Strasbourg, 13/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - After examining the reports of fifteen countries out of the 28 which are linked by the Council of Europe's Social Charter, the European Committee on Social Rights noted that thirteen of them do not comply with certain provisions. Only Austria and Iceland come out of this periodical examination unscathed. The Committee highlighted the following main problems:
- Belgium: Apprentices in the first year of their apprenticeship only earn 17% of the...