Strenghtening Social Dialogue

The action aims to increase the effectiveness of social dialogue and its relevance as a means for democratic governance. After having laid the foundation for high quality social dialogue, the project focuses on increasing the participation of social dialogue institutions and social partners in policy making at national and local levels. It aims to introduce the practice of regular consultations through the national and local economic and social councils as an integral part of policy making in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The overall objective of the project is to improve social dialogue with a view to creating more and better jobs. In order to achieve this, the project is structured around three components: 1) improving the functioning and visibility of the tripartite Economic and Social Council through devising methods for increasing its influence over national economic and social policy making ; 2) improving social dialogue at the local level, by improving the structure and functioning of the Local tripartite plus Economic and Social Councils, with prospects of reviving the ones that are not functioning; 3) promoting the visibility, and relevance and enhancing the capacity of the Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations. The project assists the government and the social partners to achieve fair working conditions for all, equal opportunities and access to the labour market and social protection and inclusion through effective social dialogue and improved compliance with international labour standards and European good practice. The project thus supports the delivery of more effective labour rights for citizens in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights. Ultimately, the project supports the country’s advancement in the EU accession process and contributes to the achievement of the goals set in the Government’s Employment and Social Reform Programme 2020, the ILO Decent Work Country Program 2015-2018 and 2019-2022, and the Partnership for Sustainable Development - United Nations Strategy 2016-2020.

Project symbol

MKD/18/01/EUR

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Budapest

Start date

01/01/2019

End date

31/12/2021

Total allocation

1117001

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1059390

Development Partners

Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia

Country/Countries

North Macedonia

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong tripartite constituents and influential and inclusive social dialogue