National Workshop in Bulgaria on the ILO Guidelines on Social Dialogue in Public Emergency Services in a Changing Environment
A two-day national workshop to disseminate the ILO Guidelines on Social Dialogue in Public Emergency Services (PESs) in a Changing Environment was organized in Sofia, Bulgaria, as a follow-up to the adoption of the Guidelines by the ILO’s Joint Meeting on Social Dialogue in PESs (Geneva, 27-31 January 2003) and the Governing Body decision requesting the Director-General to promote them through appropriate actions.
The objectives of the workshop were:
- to promote the ILO Guidelines;
- to examine any problematic areas/issues in promoting the Guidelines in the PESs
in Bulgaria by reviewing the outcome of the national study undertaken; and
- to arrive at some strategies/recommendations for improved social dialogue in PESs in
Bulgaria.
The workshop participants adopted recommendations to improve social dialogue in PESs in Bulgaria, which reflect the vision of both the government and workers for the improvement of social dialogue for quality service delivery in PESs in Bulgaria. They agreed that the PES activities be set as a priority in the government’s policy in the area of national security; the infrastructure (especially in the big cities) for adequate and effective work of PESs be built and a special regime for the traffic of PES vehicles be adopted.
The adopted recommendations focused on the issues of employment diversity (ethnic and gender representation); the use of equipment in the PES services; education and training programmes; working conditions; occupational safety and health conditions; and social dialogue.
The objectives of the workshop were:
- to promote the ILO Guidelines;
- to examine any problematic areas/issues in promoting the Guidelines in the PESs
in Bulgaria by reviewing the outcome of the national study undertaken; and
- to arrive at some strategies/recommendations for improved social dialogue in PESs in
Bulgaria.
The workshop participants adopted recommendations to improve social dialogue in PESs in Bulgaria, which reflect the vision of both the government and workers for the improvement of social dialogue for quality service delivery in PESs in Bulgaria. They agreed that the PES activities be set as a priority in the government’s policy in the area of national security; the infrastructure (especially in the big cities) for adequate and effective work of PESs be built and a special regime for the traffic of PES vehicles be adopted.
The adopted recommendations focused on the issues of employment diversity (ethnic and gender representation); the use of equipment in the PES services; education and training programmes; working conditions; occupational safety and health conditions; and social dialogue.