Deadline: 15-Sep-22
The Social Dialogue and Decent Work Programme has launched a new call in the Czech Republic for projects that increase cooperation in the labor market, support social dialogue or strengthen decent work.
The Programme focuses on cooperation between social partners and public authorities, both as project promoters and project partners. However, projects can also involve other legal entities as partners, e.g. NGO’s and research institutions, as long as these work on programme related issues and provide expertise and added value to the outcome of the project.
The Programme will also seek to stimulate and develop long-term bilateral cooperation between Norway and all the Beneficiary States covered by the Programme (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia).
Objectives
- The objective of the Programme is strengthened tripartite cooperation between employer organisations, trade unions and public authorities and the promotion of decent work.
- It will support social dialogue, contribute to ensure that Beneficiary States are better equipped to deal with labour market challenges, to establish decent work practices, and to improve the enforcement of legislation and policies on decent work and social dialogue.
- These objectives have become even more important during the ongoing pandemic, and a well-functioning social dialogue would be decisive for finding responses to labour market challenges aggravated by the Covid crisis.
Funding Information
- The total amount available for financing of projects from this call is EUR 261,600.
- The minimum amount of grant assistance applied for shall be EUR 50,000.
- The maximum amount of grant assistance applied for shall be EUR 100,000.
Outcomes
The Programme in the Czech Republic is expected to reach the following three outcomes:
- Improved social dialogue and cooperation
- Enhanced implementation of the decent work agenda (fair and decent working conditions)
- Facilitated access to employment
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities, constituted as legal entities in the Czech Republic or in Norway, are considered eligible project applicants and partners:
- social partners (employers’ organisations and trade unions)
- public authorities and institutions that have statutory roles related to decent work or tripartite cooperation
- organisations of public authorities that have within their mandate the promotion of decent work and/or tripartite dialogue
- Norwegian entities are only eligible as applicants in partnership with at least one legal entity established in the Czech Republic. The role of any Norwegian applicant, project promotor and project partner is to contribute to ensuring social dialogue and decent work in the Czech Republic.
- The applicant responsible for submitting the application on behalf of the project is called the project promoter and will be the main contact person for the fund operator.
For more information, visit https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/en/start-page/eea-norway-grants/calls-for-proposals/2014-2021/