The World Employment Confederation Europe launched “Making Europe the best place to work,” the private employment industry’s campaign to address labour markets for the next five years.

“The growing mismatch between the world of work and our social systems puts Europe at risk of missing out on talents, losing competitiveness and weakening social integration,” World Employment Confederation Europe President Bettina Schaller said. “Despite the positive trends of employment and social indicators recently observed in Europe, labour markets still do not truly benefit all European citizens and countries in the same way.”

As the EU prepares for a new Parliament and Commission to take over, the World Employment Confederation Europe proposes five areas of focus and a series of policy measures to help European people and companies adapt to changes in the world of work:

• Encourage diverse forms of work to bring more people into the labour market 
• Empower EU citizens to build their career path in a changing world of work
• Strengthen the Single Market to unlock the growth and jobs potential of business services
• Rethink protection schemes to ensure the sustainability of national social models
• Strengthen the collaboration between labour market intermediaries to maximise their potential