{"id":2980,"date":"2018-07-31T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccd.armla.am\/en\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2018-08-02T16:42:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T12:42:30","slug":"current-state-and-development-prospects-of-trade-unions-government-civil-society-organisations-dialogue-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccd.armla.am\/en\/2980.html","title":{"rendered":"Current State and Development Prospects of Trade Unions: Government-Civil Society Organisations Dialogue Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On <strong><em>31 July 2018,<\/em><\/strong> from 10AM to 4:30PM, the first of its kind\u00a0<strong>Government-Civil Society Organisations Dialogue Forum<\/strong> entitled <strong>\u201cCurrent State and Development Prospects of Trade Unions\u201d will be held<\/strong>\u00a0in the scope of the CCD (\u201cCommitment to Constructive Dialogue\u201d) project funded by the European Union. The event will be held in Erebuni Plaza, Erebuni and Urartu Halls. It will comprise an opening session followed by four panel discussions: <em>The Movement of Trade Unions in the Republic of Armenia: History, Current State, and Development Prospects;\u00a0The Compatibility of the RA Labour Code with the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO);\u00a0<\/em><em>Prospects for Social Partnership Development in Armenia;\u00a0Mechanisms of Social and Labour Rights Protection in Armenia.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The forum is organised by the Armenian Lawyers&#8217; Association in cooperation with the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia,the RA Government, major business entities, international organisations, as well as local civil society organisations will participate in the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The <strong>\u201cCommitment Constructive Dialogue\u201d Project\u00a0<\/strong><em>is implemented with the financial support of the European Union by a Consortium of civil society organisations, which are the Armenian Lawyers\u2019 Association (lead organisation), Agora Central Europe (NGO based in the Czech Republic), the Armenian Centre for Democratic Education-CIVITAS, the International Centre for Human Development, the SME Cooperation Association and the Union of Communities of Armenia.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The program was launched in\u00a0December<em>\u00a02016<\/em>.\u00a0The duration of the project is 34 months.\u00a0The project budget is 2.222.256 Euros, of which EUR 2,000,000 is provided by the European Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The target areas of the project are:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Public Finance Management<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Human Rights:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Justice<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Business<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Education<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Agriculture<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Economy<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Energy\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Social sphere:\u00a0Social inclusion of children with disabilities\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The main objective of the Project is to enhance the influence of CSOs on the public policy process, and the specific objectives are to strengthen the ability of CSOs to build coalitions and to strengthen the ability of CSOs to focus on constructive and strategic policy engagement with local and central government partners.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Within the framework of the project, trainings will be organised for CSOs operating in 9 targeted areas, including\u00a0\u00a0<em>monitoring of allocations of the state budget and policy implementation, identifying key issues for public policy development, including analysis and elaboration of public policies, coalition building and policymaking strategies, interaction with central authorities and partners in local self-governance bodies<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">From now and on, through the efforts of the State Authorities and civil society organisations, the issues that exist in the nine target areas will be raised, and public policies aimed at the solution of the identified issues will be developed in the format of the Government-CSO constructive dialogue.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 31 July 2018, from 10AM to 4:30PM, the first of its kind\u00a0Government-Civil Society Organisations Dialogue Forum entitled \u201cCurrent State and Development Prospects of Trade Unions\u201d will be held\u00a0in the scope of the CCD (\u201cCommitment to Constructive Dialogue\u201d) project funded by the European Union. 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