Deadline: 15-Apr-25
The European Commission is seeking proposals to strengthen the capacity of workers’ organisations (both in Member States and candidate countries) to address, at EU/transnational level, challenges related to changes in employment and working conditions as well as challenges related to their effective participation in social dialogue.
Themes and Priorities
- Actions that address the following themes will be particularly welcome:
- actions aimed at preparing negotiations of autonomous social partner agreements to be concluded at EU level and at supporting their implementation at national level;
- actions related to the implementation of the work programmes of the existing European Social Dialogue Committees;
- actions related to the involvement of social partners in the European Semester and enhancing their contribution to EU policy making.
- 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;
- new forms of work, including telework and platform work;
- strengthening collective bargaining, including on minimum wage;
- quality of work, including fair working-conditions and health and safety at work, anticipation, preparation and management of change and restructuring;
- digitalisation of the economy and society (including artificial intelligence and algorithmic management);
- transition to a climate-neutral economy;
- labour shortages and skills development including re- and upskilling; skills intelligence;
- intra-EU labour mobility, attracting talent in line with the needs of the economies and labour market;
- modernisation of social protection systems, including access to social protection for those in non-standard forms of employment;
- reconciliation of work and family life, gender equality, action in the field of antidiscrimination, healthier and longer working lives, active inclusion and decent work;
- tackling the employment, social and economic consequences of crisis situations.
Funding Information
- The available call budget is EUR 5661382.
- They expect to fund between 15 and 20 proposals.
- Projects should normally range between 12 and 36 months.
- Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between EUR 150 000 and EUR 700 000 per project.
Eligible Activities
- 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.
- Activities funded under this call for proposals should respect the gender equality and anti-discrimination principles. Access for people with disabilities shall be guaranteed.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine
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