Tripartite social dialogue in practice: capacity development for enhanced compliance with international social security standards
The ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia has launched an initiative to stress the importance of the role of social dialogue and the National Tripartite Committee for promoting and building integrated gender-responsive employment and social protection policies.
24 June 2021
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ILO (Tajikistan) June 24, 2021. Identifying possibilities to improve comprehensiveness of and access to social protection through social dialogue and building the capacities of the National Tripartite Committee and development partners to implement guidelines provided by ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012, No. 202 and the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) is a necessity in the context of the impact of pandemic on health, income security and living standards.
A series of webinars, based in tripartite discussions of ILO relevant Conventions and Recommendations, aims to enhance the national capacity to engage in constructive social dialogue for an integrated approach to employment and social protection policies in Tajikistan. Each meeting introduces the relevant international labour standards, and the participants are invited to identify how the ILO Conventions on employment and social security provide a framework for social dialogue.
The webinar was opened by Ms. Jasmina Papa, ILO Social Protection Specialist who emphasized that efficient social protection system is a major element of the country’s social cohesion and sustainable economic development. Kroum Markov, Social Protection Policy Specialist presented overarching principles and social security guarantees stipulated in the ILO Convention No.102. Countries may consider ratification of the Convention if they provide three out of nine guarantees: medical care, sickness benefit, old-age benefit, unemployment, occupational injury benefit, maternity benefit, invalidity benefit, survivors’ benefit and family benefit. One of these three should be a long-term benefit, while others can be implemented over time. Participants and ILO officials discussed a number of issues pertaining to actual translation of the ILO Convention guarantees into national strategic and budgetary framework.
The webinar was closed by Mr. Nurullo Mahmadullozoda, First Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment who informed that the Ministry is managing unemployment insurance programme and leads the work on formulation of minimum consumption basket – both of which may be examined given new socio-economic situation. First Deputy Minister emphasised the necessity to ensure closer collaboration, between the Ministry and Agency on Social Protection, in particular on a local level. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population drafted a law plans to extend coverage with key social protection programme to reduce poverty.
The next webinar, scheduled for mid July, will discuss application of ILO Recommendation concerning Transition from Informal to Formal Economy, 2015 No. 2014, its application in Tajikistan so far and additional interventions that can be implemented.
A series of webinars, based in tripartite discussions of ILO relevant Conventions and Recommendations, aims to enhance the national capacity to engage in constructive social dialogue for an integrated approach to employment and social protection policies in Tajikistan. Each meeting introduces the relevant international labour standards, and the participants are invited to identify how the ILO Conventions on employment and social security provide a framework for social dialogue.
The webinar was opened by Ms. Jasmina Papa, ILO Social Protection Specialist who emphasized that efficient social protection system is a major element of the country’s social cohesion and sustainable economic development. Kroum Markov, Social Protection Policy Specialist presented overarching principles and social security guarantees stipulated in the ILO Convention No.102. Countries may consider ratification of the Convention if they provide three out of nine guarantees: medical care, sickness benefit, old-age benefit, unemployment, occupational injury benefit, maternity benefit, invalidity benefit, survivors’ benefit and family benefit. One of these three should be a long-term benefit, while others can be implemented over time. Participants and ILO officials discussed a number of issues pertaining to actual translation of the ILO Convention guarantees into national strategic and budgetary framework.
The webinar was closed by Mr. Nurullo Mahmadullozoda, First Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment who informed that the Ministry is managing unemployment insurance programme and leads the work on formulation of minimum consumption basket – both of which may be examined given new socio-economic situation. First Deputy Minister emphasised the necessity to ensure closer collaboration, between the Ministry and Agency on Social Protection, in particular on a local level. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population drafted a law plans to extend coverage with key social protection programme to reduce poverty.
The next webinar, scheduled for mid July, will discuss application of ILO Recommendation concerning Transition from Informal to Formal Economy, 2015 No. 2014, its application in Tajikistan so far and additional interventions that can be implemented.