PART THREE

UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS
TITLE XI

THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

(ex Article 146 TEC)
Article 162
In order to improve employment opportunities for workers in the internal market and to contribute thereby to raising the standard of living, a European Social Fund is hereby established in accordance with the provisions set out below; it shall aim to render the employment of workers easier and to increase their geographical and occupational mobility within the Union, and to facilitate their adaptation to industrial changes and to changes in production systems, in particular through vocational training and retraining.