The Catalan Ombudsman demands social policy to give priority to fight against children poverty
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In the Report on Child Poverty in Catalonia, delivered to Parliament at end of September, the Catalan Ombudsman warns that Catalonia only allocates 1% of GDP to social protection policies aimed at children and families, spending less than the European Union (2%) and the rest of Spain (1.2%). Around 285,000 under 16 (23.7%) are currently in a situation of poverty or at risk of it. One the Catalan Ombudsman's recommendations would be to give priority to social spending to combat this phenomenon.
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Meeting with companies that provide general interest services to improve customer service
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The Catalan Ombudsman, the Catalan Authority for Competition and the Catalan Consumer Agency have organized a working session with major companies providing services of general interest in Catalonia to come up with solutions to the shortcomings of customer services. The main conclusions of the meeting include the need to conceive the customers as holders of rights that must be guaranteed and the importance that all parties involved, companies and administration, work together.
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The Catalan Ombudsman is visited by schools and universities
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With the start of the academic year, the Catalan Ombudsman office opens doors to schools, colleges and universities who want to learn more about the work of the institution. Thus, during the month of October the Catalan Ombudsman will be visited by a group of students with special educational needs, a group of students from the Master in Social Management in the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Peru and 45 students of a high school from Solsona. During the year 2011, a total of 500 students visited the Síndic.
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Sixth Edition of the Youth Advisory Council of the Catalan Ombudsman
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On October 24th, the opening of the Youth Advisory Council of the Catalan Ombudsman for the year 2012-2013 will take place. Comprised of 20 boys and girls from eleven centers of all Catalonia, the Council shall meet regularly throughout the course to address various issues that affect the rights of children and young people nowadays and in which the Catalan Ombudsman is currently working. The goal is to incorporate the perspective of adolescents in the orientation of actions carried out by the institution.
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The Catalan Ombudsman re-takes its monthly collaboration with the program "El Món a RAC1"
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The Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, is re-taking on October 10th at 10 am, after the summer break, its collaboration on the radio programme "El Món a RAC1", led by journalist Jordi Basté. Thus, once a month the Catalan Ombusdman will take part in the section "El contenidor" and will be answering to queries and complaints previously sent to the program by listeners.
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