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British Embassy holds workshop on countering child abuse, sexual exploitation

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection command within the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) organised in Bucharest this week a capability development workshop on investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE), according to the British Embassy in Romania.

More than 60% of the Young Bulgarians Abroad Want to Return to the Country

Data of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy reveals that between 60 and 70% of young Bulgarians studying and working abroad want to return to their homeland and pursue a career here, BNR reported.   The data was collected during forums held jointly with the embassies of Bulgaria in the capitals of countries with a high concentration of Bulgarian students.

PM Orban on minimum wage increase: Certain degree of urgency, business environment must know in time

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday that "there is a certain degree of urgency" regarding the adoption of the decision to increase the minimum wage, specifying that it should be taken by the end of November, the beginning of December, at the latest, so that the business environment knows in time.

PM Orban: We want to increase minimum wage, but we don't want it to cause negative economic consequences

The Government endorses the increase of minimum wage, but it doesn't want this increase to cause "negative economic consequences," Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has said on Thursday, adding that he also wishes for pensions to increase, while bringing to mind that the pensions fund has a deficit of more than 2 billion lei at this point.

Hospital workers to stage work stoppage in Attica on March 28

The union of Greek hospital workers, POEDIN, on Tuesday announced a four-hour work stoppage in Attica for March 28.
The action is scheduled to start at 8 a.m., and is expected to affect services at the region's public hospitals.
Strikers will also be gathering for a protest rally outside the Labour Ministry in downtown Athens at 8.30 a.m.

#Romania2019.eu / LabMin Budai: Romanian Presidency of EU Council prioritising developing EU social dimension

One of the main priorities of the Romanian Presidency at the Council of the European Union is the development of the social dimension of the EU through the implementation of the European social rights pillar, Romania's Labour and Social Justice Minister Marius Budai said on Monday in opening remarks to an informal meeting of the European Union's Social Protection Committee (SPC) in Bucharest, M

Public sector pay deal translates into costlier services

Citing higher labour costs, some of the retirement homes and kindergartens have already hiked up the prices of their services, while higher wages may yet translate into higher supplementary health insurance premiums and in-home support services. However, not all hikes can be blamed on higher wages.

Liberals' Orban considers lack of labour force in private sector can be solved with administration staff

National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Ludovic Orban stated on Wednesday evening that the work force deficit in the private sector could be reduced with people from the administration included, affirming that there shouldn't be one million employees in the public sector.

Pensioners body accuses Labour ministry, EFKA of delaying pensions

A Greek pensioners' body has accused the leadership of the Labour Ministry, the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) and the auxilliary pensions fund of delaying on purpose the issuing of new pensions to secure the record surplus the government is presenting to its creditors.

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