Social Affairs Committee

"The work of the Social Affairs Committee is aimed at maintaining the integrty of social policy as one of the most important components of sustainable growth."

As well as covering structurally-related fields such as employment, structural unemployment, women's participation in the workforce, the health system and demographic developments, the Social Affairs Committee also deals with all aspects of education and training. As social policy carries such large weight in the EU acquies, the Committee is required to examine it in a comprehensive manner. The Committee also works in cooperation with academicians and concerned bodies.

The work of the Committie is supported by the Social Policy Research Department at the TÜSİAD Secretariat General. Chaired by TÜSİAD Board Member Cenk ÇİMEN, the Committee oversees the following working groups: