Ensuring adequate access to grievance mechanisms for the workers in automotive, electrical and textile industry in Serbia

Following the adoption of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Law in Germany in 2021, ILO has decided to mobilize forces in order to provide the workers in the enterprises in Serbia belonging to the supply chains of German companies with better access to grievance mechanisms. Following the results of an analytical study of existing grievance mechanisms in Serbia the project works with the Office of the Commissioner for Equality Protection to facilitate the distinction between discrimination at work and the breach of labour rights, while the main project emphasis is on amicable settlement of labour disputes and the capacity-building of compliance officers in the automotive, electrical and textile industry. The project relies on the newly developed ILO Diagnostic tool and the Manual on amicable settlement of labour disputes, as well as on the knowledge dissemination among mediators and arbiters, aiming for more consistent provision and access to amicable settlement mechanisms for the workers in target industries throughout Serbia.

Project symbol

SRB/22/01/DEU

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Budapest

Start date

07/12/2022

End date

29/02/2024

Total allocation

297532

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

282353

Development Partners

Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Country/Countries

Serbia

Outcomes

Outcome 2: Strong, representative and influential tripartite constituents and effective social dialogue