommodation and reduce homelessness among migrant Roma, the unsatisfactory legislation on the prevention of evictions, a lack of measures to provide rehousing solutions for evicted families and the fact that the procedure for the eviction of migrant Roma from the sites where they were installed was a violation of human dignity.
247. The Committee takes note of the adoption of the National and Interministerial Action Plan for the prevention of the eviction of tenants, which has been implemented since March 2016, and the five-year “Housing First” Plan, along with other measures taken to reduce the number of homeless people, such as the creation of housing places and sustained budgetary efforts.
248. It asks for information on the implementation of these action plans so that it can assess whether the situation has been remedied.
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