On 10 July, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Working Group 5 “Social & Labour Policies and Social Dialogue” held its annual meeting in Brussels, allowing for meetings between the 18 representatives of the EaP CSF WG 5 and stakeholders from DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (DG EMPL) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
The meeting was opened by WG5 coordinators Goda Neverauskaite and Siarhei Antusevich and continued with coordinators of the subgroups, all summarizing developments and challenges in their respective countries. Often mentioned topics were the development of social dialogue, the state of social security and pension systems, the labor code, together with the recent reforms being promoted in such fields in all EaP countries.
After the updates from the sub-groups (Social Dialogue, Social Inclusion of People With Disabilities, Social Policy), projects that received funding under the EaP CSF 2017 re-granting scheme were presented:
- “The Impact of Social Dialogue on the Optimization of Labor Migration in Moldova, Belarus and Ukraine”(lead: Labour Institute, Moldova), presented by Liliana Postan
- “Step Forward to Social Services Decentralization in Eastern Partnership Countries” (lead: Armavir Development center, Armenia), presented by Naira Arakelyan
Following the presentations of EaP CSF regranting projects, Darya Mustafayeva, Communications Manager at the EaP CSF Secretariat, provided an update of the EaP Index, which will be officially presented in Brussels in September and in Tallinn in October, during the Annual Assembly of the Forum.
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Source: eap-csf.eu
