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Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council

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Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council
Consell de Treball, Econòmic i Social de Catalunya
Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council logo
Advisory body overview
FormedFebruary 19, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-19)
JurisdictionGovernment of Catalonia
HeadquartersDiputació Street, 284, Barcelona
Advisory body executive
  • Lluís Franco i Sala, President

The Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council (CTESC) is a consultative and advisory body to the Government of Catalonia in socioeconomic, labour and occupational matters. It was created under Law 3/1997, of May 16, and Law 7/2005, of June 8,[1] developed by Decree 43/2007 of February 20[2] and by the Internal Regulation,[3] which established its new regulatory framework.

Functions

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The main function of the Council is to issue mandatory, non-binding opinions, prior to the corresponding procedure, on the draft bills and draft legislative decrees that regulate socio-economic, labour and employment matters. The council also prepares annual reports reflecting its considerations regarding the socioeconomic and labour situation in Catalonia and the situation of self-employed workers in Catalonia.

Composition

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Article 3 of Law 7/2005, of June 8, of the Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council[1] and article 4 of Decree 43/2007, of February 20, on the development of the Law,[1] provide that the Council is composed of thirty-seven members, distributed as follows:

  • The person who holds the Presidency.[4]
  • The First Group, made up by twelve members, representing the most significant trade union organizations (CCOO and UGT).
  • The Second Group, made up by twelve members, representing the most significant employers’ organizations (Foment, Pimec and Fepime).[5]
  • The Third Group, made up by twelve members: six representing the agrarian sector, the maritime-fishing sector and the social economy sector, currently represented by the following organizations: Catalonian Farmers Union (Unió de Pagesos de Catalunya, UP), Young Farmers and Cattle Ranchers of Catalonia ( Joves Agricultors i Ramaders de Catalunya, JARC), Catalan National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalonia (CCC), Board of Entities of the Third Social Sector of Catalonia, and six others, which have to be respected experts in the subjects belonging to the competence field of the Council.

Organs

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The bodies of the Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Council, in accordance with the provisions of article 6 of Law 7/2005[1] and article 5 of Decree 43 / 2007,[2] are the following ones:

  • The Plenary
  • The Executive Commission
  • The work commissions
  • The Presidency
  • The vice presidencies
  • The Executive Secretar

Latest publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Law 7/2005 of June 8, of the Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council". Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia (in Catalan). Num. 4407. 16 June 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Decree 43/2007 of February 20 on the development of Law 7/2005 of June 8, of the Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council". Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia (in Catalan). Num. 4827. 22 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Internal regulation of the Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council, approved by the Plenary Session of the Council on March 26, 2007". Catalan Labour, Economic and Social Affairs Council (in Catalan). 26 March 2007.
  4. ^ Europa Press (9 June 2014). "Lluís Franco pren possessió aquest dimarts com nou president del CTESC". Aldia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. ^ Europa Press (28 June 2019). "Pimec celebra que el CTESC incorpore la "paridad patronal" en su organización". Europa Press (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  6. ^ ACN Barcelona (15 October 2019). "El CTESC creu que el disseny de l'impost del CO2 no garanteix complir els objectius marcats a la llei del canvi climàtic". La República (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  7. ^ EFE (25 July 2018). "Hay mucha gente trabajando a tiempo parcial involuntariamente, según CTESC". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. ^ EFE (10 April 2019). "El CTESC pide acelerar el proceso de integración de atención sociosanitaria". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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