Social Policy

Decent Work and Enlargement

NAME OF PROJECT: Decent Work Balkan Network – Putting Equality and Solidarity at the heart of EU integration

PROJECT PARTNERS: Olof Palme Intenational Center (Sweden), SOLIDAR (Belgium), AGENDA Institute (Albania), Center for Democracy Foundation (Serbia), CLARD (Kosovo), STBIH (commerce Trade Union in Bosnia Herzegovina), Progress Institute for Social-Democracy (Macedonia) and Progetto Sviluppo CGIL (Italy).

PERIOD: January 2011 - January 2013

MAIN AIM:

To strengthen the capacity of trade unions, think tanks and NGOs to act together for the achievement of Decent Work in the Balkans through:

Developing national and regional networks of trade unions and NGOs and reinforce their capacity to work together and in alliances.
Strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations to (a) develop and implement joint advocacy actions and public campaigns; (b) formulate policy proposals; (c) be recognised as an interlocutor by local, national and regional authorities; (d) monitor the implementation of the European socio-economic acquis;
Developing and implementing advocacy strategies contributing to Decent Work, greater social inclusion for the most vulnerable;
Raising public awareness about the fundamental rights of the EU;
Ensuring that the voices of the most vulnerable groups (women, informal economy workers) in the implementation countries are heard within governmental bodies and the wider community.

OUTCOMES

Report: Making the System Work - Ensuring Decent Work and Quality Jobs in the Western Balkans (Feb 2012)
Briefing #39: Decent Work: The Albanian Fason Industry EN | Alba (Nov 2011)
Briefing #38: Decent Work in the Republic of Macedonia EN | Mace (Nov 2011)
Briefing #37: Respect and Protection of Labour Rights in Kosovo EN | Alba (Nov 2011)
Briefing #36: Union Organising: A Prerequisite for Decent Work in Bosnia and Herzegovina EN | Bosn (Nov 2011)
Briefing #35: Decent Work in the Republic of Serbia EN | Serb (Nov 2011)
Read MPDL's research on labour and social rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian/English), Serbia (Serbian/English) and Kosovo (Albanian/English)
Read STBIH's research on the working conditions in the commerce sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina

EVENTS

6 April 2012: PROGRESS Workshop on "Law on minimum wage - The implementation, control and effectiveness of the law" (Macedonia)
30 March 2012: AGENDA National Workshop on "EU charter of fundamental rights" (Tirana)
27 March 2012: CLARD event on "Termination of the labour contract, the legal basis, legal remedies and protection mechanisms" (Pristina)
15 March 2012: STBIH Round Table on "Mechanisms and tools for promotion of civil society with the focus on trade unions in BIH" (Sarajevo)
14-15 March 2012: CDF Workshop on ”Fulfillment of labour rights – Legislative framework and practice” (Serbia)
22 Feb 2012: Round Table in the European Parliament on Making the System Work (Brussels)
23-24 Nov 2011: Regional training on Labour Law (Belgrade)
2-3 June 2011: CLARD, National Training (Pristina)
29 May 2011: STBIH, Commerce Day
26-27 May 2011: STBIH, National Training on EU social acquis and seminar about BiH challenges and possibilities (Sarajevo)
20-21 May 2011: Centre for Democracy Foundation, National training (Belgrade)
19-20 May 2011: PROGETTO SVILUPPO, Conference on the Informal Economy (Belgrade)