Confidential COUNCIL OF EUROPE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTE? COLLECTED (PROVISIONAL) EDITION OF THE "TRAVAUX PREPARATOIRES" VOLUME II 1955 STRASBOURG 1 EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER COLLECTION OF THE "TRAVAUX PREPARATOIRES" VOLUME II 1955 1st PART - Documents of the Committee on Social Questions concerning the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter and the creation of a European Economic and Social Council - March-June 1955 2nd PART - 7th Ordinary Session of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe - Documents concerning the preparation of a European Social Charter and the creation of a European Economic and Social Council - October 1955 - 2 - VOLUME II : 1955 1st PART - Documents of the Committee on Social Questions concerning the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter and the creation of a European Economic and Social Council - March-June 1955 Section I - Views of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions presented to the Committee on Social Questions - 1 March 1955 ^ AS/Soc(6) 22 A. On the memorandum of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe of 16 April 1953 B. On the preliminary report by the Committee on Social Questions Section II - Preliminary Draft European Social Charter §1 - Committee on Social Questions - Working Party for the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter - Preliminary draft of Social Charter submitted by the Secretariat of the Committee - 19 April 1955 - AS/Soc.I(6) 1 §2 - Memorandum by the European Regional Organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions on the Draft European Social Charter - 20 April 1955 - AS/Soc(6) 26 §3 - Supplementary memorandum by the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions concerning the Draft European Social Charter - 6 May 1955 - AS/Soc(6)27 §4 - Minutes of the meeting held on 29 and 30 April 1955: debate on the preliminary draft of a European Social Charter - AS/SocI(6) PV1 Section III - Preliminary Draft European Social Charter: revised text §1 - Notes on amendments to the Preliminary Draft /AS/SocI(6)l/ by the Working Party for the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter - 20 May 1955 - AS/Socl(6) 2 §2 - Memorandum by the Secretariat of the Committee on the revised preliminary draft of a Social Charter drawn up by the Working Party - 23 May 1955 - AS/Socl(6) 3 §3 - Minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 1955: debate on the revised preliminary draft of a European Social Charter - AS/SocI(6) PV2 - 3 - Section IV - 3rd preliminary Draft European Social Charter §1 - Preliminary Draft of Social Charter drawn up by the Working Party for the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter - 18 June 1955 - AS/Soc(6) 28 §2 - Memorandum by the Secretariat of the Committee on the Preliminary Draft of the Social Charter prepared by the Working Party - 25 June 1955 - AS/Soc(6) 30 Revised S3 - Memorandum by the Secretariat of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions on the preliminary Draft Social Charter embodied in document AS/Soc(6) 28 - 28 June 1955 - AS/Soc(6) 32 §4 - Memorandum of the Secretariat of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions on the Preliminary Draft for the Social and Economic Conference, contained in doc. AS/Soc(6)28 - 30 June 1955 - AS/Soc(6) 33 §5 - Minutes of the meeting held on 10 September 1955 = debate on the preliminary Draft European Social Charter contained in doc. AS/Soc(6) 28 - AS/Soc(7) PV3 revised 2nd PART 7th Ordinary Session of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe. Documents concerning the preparation of a European Social Charter and the creation of a European Economic and Social Council - October 1955 Section T Letter by Mr Per FEDERSPIEL, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Questions, to M. Guy MOLLET, President of the Assembly, on relation with the debate of the Assembly on the European Social Charter and on the creation of a European Economic and Social Council - 15 October 1955 - AS/Soc(7) 8 - Document 407 Section II Draft Recommendation containing the draft European Social Charter - Document 403 §1 Draft Recommendation containing the Draft European Social Charter, presented by the Committee on Social Questions - 26 October 1955 - Document 403 A. Appendix: Draft European Social Charter B. Explanatory Memorandum by MM. HEYMAN and DEHOUSSE 52 Amendment n° 1 to the Draft Recommendation of the Committee on Social Questions submitted by MM. JAQUET and SILVANDRE - 17 October 1955 - Document 403 - Amendment N° 1 - 4 - Section III - Debates on the European Social Charter and on the European Economic and Social Council §1 - Official Report of the 15th sitting: general debate on the Draft Recommendation presented by the Committee on Social Questions and on the communication from the Committee on Economic Questions - 18 October 1955 §2 - Official Report of the 16th sitting: resumed general debate - 18 October 1955 S3 - Official Report of the 26th sitting: European Social Charter and European Economic and Social Council. Debate on a draft Order presented by the Committee on Social Questions - 26 October 1955. Section IV - Letter from the Secretary General of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions to the President of the Consultative Assembly - 24 October 1955 - AS/Soc(7)19 - 5 - 1st PART Documents <Kf the Committee on Social Questions concerning the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter and the c.cation of a European Economic and Social Council - Inarch-June 1955 Section 1 Views of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions - 1 March 1955 - AS/Soc (6) 22 Section 11 - Preliminary Draft European Social Charter - April 1955 - AS/SocI(6) 1 Section III - Preliminary Draft European Social Charter - revised text AS/SocI(6) 2 - May-June 1955 Section IV - 3rd preliminary Draft European Social Charter - AS/Soc (6) 28 - June 1955 - 6 - Section I Views of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions presented to the Committee on Social Questions - 1 March 1955 - AS/Soc (6) 22 A. On the memorandum of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe of 16 April 1953 B. On the preliminary report by the Committee on Social Questions - 5 - 1st PART Documents 6f the Committee on Social Questions concerning the preparation of a Draft European Social Charter and the c.nation of a European Economic and Social Council - Inarch-June 1955 Section 1 Views of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions - 1 March 1955 - AS/Soc (6) 22 Section 11 - Preliminary Draft European Social Charter - April 1955 - AS/SocI(6) 1 Section III - Preliminary Draft European Social Charter - revised text AS/SocI(6) 2 - May-June 1955 Section IV - 3rd preliminary Draft European Social Charter - AS/Soc (6) 28 - June 1955 - 6 - Section I Views of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions presented to the Committee on Social Questions - 1 March 1955 - AS/Soc (6) 22 A. On the memorandum of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe of 16 April 1953 B. On the preliminary report by the Committee on Social Questions I - 7 - Strasbourg, 1st March 1955. Restricted AS/Soc (?) 22 Or. Fr. CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL QUESTION^ Fourth Session PREPARATION OF A DRAFT EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER Views of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions A. Memorandum by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe The Federation has the following comments on the memorandum by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe "concerning the activi­ ties which the Council of Europe could proper­ ly carry out in the social sphere" which was submitted to the Consultative Assembly by the Committee of Ministers in May 1953 (Doc. 1^0 of 11th May 1953) and of which Chapter 1 deals . with the Charter:. see para 19 Point 6. "....Governments should declare their of Doc 1^0 intontion of regarding economic policy not as an end in itself, but as a means of achieving social objectives...." The Federation has always emphasised the impor­ tance of the social as compared with the econo­ mic aspect, and is consequently delighted to find this fact, frequently ignored by Govern­ ments, so plainly stated in the Report. It would like to see this included either in the Charter itself or in the preamble. - 8 - set) pern 20 Point 7 . The Federation has the samo comment of Doc 1^.0 on the following statement which expresses a conviction on which the Federation itself has always actod: ''Social policy should bo related to the spiritual and moral values which are the common heritage of the peoples of Europe." see para 21 Point 8. "The Governments should recognise of Doe 1^0 the importance of the development of industrial relations tending to reconcile the interests of the workers and employers by the establishment of works councils and other organs through which workers may influence the administration of the industry in which they arc employed and the management of their own work." If the European Social Charter is to receive the support of the workers in Europe it should offer a rational and carefully thought-out pro­ gramme for the reform of the economic structure which will allow workers to cake part in the management of industry and to benefit from the results of their own labour. see para 2)4. Point 11. The Federation wishes to draw attention of Doc it^O to the following statement which not only onswers the wishes constantly expressed by the trade unions, but also provides the essential condition without which it will be impossible to secure the co­ operation of the workers for any European policy. This statement should also be included in the Charter. "In conformity with democratic prin­ ciples, the Governments should recognise the im­ portance of securing the participation of all suitable groups in the formulation of social policy.