Pending complaints

Back No. 150/2017 European Youth Forum (YFJ) v. Belgium

The complaint was registered on 11 May 2017. It relates to Articles 4§1 (right to a fair remuneration) and 7§5 (right of children and young persons to protection) of the Revised European Social Charter. The European Youth Forum alleges that the provisions in Belgian law that enable unpaid internships, and the lack of enforcement of provisions that aim to curtail them, violate Articles 4 and 7 of the Charter.

Case-document no. 1, Complaint registered on 11 May 2017

Case-document no. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility (French only)

Case-document no. 3, Observations of the International Organisation of Employers (OIE)

Case-document no. 4, Observations of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Case-document no. 5, Submissions by the Government on the merits

Case-document no. 6, Response from the YFJ to the Government's submission on the merits

Case-document no. 7, Further reponse by the Government on the merits (French only)

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 5 December 2017.

Decision on the admissibility of Complaint No. 150/2017

Decision on the merits of Complaint No. 150/2017

Recommendation CM/RecChS(2022)20

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