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The Ruminant Economy

Ruminating on what was presented at the 7th ESW in Milan, last February, and thinking about the milk we shall pour at the 8th ESW, coming up in the near future, I wrote down some thoughts about the current economy.

the ruminant economy 1 – introduction
the ruminant economy 2 – non standard employment
the ruminant economy 3 – (un)employment
the ruminant economy 4 – it is eating us
the ruminant economy 5 – labour and rest
the ruminant economy 6 – some conclusions
the ruminant economy and laudato si’

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Conclusions of the 7th ESW by Jérôme Vignon

Read the conclusions of the 7th ESW by Jérôme Vignon, former president of the Semaines Sociales de France. Other presentations are avialble on the [> conference page

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Presentation by Claude Rolin and EZA-News

The presentation by Claude Rolin during the opening session of the 7th ESW in Milan is available. Also a short report by Leo Pauwels for EZA-NEWS is available in 5 languages. All on the [> conference page

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Presentation Bea Cantillon available

Find [> here the presentation of Bea Cantillon on the Saterday morning of the 7th European Social Week.

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See the pictures of Milan 2019!

With thanks to Eddy Vanacker for the beautiful pictures we present the gallery of Milan 2019. Most likely you will find yourself at least on one of the [> images.

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social dialogue and the limits of Labour

Column by Hans Groen in reaction to the 7th European Social Week.

“Europe has climbed out of the crisis, employment rates are rapidly raising in a lot of European countries. At the same time, there are more ‘working poor’ than unemployed in The Netherlands. At the 7th European Social Week that was held in Milan some interesting insights were shared. They will have consequences for the social dialogue in Europe. The tools we have at the moment are inadequate. …” » more

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