Social Dialogue in the Process of Structural Adjustment and Private Sector Participation in Ports. A Practical Guidance Manual

This accessible manual provides instruments to manage and facilitate processes of social dialogue in the world’s ports, targeting particularly those who are involved in, or are currently planning, major programmes of structural adjustment and private sector participation.

It examines the importance of social dialogue during periods of structural adjustment and private sector participation in ports and shows how social dialogue is an ongoing process that should be an integral part of labour relations. It offers concrete examples of how the various processes and issues can be handled as well as a series of checklists for self-reflection.

The different phases of social dialogue - such as planning, initiating, implementing, monitoring and evaluation – are discussed along with the specific activities associated with each phase.