1 introduction to social dialogue fernando fonseca senior programme officer social dialogue...
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Introduction to Introduction to Social DialogueSocial Dialogue
Fernando FonsecaFernando FonsecaSenior Programme OfficerSenior Programme Officer
Social Dialogue ProgrammeSocial Dialogue Programme
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ILO GOALILO GOAL
Promoting Decent Work Promoting Decent Work
for for
Women and MenWomen and Men
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ILO’s Strategic ILO’s Strategic ObjectivesObjectives
EmploymentEmployment Fundamental Fundamental
Rights at workRights at work Social Social
ProtectionProtection Social DialogueSocial Dialogue
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AACC LLII O OAA GGLL UU
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DEFINITIONDEFINITION
All types of NEGOTIATIONS, All types of NEGOTIATIONS, CONSULTATION or CONSULTATION or EXCHANGE OF EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, among or INFORMATION, among or between the representatives between the representatives of governments, employers of governments, employers and workers on issues of and workers on issues of common interest relating to common interest relating to economic and social policy.economic and social policy.
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InformationInformation
ConsultationConsultation
NegotiationNegotiation
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INFORMATIONINFORMATION
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CONSULTATIONCONSULTATION
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NEGOTIATIONNEGOTIATION
X X YY
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ConcertationConcertation
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ActorsActors
GovernmentsGovernments WorkersWorkers EmployersEmployers
Civil society...Civil society...
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Civil SocietyCivil Society
People on the periphery of formal People on the periphery of formal systems of employment (self-systems of employment (self-employed, micro-entrepreneurs, employed, micro-entrepreneurs, dismissed former salaried workers, dismissed former salaried workers, associations of home-workers, etc)associations of home-workers, etc)
NGOsNGOs
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Forms of Social DialogueForms of Social Dialogue
BipartiteBipartite Tripartite Tripartite Tripartite +Tripartite +
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Levels of Social DialogueLevels of Social Dialogue
InternationalInternational RegionalRegional NationalNational Provincial/state level (in a Federal Provincial/state level (in a Federal
State)State) LocalLocal Sector/branchSector/branch EnterpriseEnterprise
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InternationalInternational
International Labour ConferenceInternational Labour Conference
International Framework International Framework Agreements (STATOIL; Agreements (STATOIL; IKEA, Telefónica, etc.) IKEA, Telefónica, etc.)
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RegionalRegional
European Union (UNICE and European Union (UNICE and ETUC)ETUC)
MERCOSURMERCOSUR
SADC (Southern Africa SADC (Southern Africa Development Comunity)Development Comunity)
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NationalNational
Economic and Social CouncilsEconomic and Social Councils
Social PactsSocial Pacts
Bi and tripartite bodies on Bi and tripartite bodies on VET, employment, social VET, employment, social protection, wages, OHS, protection, wages, OHS, Equal OpportunitiesEqual Opportunities
Collective BargainingCollective Bargaining
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LocalLocal
TerritorialTerritorial PactsPacts
Participatory BudgetingParticipatory Budgeting
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EnterpriseEnterprise
InformationInformation ConsultationConsultation Negotiation (Collective Negotiation (Collective
Bargaining)Bargaining) Co-determinationCo-determination
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Conditions for constructiveConditions for constructiveSocial DialogueSocial Dialogue
Freedom of Association; Freedom of Association; Democratic foundationsDemocratic foundations Legitimacy of social partnersLegitimacy of social partners Political will and commitment to Political will and commitment to
engage in social dialogue by all engage in social dialogue by all partiesparties
Social acceptance of social dialogueSocial acceptance of social dialogue Technical competenceTechnical competence Capacity to deliverCapacity to deliver
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The Government:The Government: Build an enabling environmentBuild an enabling environment Provide legal and institutional Provide legal and institutional
supportsupport Create the conditions for Create the conditions for
independent organisations of independent organisations of employers and workers to employers and workers to emergeemerge
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All partnersAll partners
Great respectGreat respect High level of trustHigh level of trust Acceptance of Acceptance of
interdependenceinterdependence Flexibility, search for wide Flexibility, search for wide
consensusconsensus CommittmentCommittment
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Issues addressed by Social Issues addressed by Social Dialogue 1Dialogue 1
Macroeconomic policy framework and Macroeconomic policy framework and economic growtheconomic growth
Structural change and transformation of the Structural change and transformation of the economyeconomy
Wage increases and inflation; monetary Wage increases and inflation; monetary policypolicy
Employment policyEmployment policy Educational and vocational trainingEducational and vocational training Productivity and economic competitivenessProductivity and economic competitiveness Taxation and fiscal policyTaxation and fiscal policy Social welfare, security and protectionSocial welfare, security and protection Economic and social strategies to deal with Economic and social strategies to deal with
externally originating pressures for reformexternally originating pressures for reform
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Issues addressed by Social Issues addressed by Social Dialogue 2Dialogue 2
Wage settings, including minimum Wage settings, including minimum wage determination;wage determination;
Labour legislationLabour legislation Working conditionsWorking conditions Labour market policy Labour market policy Labour dispute settlementLabour dispute settlement Occupational safety and healthOccupational safety and health
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Benefits of Social Dialogue Benefits of Social Dialogue processesprocesses
Democratization of economic and Democratization of economic and
social policy makingsocial policy making
Legitimacy and ownershipLegitimacy and ownership
Reduce social conflictsReduce social conflicts
Ease social tensions during economic Ease social tensions during economic
hardship and transition periodshardship and transition periods
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Benefits associated with the Benefits associated with the results of Social Dialogue results of Social Dialogue
Social pactsSocial pacts Sustainable economic and labour Sustainable economic and labour
reformreform Bringing the social dimension to Bringing the social dimension to
the economic policy reform the economic policy reform agendaagenda
National economic and social National economic and social progressprogress
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ILO standards related to ILO standards related to Social DialogueSocial Dialogue
Freedom of association and protection of the Freedom of association and protection of the right to organize Convention, 1949 (N°87)right to organize Convention, 1949 (N°87)
Right to organise and collective bargaining Right to organise and collective bargaining Convention, 1949 (N°98)Convention, 1949 (N°98)
Labour relations (public service) Convention, Labour relations (public service) Convention, 1978 (N°151)1978 (N°151)
Collective bargaining Convention, 1981 Collective bargaining Convention, 1981 (N°154) (N°154)
Tripartite consultation (International Labour Tripartite consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (N°144)Standards) Convention, 1976 (N°144)
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