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"There can be no doubt that what is known as ‘volunteering’ fulfils a very important social role as a contribution to finding answers to citizens’ problems and needs, namely by promoting effective solidarity and mutual assistance.
For this reason we disagree with the idea of ‘volunteering’ as a matter of ‘significant savings for public services’. On the contrary, we consider that the more States improve the public services offered and guaranteed to their citizens, the more important the role of volunteering will be.
As is mentioned, it is vital to ensure that ‘voluntary activity is additional to public services and not a replacement of them’. ‘Volunteering’ cannot be used as a pretext or a means of encouraging States to neglect their responsibilities, specifically their social duties, by handing them over to pseudo-charitable organisations.
It is with this backdrop in mind that we are fighting for the need for effective and adequate support for non-profit organisations, among many others, the cooperative movement, local bodies and companies, residents’ committees and sports, recreational, cultural, youth or children’s associations.
Lastly, we underscore the fact that voluntary activity also depends on workers having free time, hence the need to avoid over-exploitation through working hours, low salaries or precariousness."@en1
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