Social dialogue should therefore be strengthened and concern not only the air transport management sector, but should be open to other social partners beyond air navigation services and include discussions on the social impact for workers of air navigation services, aviation businesses and airports and the question of how jobs can be safeguarded in aviation as a whole.

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32004R0883R(01) - EN - Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004) // Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems - Official Journal of the European Union L 166 of 30 April 2004 - REGULATION - OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL // of 29 April 2004 // (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland) // ADVANCES OF MAINTENANCE PAYMENT ...[+++]S AND SPECIAL CHILDBIRTH AND ADOPTION ALLOWANCES // (Article 1(z)) // PROVISIONS OF CONVENTIONS WHICH REMAIN IN FORCE AND WHICH, WHERE APPLICABLE, ARE RESTRICTED TO THE PERSONS COVERED THEREBY // (Article 8(1)) // RESTRICTION OF RIGHTS TO BENEFITS IN KIND FOR MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF A FRONTIER WORKER // (Article 18(2)) // MORE RIGHTS FOR PENSIONERS RETURNING TO THE COMPETENT MEMBER STATE // (Article 27(2)) // MORE RIGHTS FOR FORMER FRONTIER WORKERS WHO RETURN TO THEIR PREVIOUS MEMBER STATE OF ACTIVITY AS AN EMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED PERSON (APPLICABLE ONLY IF THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THE COMPETENT INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF THE BENEFITS IN KIND PROVIDED TO THE PENSIONER IN HIS/HER MEMBER STATE OF RESIDENCE IS SITUATED ALSO APPEARS ON THE LIST) // (Article 28(2)) // IDENTIFICATION OF TYPE A LEGISLATION WHICH SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL COORDINATION // (Article 44(1)) // CONCORDANCE BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIONS OF MEMBER STATES ON CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF INVALIDITY // (Article 46(3) of the Regulation) // CASES IN WHICH THE INDEPENDENT BENEFIT IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE PRO RATA BENEFIT // (Article 52(4)) // BENEFITS AND AGREEMENTS WHICH ALLOW THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 54 // SPECIAL NON-CONTRIBUTORY CASH BENEFITS // (Article 70(2)(c)) // SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LEGISLATION OF THE MEMB ...

Thus, on the one hand macroeconomic policy goals and market liberalisation have important social implications, including on the organisation of social protection systems; on the other hand, economic and employment policies, for example for promoting the increased labour force participation of older workers, need to be supported by reforms in social protection domains such as pensions, healthcare and care systems.

(2) Point 17 of the Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers provides, inter alia, that information, consultation and participation for workers must be developed along appropriate lines, taking account of the practices in force in different Member States.

Member States and/or social partners shall take the necessary measures to entitle workers to time off from work, in accordance with national legislation, collective agreements and/or practice, on grounds of force majeure for urgent family reasons in cases of sickness or accident making the immediate presence of the worker indispensable.

Whereas point 17 of the Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers provides, inter alia, that information, consultation and participation for workers must be developed along appropriate lines, taking account of the practices in force in different Member States; whereas the Charter states that 'this shall apply especially in companies or groups of compani ...[+++]es having establishments or companies in two or more Member States';