09/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 7 October, the European Commission, represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, and the Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, and the European social partners (CEEP, ETUC, BusinessEurope, SMEunited and Eurochambres) renewed their joint commitment to the 2017 European partnership for the integration of refugees into the labour market. Among the objectives, the partnership will seek to facilitate the identification, assessment and validation of skills and the transparency of qualifications and to provide refugees with information and advice on rights and duties concerning access to the labour market and the workplace. To read the joint statement: https://bit.ly/3lvfZo0 (PH)