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COMMISSION OIFTHSEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)195Sfinal
Brussels.16November1973
Proposalfora
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
onaction "bytheEuropeanSocialFundtoassistthe
socailandoccupational integrationofhandicapped
persons
jProposalfora •,■
DECISIPITOFTHECOUNCIL
concerningactionbytheEuropeanSocialFundtoassist
workersmovingfromonecommunitycountrytoanother
Proposalfora
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
onfuthertypesofaidforworkersmovingcommunity
countrytoanother
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1958final

V/661/2/73-E
EÏÏROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
Proposal for adecision ofthe
Council onaction bythe European
Social Fund toassist the social
and occupational integration of
handicapped persons

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EXPLANATORY MEMORAM)UM
Handicapped Persons–APoliticalProblem
1.InthecountriesoftheEuropeanCommunityresponsiblecirclesare
"becomingincreasingly awareoftheproblemsofhandicapped persons.
Thenumberofpersonswhoseworkingcapacityisreducedbecauseof
ahandicapisincreasing.Althoughnoprecisestatisticsexist,reliable
estimatesindicatethatthereareseveralmillionhandicapped personswhich
representsasubstantialpercentageoftheworkingpopulation.In
economictermstheexistenceofsuchalargenumberisaconsiderable
burden.ITon-rehabi1itatedhandicapped personsdonotcontributetothe
productionprocess,theyarebelowaverageconsumers,theydonot
paytaxesandtheyaccountforaconsiderable shareofthesocialbudget.
Theintegration ofhandicapped personsintoactivelifemakesitpossible
toreducethesedisadvantagesandprovidesaconsiderable contribution
tothelabourforce.
Finally,andmostimportant,vocationalandsocialintegration ,by
givinghandicappedpersonsfreshmotivationandnewdynamism,helpsto
makethemmoreindependent andresponsible.Thisisoneofthemajor
factorsinasocialpolicytohelpthesepeople.

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Theencouragingresultsofrehabilitation .,
2.Anassessmentoftherespectivecosts,"basedonmeasureswhichhave
produced ,excellentresultsintheCommunity,showsthatnotonlyisthe
costofrehabilitation largelycompensatedforbysavingsinsocial
expenditure ,butthatitisahighlyproductiveinvestmentbecauseofthe
contribution tothenationalproductwhichresultsfrom-theintegration
ofhandicappedpersonsintoeconomicactivity.
Accordingtothecalculations basedondisabilityinsuranceprovisions
intheFederalRepublicofGermany,madebytheHeidelbergInstituteto
EncourageReadaptationtheratiocost/savinginSocialSecurityexpenditure
is1to9,theratiocost/contributiontothenationalproduct1to32.
Theseeconomicstatisticsareverysignificant.Theyjustifya
policyofhumanandsocialobjectiveswhiohareinanycasefundamental
andwhicharenolonger'characterized solelybyassistancetohandicapped
personsbutbytrainingactionsdesignedtoachievetheircompletesocial
andvocationalintegration *
3.However,theseresultscanonlybeattainedifsufficientstaff,
premisesandfundsmakeitpossibletoutilizetherealadvancesmadein
thefieldsofresearch,equipment,nursingandrehabilitation methods.
Takingintoaccounttheincreaseinthenumberofhandicappedpersons
andthehigherqualitativerequirements ofintegration ,optimalusemust
bemadeofthemeanswhichareavailablenowandwillbecomeavailable.
Hencetheideathatissteadilygainingground,ofhelpingmakebestuse
oftheseresourcesbyputtingintoeffectajointActionProgrammeby
thenineMemberStates.

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Toward 8Joint Action
4*This' wasthe "reason whytheCouncil ,inMarch 1969 »requested the
Commission tosubmit ajoint Action Programme onthesocial ,vocational
andmedical integration ofhandicapped persons (1).
This request ledtovarious developments ,ofwhich thefollowing are
themost important
i) InDecember 1970 afirst memorandum wassent from theCommission
totheCouncil ontheproblems ofthesocial ,vocational and
medical integration ofhandicapped persons ,
ii)Acolloquium wasorganized bytheCommission onvocational
rehabilitation and jobplacings forhandicapped persons
(Luxembourg ,May1971 )•
iii)Aseminar washeld bytheCommission onthevocational re­
habilitation ofhandicapped persons (Heidelberg ,June 1972 ).
iv) InJanuary 1973 "theinterim report onthework carried outby
theworking party setupbytheCommission was sent tothe
Council intheform ofaworking document .This working party
wasresponsible fordrawing upadraft long term programme en
thesocial ,vocational andmedical integration ofhandicapped
persons .
These points forconsideration arebeing examined jointly bythe
Council authorities andCommission departments .
TheSocial Fund attheservice ofajoint action
Several ofthegovernment delegations when comparing their view
points onthetype ofjoint action clearly demonstrated their wish touse
theFund tofurther newinitiatives within theframework ofthis indepen­
dent programme .This isalso theCommission 'sview .
(1
^'Seeannexed document No1964/73/E-Community Action Programme «•
"employment ofhandicapped persons intheopen labour market ".This
document constitutes thefirst part ofajoint Action Programme onthe
social ,-vocational andmedical .integration ofhandicapped persons ..
This Programme will beextended toinclude theemployment ofhandi~
capped persons inaprotected labour market atalater date .

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TheFund*sactivitiesinthefieldofrehabilitation ofhandicapped workers– ■■■■ ■- ■ -- ιιι,,--ζ-*--"----
6.PursuanttoArticle5oftheCouncilDecisionof1February1971,the
Fundmayinterveneinfavourofhandicapped personsconsideredcapable
topursueaprofessional activityafterfunctionalrehabilitation and
adaptationorvocationalretraining.
TheFundwillberesponsibleinparticularfortheexpenditure
necessaryfortheadaptationofjobsandthefunotionalrehabilitation of
handicappedpersonswithaviewtotheiracquiringprofessionalskills,
butexcludingmedicalexpenses.
7.Besidestheelimination oflong-termandstructuralunemployment and
underemployment ,theFundcan,pursuanttoArticle5»takeactionto
trainahighlyskilledlabourforceandforthebenefitofother
particularly unfavouredcategoriesofpersons,suchaselderlyworkers,
womenandunqualified youngpeople.
Thus,oneisfacedwiththeproblemofselectingwhichoperations
shouldreoeiveaidandonthebasisofwhatcriteria.
Itisnecessarytoprovideforspecificintervention bytheFundin
ordertomakeit,talcingitstaskintoaccount,aninstrumentfor
supportingthepromotionofthemethodsandmeanswhicharebestadapted
toencouragethesocialandvocationalintegration ofhandicappedpersons,
andsothattheactionwhichtheMemberStateshaveunanimously agreedto
carryoutwithintheframeworkofaCommunityprogramme,i.e.the
employmentofhandicappedpersonsinanopenlabourmarket,,isas
effectiveaspossible.
Forthisreason,theCommissionproposethattheCounciltakesa
specificDecision,basedonArticle4oftheCouncilDecisionof
1February1971»makingitpossiblefortheFundtoassistthesocialand
vocationalintegrationofhandicappedpersons,followingtheobjectives
andmethodsindicatedbelow.

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Theobjectivesofintervention "by-theFund
8.ThePond,shouldnotinterveneinalloperationstoassistthe
rehabilitation ofhandicapped personsintheMemberStates.
Itstasksinthisfieldshouldbelinkedwiththeobjectiveswhich
theCommunityActionProgrammeproposestoachieveinthesocial,
vocationalandmedicalintegration ofhandicapped persons.
TheFund'sactionshouldtakeintoaccountthesituationinthe
differentMemberStateswithregardtothequantitative andqualitative
objectivesofthejointActionProgramme.ThustheFundwouldonly
interveneinfavourofoperationscarriedoutbycentresorestablishments
forwhichfundsarenormallyavailableandwherethequalityofthe
benefits,recoguizcdbytheMemberStatesissatisfactory .
AssistancefromtheFundshouldaimtobringthelevelofvocational
retrainingforhandicapped personsineachStateuptothethreshold
recognizedasdesirableandpracticable bythejointActionProgramme.
Thiswouldbedenebytakingoverpartoftheexpenditureinorderto
eliminatetheobstaclestotheimplementation ofaretrainingpolicy
whichwouldconformwiththejointActionProgrammeandparticularly
tofinancethepracticalapplication oftheprogressmadeinthefields
ofresearchequipment,nursingandretrainingmethods.
9.IncaseswherethereisalackoffinancialresourcestheFund
shouldcontributeto-.fardsputtingintoeffectnewpracticeswhichhave
givengoodresults,whicharebasedonaprocessofgeneralandcontinuous
integrationextendingfromthehandicappedpersonstothejob,andwhich
emphasizevocationalandsocialadvancement ,thehandicappedperson
himselftalcingresponsibility fortheintegrationprocessandthenon-
segregation ofhandicapped persons.

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TheFund,wouldcontributeparticularly whereth^reisaneedfor
thetrainingofinstructors andtechnicalpersonnel.
TheseopeoftheFund'sintervention
10.AssistancefromtheFundcouldhegrantedtohandicapped persons
whoaretohaveapaidorunpaidoccupation(excludingthosewhoare
subjecttocompulsoryschooling).
TheFundwouldinterveneirrespective oftheoriginornatureofthe
handicap–whetheriteffectsmovement,sensoryfunctions,internal
functionsormentalorphysicalfunctions.
TheFundwouldbeconcentrated onadaptationandvocationalretrain­
ing.Itseemsthatvocationalretrainingisoneofthedifferentstages
intheintegrationprocessthathasbeenexploredmostthoroughlyup
untilnowandassuchoffersthebestopportunityforeffectiveaction.
Italsoconstitutestheculminationoftheprocess,i.e.atthesametime
theprecondition forintegration andthemeansofeffectingit.

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PROPOSAL FORADECISION OFTHE COUNCIL ONACTION BY'THEEUROPEAN SOCIAL FJND
TOASSIST THE SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL INTEGRATION OPHANDICAPPED PERSONS
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Con.ni unity ;
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of1February 1971 ^"onthereform of
theEuropean Social Fund ,andinparticular Article 4thereof ;
Having regard ,totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas theoperations andworking methods oftheFund axelaid down in
Council Regulation (EEC)No2396/71 8November 1971 implementing the
Council Decision of1February 1971 onthereform oftheEuropean Social
Fund ;
Whereas theemployment 1situation ofhandicapped persons shows clearly trhat
there isaneed toundertake specific joint action designed tosecure a
better matching ofsupply anddemand forlabour within theCommunity ;
Whereas thereforms made bytheCouncil allow theEuropean Social Fund to
contribute tothe cost ofaction undertaken intheMember States for the
purpose offacilitating theemployment ofhandicapped persons ,andincreasing
thegeographical andoccupational mobility ofsuch persons ;
Whereas theCouncil hasadopted aprogramme forCommunity action entitled
"Employment ofhandicapped persons inafree economy ",which deals with the
social ,occupational andmedical integration ofhandicapped persons ;
•A "
OJNoL28,4February 1971 »p.15
20JNoL249f10November 1971 ,p.54

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Whereas ,inview oftheencouraging results obtained through theuseof
suitable methods andmeans ofoccupational adaptation orreadaptation ,
action bytheFund should notbe "based onanydiscrimination astothe
origin ornature ofthehandicap ;
<
Whereas incertain cases theskills ofhandicapped persons arebetter
suited towork inaself-employed capacity ?
Whereas thepurpose ofaction bytheFund should betoraise thelevel of
occupational adaptation orreadaptation ofhandicapped persons ineach
Member State tothat recognized asdesirable andpossible intheCommunity
action programme ;
Whereas theguidelines forjoint action indicate that contributions should -
bebegun atonce tothefinancing ofprogrammes designed todisseminate
knowledge ofsuitable methods andmeans ofoccupational adaptation or
readaptation andtodevelop schemes forestablishing anoverall andcon­
tinuous process ofoccupational adaptation orreadaptation ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
1."Thefollowing shall qualify forassistance from theFund under Article 4
oftheCouncil Decision of1February 1971s measures tofacilitate the
employment andgeographical andoccupational mobility ofhandicapped persons
covered bytheCommunity action programme adopted bytheCouncil ,entitled
"Employment ofhandicapped persons inafree economy ".
Action bytheFund inthis connection shall becarried outirrespective of
theorigin ornature oftheihandicap concerned andforthebenefit of
persons considered capablej after rehabilitation andoccupational adaptation
orreadaptation ,ofworking inpaid employment .
7.

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2#Measures toassist handicapped persons covered "bytheCommunity action
programme whoareobliged towork inaself-employed capacity shall also
qualify forassistance from theFund asprovided inparagraph 1.
Article 2
Ofthemeasures provided forintheCommunity action programme referred to
inArticle 1thefollowing shall qualify forassistance from theFund :
those which contribute totheimplementation ofaspecific programme drawn
upwith' aview to:
(i) theorganization ,inapproved centres orinstitutions ,alist of
which shall bedrawn upannually bytheCommission ,acting incon-
J
junction with theMember States ,oftraining courses designed to
disseminate knowledge ofsuitable methods andmeans ofoccupational
adaptation andreadaptationj
(ii)thedevelopment atlocal andregional level ofschemes foroccupation­
aladaptation orreadaptation designed toestablish anoverall and
continuous process ofoccupational adaptation orreadaptation ,ex­
tending from thehandicap tothe job,andtoaohieve lasting coordina­
tion onthepart oftheauthorities concerned ,while notisolating
handicapped persons from others }forthefirst three years priority
inallocating thefunds setaside forsuch schemes maybegiven ,
according toneed ,toschemes forthetraining crfurther training of
thenecessary instructors andtechnical staff .
Article 3
Aids qualifying forassistance from theFund under this Deoision shall beall
thetjrpes cfaidlisted inCouncil Regulation (E3C)NO2397/71of8November
1971°naidwhich mayqualify forassistance fromtheEuropean Social Fundi
./.
OJNoL249 ,10November 1971 ,p.53

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Article 4
Without prejudice toArticle 11oftheCouncil Decision of1February 1971 »
theCommission shall examine whether ,ontheexpiry ofaterm ofsixyears
from thedate ofentry into force ofthis Decision ,itshould beallowed ,
either wholly orinpart ,tocontinue inforce .Itshall ,where appropriate ,
submit proposals totheCouncil .
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force onthefifth dayfollowing itspublica­
tion intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Done atBrussels , ; , 1973
For the Council
The President

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EURCPEAN SOCIAL PUND
Proposal foraCouncil Decision onAction 'oythe
European Social Fund toassist workers moving
from oneCommunity country toanother
/

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EXPLANATORY MEEjORflNDOM
TheemploymentsituationwithintheCommunityinrecentyearshas
beenmarkedbyanincreasingly largerimbalancebetweensupplyand
denand.Thisimbalancehascausedaconstantincreaseinthenumberof
workersleavingunder-developed regionstoseelcemploymentinindustrial­
izedareas.Themigrantlabourforce,excludingmigratorytrendswithin
countries,whichwasemployedinthenineMemberStates,wasassessedat
some6,200,000personsatthebeginningof1973. ■
Theproblem ,ofmigrationis,however,notsol'elyaquestionof,
labour.If,intheimmediatefuture,thesemovementshelpsolvethe.
problemsofunemployment andunder-employment intheregionsoforigin,
theyrisk,atthesametime,seriouslyhinderingthepossibility of
accelerated developmentintheseregions,asthesectionofthelabour
forcewhichemigratesisveryoftentheyoungestandthemostdynamic.
Thenatureofthesemovementsaresuchthattheycreateproblemsin
theindustrialhostcountries,wheresomeofthenegativeaspectsinherent
inthepresenceofanincreasingly largequotaofmigrantworkersseemto
raisedoubtsonthelongertermprofitability ofthistrend.
Therefore,whetheritisatthelevelofemploymentpolicyin•
generalorwithinthemorerestrictedframeworkofactionbytheSocial
Fund,Communityactioncannolongerbeconceivedasjustapolicyfor
acceptingorcontinuingexistingmigratorytrends.Onthecontrary,
anyactioninfavourofmigrantworkersmustconstituteapartofamore
globalpolicy,apolicywhichlinkedtheemploymentaspectstothe
prioritiesofindustrialandregionaldevelopment andwhichaimedin
particularatachievingthefollov/ingobjectives
–theimprovement oftheconditions Tinderwhichthemovementof
workerstakesplaceandtheirintegrationintothenewworking
environment ,bysettingupassistancefacilitiestolinkthe
variousstagesofmigration;

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••theoptimaluseofthelabourforceforthebenefitofaneconomy
whichbalancesthegrowthneedsofcentralareaswiththedevelop­
mentprioritiesofunder-developed areas,whichmainlyimpliesthe
mobilization ofcapitaltoencourageinvestmentsinthelatterareas.
Atthepresentstageofitsdevelopment ,theCommunityhasnotyet
givenitselfthemeansforacoordinatedpolicyonmigration,norhasit
advancedsufficiently alongthepathwhichwouldenableittointegrate
suchapolicyinCommunitypoliciesonindustrialandregionaldevelopment.
Ontheotherhand,itcannow,withtheSocialFundandinparticular
pursuanttoArticle4oftheCouncilDecisionof1February1971»under­
takea"specificjointaotion",inwhoseactionsinfavourofmigrant
workersattentionispaidtotheselectioncriteriaarisingfromthe
objectivesthereof.
.Intalcingspecificjoint-actionpursuanttoArticle4»itis
necessaryfirstofalltopromoteoperationswhichconstituteapartof
theintegratedActionProgrammesinfavourofworkersmovingfromone
countrytoanotherwithintheCommunity#Thischoiceimpliesthata
priority ,willbegrantedtooperationswhichensureboththeeffectiveness
andthecontinuityoftheactionlinkingthevariousstagesofmigration,
extendingfrompreparationforemigrationtothereturntothecountryof
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respect ofthelabour force nrust beconsistent with theobjectives of
theCommunity 'sregional andindustrial development policy .Furthermore ,
itisdesirable that the Social Fund avoids becoming aninstrument
which encourages migration instead ofregulating it,byi»ciisaai£g the
facilities foraid .Neither themigrant workers nor theharmonious
development of'the'Cbmmunity would profit from such apolicy.'
This choice isinkeeping with theguidelines which theCouncil and
therepresentatives ofthe Governments ofthe Meirber States decided onin
June 1972 when they asked theCommission in -the"Conclusions and
Considerations "inrespect' oftheItalian Memorandum onemployment
policy within' theCommunity ,toexamine thepossibility ofaction by
theFund infavour ofassisted migration programmes .
Inorder tosupport tothe greatest extent possible theoperations
which constitute apart oftheihtegrated programmes ,'it 'would be
necessary toallow them tobenefit from allofthe aids provided for
inRegulation No2397/71»'aswell asthenewaids which arethesubject
ofanadditional Regulation ,inaccordance with those which areproposed
inthedocument annexed tothis Proposal .
Actions bythe Boflial Fund provided with aview topreparing the
emigration from thecountry oforigin J.and tofacilitate thereturn are ,
under thetexts inforce ,only possible within theCommunity .Itdoes
not ,however ,appear justified toexclude allmigrant workers , -for
example those coming from third countries ,who have difficulties in
gaining access toassisted migration programmes ,from benefiting from
certain measures intended tofacilitate integration into thenew social
andworking environment .This iswhy allmigrant workers within the
Community canbenefit ,even outside the framework ofanassisted
migration programme ,from aids intended tofacilitate their integration
andthat oftheir families inthe working environment andinthehost country .

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Inorder that alloftheaids –including thenewaids -referred
tointheprevious paragraphes canbefully andefficiently used ,itis
essential tobeable torely onacompetent staff inthekeypositions
which carry aresponsability formigrants .TheSocial Fund isthemost
successful means ofassisting thetraining 1ofpersons onwhom the
success ofevery operation organized formigrant workers depends ,
whether they areintegrated programmes orintegration measures forthe
welfare workers and theteaching staff foradaptation courses .
Thedistance covered bymigrant workers inevitably puts him in
contact with avariety ofpublic ,semi-public orcharitable organisations ,
who specialize inaid forsuch workers .Theactivities ofthese bodies
include such various tasks aspractical information ,psycho-medical and
social assistance ,material aid ,assistance infinding employment ,
workers education ,forwhich itisassumed that the staff ofthese
organisations have wide ranging qualifications .Anyaction aimed at
encouraging the training ofsuch staff could contribute directly to ,
improving thequality andtheeffectivsnces oftheassistance facilities
andwould ,atthe same time ,facilitate the setting upofcompetent
consultants whocould assist inthepreparation ofoperations ,inthe
financing ofwhich ,the Social Fund would beasked topartucupate .

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Itisalso essential tofacilitate thebasis andadvanced training
ofteachers responsible foradaptation classes for thechildren of
migrants .This measure isthelogical complement tptheproposal
concerning the reimbursement ofexpenditure foradapted courses ,
special courses forlate beginners andinitiatio classes ,etc...for
thechildren ofmigrants bytheFund *This proposal iscontained in
the annexed document onthe new aids formigrant workers .Aids A10
to23andaids 310to22,provided forinRegulation (EEC )No2397/71
arewell adapted tofacilitate training Pleasures forthese persons .
Operations benefiting workers migrating within their country will
beexcluded from theapplication ofArticle koftheFund .These
workers already benefit from more uniform integration measures' which
areensured bythe-^respousible bodies in .their owncountry (and
operations for thebenefiting ofthese persons could constitute an
important aspect ofmeasures coming under Article 5).
\Frontier workers who ,forthemost part ,maintain close links
andalmost always afamily base inthe country oforigin and forwhom
thedisadvantages ofmoving arenot soacute ,should also beexcluded
from benefiting under Article k.

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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING ACTION BYTHU EUROPEAN SOCIAL
■FUND TOASSIST WORKERS "MOVING FROM ONE COMMUNITY "■'COUNTRY TO -ANOTHER
IT-IECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to "theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheCouncil Decision ^"of1February 1971onthereform of
theEuropean Social Fund ,andinparticular Article 4(1)thereof ;
Having regard iotheproposal from thoCommission ; ; ■
Whereas theoperations aridworking methods oftheFund aredefined inCouncil
O
Regulation (EEC)No2396 /71of8November 1971 implementing theCouncil
Decision of1February 1971 onthereform oftheEuropean Social Fund ;
Ν
Whereas ,attheCouncil meeting held on12June 1972 ,theCouncil andth3
representatives oftheGovernments oftheMember States expressed their
views andreached certain conclusions concerning thememorandum from the
Italian Government cnemployment policy within theCommunity andask?d the
Commission toexamine thepossibility cfaction bytheEuropean Social Fond
infavour ofcertain forms ofassisted free mcvemsnt and ofaction toim­
prove theconditions ofworkers moving from oneMember State toanother ;
Whereas theimbalance inemployment :within theCommunity issuch that many
workers areobliged toemigrate ;
Whereas theextent ofthis movement oflabour anditsconsequences both on
themanpower situation andonindustrial andregional development requires
that specific joint action betaken toassist theworkers concerned ;
GJNo23,4February 1971 ,p.15
10JNo249i10November 1971 ,P*54

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Whereas such specific joint action ,"bytaking account "both ofthegrowth -
needs ofthehost countries andofthedevelopment needs ofthecountries
oforigin ,will enable better usetobemade ofmigrant labour j
Khereas ,furthermore ,thesocial andhuman conditions under which migration
takes place should beimproved andequality oftreatment between host
country nationals andforeign workers progressively attained ;
Whereas ,inorder toensure that action bytheFund toassist workers moving
from onecountry toanother withiu theCommunity isfully effective and
uninterrupted' over thevarious stages ofmigration ,operations towhich the
Fund contributes must form part ofanintegrated programme ;
Where?s itisalso desirable tofacilitate theintegration ofmigrant workers
endtheir families into their social andworking environment ,particularly
bymeasures toassist thetraining ofwelfare workers andofteauhers re­
sponsible forspecial classes forthechildren ofmigrant workers ;
Whereas thereforms made bytheCounoil allow theEuropean Social Fund to
contribute tothe cost ofaction undertaken inthe Member States for the
purpose offacilitating employment andincreasing thegeographical and
occupational mobility oflabours
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :

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Article 1-INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES
1.Thefollowing shall qualify forassistance from theFund under Article 4
oftheCouncil Decision of1February 1971 :measures carried outunder
anintegrated programme designed tofacilitate employment andgeographical
mobility forpersons -other than workers residing infrontier areas -
moving orhaving moved from oneCommunity country toanother inorder to
take upemployment .
An"integrated programme "means aprogramme comprising allthemeasures
necessary toensure theeffectiveness andcontinuity ofaction linking
together thesuccessive stages ofmigration !itmay extend from pre­
paration fcremigration ,toreturn tothecountry ;oforigin .„■Such' pro*».
grammes must beconsistent with theobjectives ofregional andindustrial
development policy laid down inconnection with theprogrammes forjoint
action drawn upbytheCommunity .
2.Aids qualifying under paragraph 1ofthis Article forassistance from the
European Social Fund shall beallthetypes ofaid listed inCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2397/71"'"of8November 1971onaidwhich mayqualify
forassistance from theEuropean Social Fund ,amended byRegulation No
Article 2-INTEGRATION MEASURES
1.Thefollowing shall also qualify forassistance from theFund under
Artxele 4oftheCouncil Decision of1February 1971s measures which ,
although notpart ofanintegrated programme ,areintended tofacilitate
■/.
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thereception andintegration into their social andworking environment
ofpersons -other than workers residing infrontier areas -whohave left
their countries oforigin totake upemployment inaCommunity country ,
andofmembers ofthefamilies ofsuch persons .
2.Aids qualifying under paragraph 1forassistance from theFund shall be
aids B20to25ofRegulation (EEC)No2397/71.
Article 3-WELFARE WORKERS AND TEACHERS
1.Thefollowing .shall also qualify forassistance from the i'und under
Article 4of -theCouncil Decision of1February 1971 :measures tofa­
cilitate thetraining orfurther training ofwelfare workers and of
teachers responsible forspecial integration courses formigrant workers
and their children .
2.Aids qualifying under paragraph 1shall beaids A10to23andB10to22
provided forinRegulation (EEC)No2397/71*
Article 4-
This Decision shall enter into force onthefifth dayfollowing itspublica­
tion intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Done atBrussels .

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EjROPEâNsocialfukd
J
Proposalforcouncilregulation ,orfarthertypes
ofaidforworkersmovingcommunitycountry
toanother.

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EXPLANATORY MJORA1TOUM
Increasedmigrationoverthelasttenyearsandtheresultantproblems
whichaffectemploymentandindustrialandregionaldevelopmentwithinthe
countriesoftheCommunityhasledtheCommissiontoproposetotheCouncil
thatassistancefromtheEuropeanSocialFundbegrantedforoperations
benefitingworkersmovingwithintheCommunityundertheframeworkof
specificJointactionspursuanttoArticle4ofthebasicDecisiononthe
reformoftheEuropeanSocialFundi
Inordertofacilitatetheachievement oftheobjectivesofsuch
specificjointactions,theCommissionconsidersthatthepossibilities
forintervention providedforinthelistofaidsdrawnupin
RegulationNo2397/71shouldbesupplementedbyaidstoassisttheeducation
ofthechildrencfmigrantworkersandtoprovideaccommodation ontheir
arrival•
Children *sEducation
Ithasbeenobservedthatmigrantworkershaveshownagrowing
tendencyinrecentyearstobecomeestablishedinthehostcountry.This
isseeninprolongedstaysabroadandintheincreaseinthenumberof
familyregroupings.Thereareanestimatedtwomillionchildrenofschool-
goingageresidingwithintheCommunity.,
Theeducational backwardness ofthesechildrenismostapparentwhen
theycommencetheirworkinglives.

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This■backwardnessis,inparticular,causedbythelackofcontinuity
ineducationasthesechildrenmustohangeschoolsfrequently.
Asspecialeffortsarenecessarytolimitthesenegativeeffects
whichareafeatureofmigrationforthesecondgeneration,various
initiatives haveteentakenintheformofspecialcoursesforlate
beginnersorinitiationclassesintendedtohelpthechildrentointegrate
gradually;Inthisrespect,certainpeoplehavepointedoutthedesirability
cfestablishing "European"typeschoolsprovidingabi-culturaleducation
inareasofmigrantpopulations.
Inadditiontolanguageteachingcosts(alreadyprovidedforunder
22Baid),theCommissionproposesthattheSocialFundbearsthecostof
adaptededucational programmesintendedtoprovideabettercontinuity
ineducationandtomakethelabourmarket,whetherabroadorinthe
countryoforigin,moreaccessibletotheseyoungpeople.
AidsforAccommodation
Theproblemofaccommodating migrantworkershasremained .oneof
themajorproblemsfacedbythehostcountries.Mostof.thesecountries
sufferfromahousingshortage,inparticularfromalackofpublic
sectorhousingorhousingatamoderaterentinurbanindustrialcentres.
Thisshortagehasbecomemoreacutebecauseoftheinfluxofanincreasing
numberofmigrantworkers,theirprolongedstayand,consequently ,the
increasingpressureforthemtobringintheirfamilies.Forvarious
reasons,migrantworkersaremoreaffectedbyahousingshortage ,thanthe
nationalsofhostoountries.

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Thenamreasonsarethelevelsofrent,lowincomes,scarcityof
publicsectorhousinginareasheavilypopulatedbymigrantworkers,
prejudicesofthelocalpopulation ,etc.
Thisscarcityofdecentaccommodation risks "becomingapermanent
sourceofdiscrimination "betweennationalandmigrantworkers.The
elimination ofthisisalsoaconditionforencouraging theintegration
ofsuchpersonsinthenewsocialenvironment .
Onemayhesitate,however,inthechoiceofthetypeofaidbest
suitedtotheimmediaterequirements ofworkersandtheirfamilies.The
CommissionsuggeststotheCouncilthatanaidoflimitedscope "beused
whichextendsthetypeofaidalreadyprovidedforunderB21(costof
allowancesgrantedtohostelsaccommodating youngpeople)andvhichcovers
thecostofallowancesgrantedtohostels,transitorotherhouses,managed
bybodiesspecializedinthereceptionofmigrantworkersandtheir
families.
Inordertoensurethatpriorityisgiventoneedsonarrival,
expenditurereimbursable bytheEuropeanSocialFundshouldnotexceed
thecostofaccommodation overasixmonthperiod,datingfromthe
arrivalinthehostcountry.

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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION ONFURTHER TYPES OFAID FOR WORKERS MOVING
COMMUNITY COUNTRY TOANOTHER
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community 5
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO2396/71^"of8November 1971
implementing theCouncil Decision cf1February 1971 en »hereform ofthe
European Social Fund fandinparticular Article 3thereof 5
Having regard totheproposal from theCommissi on5. •
Whereas theCouncil fpursuant toArticle 4ofitsDecision of1February
1971 »hasadopted aDecision on»>,«.. relating toaction by
theEuropean Social Fund forthebenefit ofworkers moving from oneCommunity
2country toanother 5as.aresult itisnecessary ,inorder that the *objectives
ofthespecific joint action provided forbythesaid Decision maybemore
fully attainedj tosupplement thelist ofaids setout i;nRegulation (EEC)
No2397/71of8November 1971 onaidwhich mayqualify forassistance from
theEuropean Social Fund "^,
Whereas ,inorder tofacilitate thereception andintegration into their
social .andworking environment ofsuch persons andofmembers oftheir
families ,provision should bemade foraids designed toassist thechildren
ofmigrant workers inadjusting totheir neweducational environment andto
enable special accommodation tobeprovided formigrants .andtheir families
during thefirst months following their arrival inthehost country *
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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NoL249 f10November 1971 .p.54
2 ,. . ......OJNo (tobepublished )
^OJNoL249j10November 1971 *p.58

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'Article1
The.list,providedforinArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2396/71°f
qualifyingunderArticle4oftheCouncilDecisionof1February1971for
assistancefromtheFundshallbeamended "bytheadditionofthefollowing:
B24-expenditureinrespectofclassesadaptedtothespecialneedsof
■childrenofmigrantworkers$assistanceshallcovertheadditional
costoccasionedbythespecialclassesascomparedwiththecostof
thenormalteachingprogramme;
B25-expenditureinrespectofservicesprovidedbyhostelsproviding
initialaccommodation formigrantworkersandtheirfamilies 5such
servicesshallbeinrespectofaperiodofsixmonthsreckonedfrom
thedateofarrivalinthehostcountryoftheparsonsconcerned.
Article2
Aid"B25"shallbeinsertedinArticle2paragraph2ofRegulation(EEC)
No2397/71inthelistofaidsforwhichamaximumamountof-assistancefrom
theFundisfixed. , .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedateonwhichtheCouncil
DecisiononactionbytheFundtoassistworkersmovingfromoneCommunity
countrytoanotherentersintoforce.
ThisRegulationshallbebindingin
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.itsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
1973
FortheCouncil
ThePresident