Projects

Initiatives undertaken by the social partners for restoring trust and strengthening their effective participation in the social dialogue

The project is a joint effort of the institutional social partners [GSEVEE (Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants), SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises), ESEE (Hellenic Co-federation of Trade and Entrepreneurship), SETE (Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises) and GSEE (Greek General Confederation of Labour)] and its objective is to upgrade the trilateral social dialogue (state, employees and employers) on key-issues of the social and economic life by recording the current situation and by submitting opinions and proposals to empower its effectiveness.

One of the key participants of the project is the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which provides support at both technical and research level.

The scope of the project concerns the thematic classification of four fields of interest in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of the social dialogue:

1. Social dialogue structures at national level (SEV).
2. Trilateral social dialogue at sectoral level (ESEE).
3. Social dialogue on vocational education and training, focusing on the notion of apprenticeship (GSEVEE).
4. Social dialogue on discrimination issues detected in the labour market (GSEE).

Studies recording the strong and weak points of the current social dialogue are conducted across all examined fields with the participation of all institutions concerned; the level, quality and thoroughness of the social dialogue, as well as the effectiveness of its structures are also under research; moreover, all deficits and malfunctions are pointed, while upgrading proposals are compiled.