In order to strengthen the interaction between the EU and civil society actors in the Eastern Partnership countries, our project commissioned the Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI), to produce “Mapping Studies of Trade Unions and Professional Associations as Civil Society Actors Working on the Issues of Labour Rights and Social Dialogue in six Eastern Partnership Countries”. The overall study included 6 national reports and one comparative regional report, responding to the following objectives:
- mapping the current situation relating to trade unions and professional associations in the six EaP countries,
- identifying and evaluating the core competences of trade unions and professional associations and their needs to strengthen particular institutional, structural and organisational resources in order to increase their influence on promoting labour rights, protection and social dialogue,
- assessing the potential and need for provision of EU support to this group of civil society actors and provide recommendations for the EU (not included in this version of the report).
The reports were drafted based on:
- desk research on the landscape of trade unions and professional associations, their structure, management and financing, the legislative underpinning of their operation, their involvement in politics and policy making in their home country and their international ties;
- original face-to-face interviews with representatives of the identified most relevant organizations, the relevant EU, employers’ associations, ILO representatives, and relevant non-governmental organizations in the countries.
The comparative regional report reviews the main findings of the six in-depth country reports.
The comparative regional report and national reports on Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are available for downloading now:
- Trade unions and professional associations as civil society actors working on the issues of labour rights and social dialogue in Eastern Partnership Countries
- Trade unions and professional associations as civil society actors working on the issues of labour rights and social dialogue in Armenia
- Trade unions and professional associations as civil society actors working on the issues of labour rights and social dialogue in Georgia
- Trade unions and professional associations as civil society actors working on the issues of labour rights and social dialogue in Moldova
- Trade unions and professional associations as civil society actors working on the issues of labour rights and social dialogue in Ukraine
