In order to effectively combat discrimination in accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), to assist in ensuring compliance with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and to pursue the aim of full employment and social progress, in accordance with Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as well as in order to monitor progress towards Union policy objectives, such as the Europe 2020 headline targets, it is necessary to have comparable, reliable and objective statistics on the situation of employed persons, unemployed persons and persons outside the labour market, while respecting statistical confidentiality, privacy and protection of personal data.
Chun an t-idirdhealú a chomhrac go héifeachtach i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 10 den Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE), chun féachaint leis go ndéantar Airteagal 21 den Chairt um Chearta Bunúsacha an Aontais Eorpaigh a chomhlíonadh, agus chun lánfhostaíocht agus dul chun cinn sóisialta a bhaint amach, i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 3 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach (CAE), agus chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar an dul chun cinn maidir le cuspóirí beartais an Aontais a bhaint amach, amhail príomhspriocanna Eoraip 2020, tá gá le staidreamh inchomparáide, iontaofa agus oibiachtúil maidir le cás na ndaoine atá fostaithe, cás na ndaoine atá dífhostaithe agus cás na ndaoine sin atá lasmuigh de mhargadh an tsaothair, agus ní mór ag an am céanna rúndacht an staidrimh, an phríobháideacht agus cosaint sonraí pearsanta a urramú.