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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

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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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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

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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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