Information and training measures for workers’ organisations

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines Programme (SOCPL)

Programme Description

Prerogatives are tasks resulting from specific powers directly conferred by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to the European Commission.

The prerogatives budget lines managed by the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion deal with social dialogue, labour mobility as well as analysis of the social situation, demographics and the family.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

SOCPL-2024-INFO-WK

Call

Information and training measures for workers’ organisations

Summary

This call aims at strengthening the capacity of workers’ organisations to address, at EU/transnational level, challenges related to changes in employment and work and social dialogue.

Detailed Call Description

Definitions used in the context of this call:

  • “Social partner organisation” –  is either an organisation representing workers – often also referred to as “trade union” – or an organisation representing employers. They engage in some form of “social dialogue”, discussing and often negotiating such issues as wages, working conditions, training, etc.
  • European-level social partner organisations (or “European-level social partners”) – either organisations that are consulted in accordance with Article 154 TFEU (an up-todate list can be found here) or other European social partner organisations fulfilling the definition of social partner organisations representing workers (also referred to as trade union) or employers at regional, national or European level that are engaged in “social dialogue” i.e. the discussion and negotiation of wages, working conditions, training, etc.

Actions that address the following themes will be particularly welcome:

  • actions supporting the implementation, at the EU or national level, of autonomous social partner agreements concluded at EU level;
  • actions related to the implementation of the work programmes of the existing European Social Dialogue Committees;

Other relevant themes for this call are:

  • measures which contribute to addressing the employment, social and economic challenges as identified in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
  • modernisation of the labour market, job creation and youth employment, employment in SMEs;
  • new forms of work, including platform work;
  • quality of work, including fair working-conditions, anticipation, preparation and management of change and restructuring, etc (in the call document, p. 6-7)

The types of activities which may be funded under this call for proposals include: conferences, seminars, round tables, studies, surveys, publications, training courses, development of training tools, the setting up of networks and the development and exchange of best practices.

Call Total Budget

€5.916.552

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

90%

Thematic Categories

  • Employment
  • Social Affairs & Human Rights

Eligibility for Participation

  • Associations
  • Central Government
  • Employees
  • Employers
  • International Organisations
  • Legal Entities
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises
  • Trade Unions

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) must:

  • be legal entities (public or private bodies);
  • be established and registered in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
    • EU Member States
    • non-EU countries (not for coordinator and single applicant):
      • Candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine

Consortium composition: Applications by both single applicants and consortia are allowed

Call Opening Date

17/01/2024

Call Closing Date

16/04/2024