Palestine

Joint dialogue between the "private and civil sectors" on development issues and the impact on social and economic policies in Palestine

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:56:53 +0000

Joint dialogue between the "private and civil sectors" on development issues and the impact on social and economic policies in Palestine webmaster@busi… Mon 07/11/2022 - 10:56

The SOLiD project for the promotion of social dialogue in the southern Mediterranean has organized a series of important meetings and workshops since last September, the last of which took place on 28 and 28 September 2022 in Ramallah, during which representatives of the civil and private sectors and trade unions met in the framework of efforts to unify the vision, activities and events on development issues so as to come out with recommendations for a better social and economic policies in Palestine.

The meetings emphasized the importance of partnership and integration between all parties representing workers in Palestine, as this is a necessary condition to advance social dialogue and achieve the goals of sustainable development and social justice. The panellists also discussed the challenges of employment, decent work, the relationship between the private sector and civil society, and the common priorities of the sector.

Participants reviewed the various obstacles and challenges faced by employers, the role that employers' organizations play in the social dialogue process, and the importance of their effective participation in social dialogue due to its importance for achieving economic development in its various areas.

The participants agreed on the importance of social dialogue between all parties, given the important role it plays in promoting societal stability and advancing the goals of sustainable development. They also agreed that broadening the base of social dialogue is in the public interest and the rule of law and the achievement of balance between the various parties, in addition to the importance of civil society institutions regarding the important role played in Palestinian society in various fields.

The private sector has shown great flexibility and welcome to integrate civil society into social dialogue, which would help promote the advancement of social dialogue at the Palestinian level and its coherence with the Sustainable Development Goals, stressing the importance of coordinating positions between the private sector and civil society - as much as possible - on issues of common concern.

Bilateral workshop between workers and private sector representatives

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:59:19 +0000

Bilateral workshop between workers and private sector representatives webmaster@busi… Wed 19/10/2022 - 09:59

Within the framework of the SOLiD2 project to promote the path of inclusive and multilateral social dialogue in the countries of the South Mediterranean, a workshop was held on Monday October 3, 2022 at the Carmel Inn, Ramallah – Palestine with the presence of representatives of the General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions, in addition to representatives of employers' organizations from The Palestinian Federation of Industries and the Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture to address the most prominent challenges and priorities that must be discussed through joint action between all social parties.

The main objective of the training was to promote the idea and concept of social dialogue as a tool to address the most important issues and challenges, emphasizing the importance of exchanging views and proposals to advance the economic and social situation and create decent job opportunities.

The SOLiD charter, which includes the most important outputs and conclusions of the first phase of the project, was presented and a strategic strategy for joint action and for the development of a new system for social dialogue with objective consensus and understandings between social partners. Then the participants were divided into working groups to discuss the various points that fall into the charter such as the informal economy, tax policies, wages and prices, employment policies to reduce unemployment, the rights of migrant workers and the policies of institutionalizing multilateral social dialogue in Palestine.

Among the most important outcomes of the workshops there was many recommendations and proposals that reflected the most important problems in the field and the possible ways to overcome the economic and social crisis.

This workshop is part of a set of training courses for different target groups in the countries of the second stage of the SOLiD2 project, followed by several bilateral and multilateral meetings and workshops in order to deliberate on the charter in order to contributes to the advancement of the economic and social situation through the mechanisms of social dialogue.

Palestine - National Capacity Building Workshop - Bipartite activity: Civil Society Organisations / Employers

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:31:54 +0000

Palestine - National Capacity Building Workshop - Bipartite activity: Civil Society Organisations / Employers webmaster@busi… Tue 30/08/2022 - 14:31

Palestine - National Capacity Building Workshop - Bipartite activity: Employers / Trade Unions

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:18:14 +0000

Palestine - National Capacity Building Workshop - Bipartite activity: Employers / Trade Unions webmaster@busi… Wed 28/09/2022 - 15:18

Palestine - National Capacity Building Workshop - Bipartite activity: Civil Society Organisations / Trade Unions

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:31:54 +0000

Palestine - National Capacity Building Workshop - Bipartite activity: Civil Society Organisations / Trade Unions webmaster@busi… Tue 30/08/2022 - 14:31

Call for expressions of interest for the recruitment of a consultant within the framework of the SOLiD project: Promotion of Social Dialogue in Southern Mediterranean Countries

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:08:32 +0000

Call for expressions of interest for the recruitment of a consultant within the framework of the SOLiD project: Promotion of Social Dialogue in Southern Mediterranean Countries webmaster@busi… Mon 06/06/2022 - 15:08

Context

Social dialogue has progressively become an essential element in the success of collective bargaining processes, thereby increasingly bringing social progress matters into professional relationships and business environment.

The concept, institutionalized by the International Labour Organization, has been the subject of several international conventions. While various structures of governance and support for policy-makers in terms of economic and social development have been put in place over the past decades, some countries are still lagging behind when it comes to adapting to new social constraints, which is critical for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, the major political changes that have taken place in the Mediterranean region since 2011 have highlighted the limits of the economic and social policies in Southern Mediterranean countries, and brought the social imperative to the forefront of popular demands.

Finally, little consideration has been granted to social dialogue in the Mediterranean region by governments, which generally tend to confine the concept to collective bargaining, with priorities and strategic orientations being quite often unilaterally defined.

This has led the partners involved in this process to consider a rethinking of the mechanisms of dialogue in Southern neighborhood countries, with the dual objective of enhancing the practice within these countries themselves and narrowing the gaps with Northern Mediterranean countries.

Thus, in the continuity of the Barcelona process initiated in 1995 and institutionalized in 2007 within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean, various initiatives were proposed by the European Union to strengthen social dialogue through a quadripartite approach involving governments, traditional social partners (Employers' Organizations and Trade Unions), but also Civil Society Organizations and local and regional authorities, which will play a leading role in advocating and implementing economic and social policies that take into account local development objectives.

It is in this context that the SOLiD initiative was born, aiming to promote social dialogue in the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean. The objectives of this project are to provide employers, workers' and civil society organizations in target countries, with the expertise needed to jointly identify priority issues that are able to meet the needs of each country for a more dynamic and balanced dialogue with governments. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the capacity for dialogue (both social and societal) of the different target groups.

The first phase of this project, initially implemented by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-CSI), the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC), the Maghreb Union of Business Confederations (BUSINESSMED), and the organizations ANND and Solidar with the support of partners from the North of the Mediterranean like Progetto SUD Italy, was set up between 2016 and 2018 and covered three countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan).

The project resulted in the drafting of a twelve-point charter that will further be translated into concrete reforms to promote social dialogue in the countries of the South Shore of the Mediterranean.

As the SOLiD project has entered its second phase (2021-2024), the consortium leading the project (composed of ITUC, ATUC, BUSINESSMED and ANND) has set itself the objective to extend the initiative to three new countries: Algeria, Lebanon and Palestine. The ambition of the consortium is to adapt the social dialogue charter to the respective national contexts and have it adopted by these new partners, as well as building the capacities of organizations involved in social dialogue at the level of each country and developing national action plans on each of the articles of the Charter.

To carry out this mission, the agenda of the SOLiD project includes the elaboration of a glossary on Social Dialogue. In this context, the project partners are to request the services of consultants to draft the glossary.

Mission of the consultant

The SOLiD project consortium wishes to hire an expert whose mission will be to support the Project Secretariat in drafting the glossary on social dialogue across the region. For this purpose, the recruited expert will have the following missions:

Determining a list of terminologies relating to social dialogue
Suggesting a definition for each terminology based on various references (to be determined with the project team)
Arranging the definitions following a predetermined classification
Delivering the glossary in its final format to the project Secretariat

Qualifications and requirements

Academic and professional skills

Graduate degree with university education, preferably in Human and Social Sciences, Legal or Economic Sciences; or related field.
Significant experience in supporting organizations and institutions (public and private); project management; coordination of inter-professional or associative networks, including capacity building activities; (cumulative experience of at least 5 years)
Experience in regional projects and regional and multi-sector data collection
Experience in social dialogue to assess the role and positions of different dialogue partners (4 types of partners: Governments, Employers, Employees, Civil Society)
Experience in conducting seminars and capacity-building workshops in the areas of work and social dialogue

Personal Suitability

Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative spirit, as well as strong interpersonal skills
Ability to be mobilized and to move in the countries of the southern shore
Be able to support and conduct multiple activities simultaneously
Be able to evolve and adapt to an uncertain socio-political context
Demonstrate loyalty, trust, flexibility and diplomacy

Contract duration and compensation

The expert fees will be determined after contacting the candidate for a financial offer and in accordance with the grid of the European Commission, according to the level of study and experience in the field(s) of expertise.

Interested candidates are invited to send their applications to Hind.Benammar@ituc-csi.org.

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Call for expressions of interest for the recruitment of a consultant within the framework of the SOLiD project: Promotion of Social Dialogue in Southern Mediterranean Countries

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:48:03 +0000

Context

To carry out this mission, the agenda of the SOLiD project includes the constitution of a database on collective agreements signed in each of the six target countries in the recent years. This information will serve as a historical basis on the advancement and realizations of social dialogue in the region.

In this context, the project partners are to request the services of consultants for the constitution of the database.

Mission of the consultant

The SOLiD project consortium wishes to hire a group of consultants whose mission will be to support the Project Secretariat in the constitution of database on social dialogue in the target countries. For this purpose, the recruited expert will have the following missions:

Collection of documents relating to the outcomes of social dialogue processes such as collective agreements, administrative decisions, sectorial agreements, etc.
Arranging the data compiled following a predetermined classification
Transferring the documents list to the project Secretariat to ensure timely publication on the website

Qualifications and requirements

Academic and professional skills

Graduate degree with university education, preferably in Human and Social Sciences, Legal or Economic Sciences; or related field.
Significant experience in supporting organizations and institutions (public and private); project management; coordination of inter-professional or associative networks, including capacity building activities; (cumulative experience of at least 5 years)
Experience in regional projects and regional and multi-sector data collection
Experience in social dialogue to assess the role and positions of different dialogue partners (4 types of partners: Governments, Employers, Employees, Civil Society)
Experience in conducting seminars and capacity-building workshops in the areas of work and social dialogue

Personal Suitability

Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative spirit, as well as strong interpersonal skills
Ability to be mobilized and to move in the countries of the southern shore
Be able to support and conduct multiple activities simultaneously
Be able to evolve and adapt to an uncertain socio-political context
Demonstrate loyalty, trust, flexibility and diplomacy

Contract duration and compensation

Interested candidates are invited to send their applications to Hind.Benammar@ituc-csi.org.

Country(ies)

Call for expressions of interest for the recruitment of Experts within the framework of the SOLiD project: Promotion of Social Dialogue in Southern Mediterranean Countries

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:16:22 +0000

Call for expressions of interest for the recruitment of Experts within the framework of the SOLiD project: Promotion of Social Dialogue in Southern Mediterranean Countries webmaster@busi… Mon 11/04/2022 - 12:16

Context

As the SOLiD project is entering its second phase (2021-2024), the consortium leading the project (composed of ITUC, ATUC, BUSINESSMED and ANND) has set itself the objective to extend the initiative to three new countries: Algeria, Lebanon and Palestine. The ambition of the consortium is to adapt the social dialogue charter to the respective national contexts and have it adopted by these new partners, as well as building the capacities of organizations involved in social dialogue at the level of each country and developing national action plans on each of the articles of the Charter.

To carry out this mission, the Secretariat of the SOLiD project has started this second phase with a program to raise awareness and mobilize the various social partners and civil society. This essential stage of upgrading between the partners of the countries joining the project and those of the first phase consisted essentially in conducting country studies on the issue of social dialogue, as well as a capacity-building program for target groups in Algeria, Lebanon and Palestine and convergence between the 6 countries of implementation.

In this context, the project partners are to request the services of independent experts for the constitution of an advisory group to assist them on the various points of the SOLiD charter, themselves constituting a translation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

These experts will subsequently be called upon for technical advice to the project consortium, to carry out thematic studies on each of the points of the charter, as well as to facilitate multipartite national meetings both social partners, civil society, local authorities, economic and social councils, professional associations, and government representatives.

Mission of the consultant

The SOLiD project consortium wishes to set up a group of experts whose mission will be to support the Project Secretariat on the themes of economic and social development relating to multipartite social dialogue in the Southern Mediterranean countries. For this purpose, the recruited expert will have the following missions:

Technical and programmatic assistance to the project team as a member of the SOLiD 2 advisory board (two meetings per year)
Development of thematic factsheets on one (or more) of the points of the SOLiD charter. These factsheets will intend to describe the situation of each country hosting a multi-stakeholder meeting on the subject in question. The scheduled multi-stakeholder meetings are 6 in total and will see the participation of social partners, civil society, local and governmental authorities, as well as economic and social councils of each target country
Development of presentations on the theme of expertise which will serve as support for the animation of thematic sessions during the multi-stakeholder meetings
Conduction of thematic sessions during multi-stakeholder meetings
Drafting the minutes of multi-stakeholder meetings
Formulation, in the long term and jointly with the entire group of experts, of the group meetings’ outcomes in a summary document which will serve as a basis for the development of action plans around the SOLiD charter

Qualifications and requirements

Academic and professional skills

Graduate degree with university education (Ph.D. or Masters’ degree), preferably in Human and Social Sciences, Legal or Economic Sciences; or related field.
Significant experience in supporting organizations and institutions (public and private); project management; coordination of inter-professional or associative networks, including capacity building activities; (cumulative experience of at least 5 years)
Experience in regional projects and regional and multi-sector data collection
Experience in social dialogue to assess the role and positions of different dialogue partners (4 types of partners: Governments, Employers, Employees, Civil Society)
Experience in conducting seminars and capacity-building workshops in the areas of work and social dialogue.

Personal Suitability

Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative spirit, as well as strong interpersonal skills
Ability to be mobilized and to move in the countries of the southern shore
Be able to support and conduct multiple activities simultaneously
Be able to evolve and adapt to an uncertain socio-political context
Demonstrate loyalty, trust, flexibility and diplomacy

Contract duration and compensation

Interested candidates are invited to fill out the form below no later than June 9, 2022.

Link to the form: Click here.

Download the terms of reference here

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Call for experts to conduct a Tripartite capacity building workshop on social dialogue practices and the involvement of the various social partners in Palestine

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:34:05 +0000

Call for experts to conduct a Tripartite capacity building workshop on social dialogue practices and the involvement of the various social partners in Palestine webmaster@busi… Fri 25/02/2022 - 10:34

Context

With the SOLiD project starting its second phase (2021-2024), the project consortium (composed of ITUC, ATUC, BUSINESSMED and ANND) aims this time to expand the initiative to three new countries (Algeria, Lebanon and Palestine) with the ambition of having the Charter of Social Dialogue adopted by these new partners and strengthening capacities of the organizations involved in social dialogue at the level of each target country.

To carry out this mission, the SOLiD Project Secretariat has planned an implementation phase of the project mechanisms in 2021-2022. During this implementation period, the partners are to request the services of independent experts to carry out capacity building sessions targeting primary project beneficiaries in Palestine.

Mission of the consultant

The experts will have the task of conducting one tripartite capacity building session on social dialogue in Palestine. This implies knowledge on the roles and positions of national Trade Unions, Employers' Organizations, and Civil Society Organizations involved in the process of social dialogue in all its forms (national, local, sectoral, or other). The work will include:

1- Develop a workshop implementation plan for the tripartite discussions

The experts will provide a common training guide for each of the target groups
The experts will ensure that realistic and concrete recommendations for all stakeholders are included in the workshops

2- Conduct the tripartite capacity building workshops

The experts will bring together in tripartite sessions all the partners who attended the targeted and bipartite trainings, to conduct specific workshops tackling common areas of concern, with a specific focus on Sustainable Development Goals.

3- Formulating the results of the tripartite discussions in a summary document

The experts will work to synthesize all the recommendations that will emerge from the tripartite discussions in order to formulate them in the form of concrete points that will enrich and adapt to the SOLID charter for the promotion of social dialogue drawn up within the framework of the first phase of the project

Deliverables

The successful experts will therefore have two deliverables to develop for the Project Secretariat:

A training manual and presentations (ppt format)
A narrative end of mission report which will include recommendations on the SOLID charter

The mission is expected to cover approximately 7 working days in March 2022.

Qualifications and requirements

Academic and professional skills

Graduate degree with university education (Ph.D. or Masters’ degree), preferably in Human and Social Sciences, Legal or Economic Sciences; or related field.
Significant experience in supporting organizations and institutions (public and private); project management; coordination of inter-professional or associative networks, including capacity building activities; (cumulative experience of at least 5 years)
Experience in regional projects and regional and multi-sector data collection
Experience in social dialogue to assess the role and positions of different dialogue partners (4 types of partners: Governments, Employers, Employees, Civil Society)
Experience in conducting seminars and capacity-building workshops in the areas of work and social dialogue.

Personal Suitability

Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative spirit
Strong interpersonal skills
Be able to support and conduct multiple activities simultaneously
Be able to evolve and adapt to an uncertain socio-political context
Demonstrate loyalty, trust, flexibility and diplomacy

Contract duration and compensation

The mission will start in March 2022 and will cover 7 days of work.

The fees will be defined after the financial offer and in accordance with the grid of the European Commission according to the level of study, the expertise, and the performance.

Make sure to include in the offer an estimate of the costs required for possible travels and translation costs as part of the study, as well as samples of previous research topics.

Country(ies)

Palestine

Call for experts to conduct bipartite capacity building workshops on social dialogue practices and the involvement of the various social partners in Palestine

webmaster@businessmed-umce.org — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:25:31 +0000

Call for experts to conduct bipartite capacity building workshops on social dialogue practices and the involvement of the various social partners in Palestine webmaster@busi… Fri 25/02/2022 - 10:25

Context

Mission of the consultant

The expert will have the task of conducting bipartite capacity building sessions on social dialogue in Palestine. This implies knowledge on the roles and positions of national Trade Unions, Employers' Organizations, and Civil Society Organizations involved in the process of social dialogue in all its forms (national, local, sectoral, or other). The work will include:

1- Develop a workshop implementation plan for bipartite capacity building sessions

The expert will provide a training guide for each of the three workshops
The expert will ensure that realistic and concrete recommendations for all stakeholders are included in the workshops

2- Conduct bipartite capacity building workshops

The expert will bring together in bipartite sessions all the partners who attended the targeted trainings, to conduct specific workshops tackling common areas of concern, with a specific focus on Sustainable Development Goals. A total of 3 workshops are scheduled:
Trade Unions / CSOs
Trade Unions / Employers
Employers / CSOs

Deliverables

The successful expert will therefore have two deliverables to develop for the Project Secretariat:

A training presentation (ppt format)
A narrative end of mission report

The mission is expected to cover approximately 7 working days in March 2022.

Qualifications and requirements

Academic and professional skills

Graduate degree with university education (Ph.D. or Masters’ degree), preferably in Human and Social Sciences, Legal or Economic Sciences; or related field.
Significant experience in supporting organizations and institutions (public and private); project management; coordination of inter-professional or associative networks, including capacity building activities; (cumulative experience of at least 5 years)
Experience in regional projects and regional and multi-sector data collection
Experience in social dialogue to assess the role and positions of different dialogue partners (4 types of partners: Governments, Employers, Employees, Civil Society)
Experience in conducting seminars and capacity-building workshops in the areas of work and social dialogue.

Personal Suitability

Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative spirit
Strong interpersonal skills
Be able to support and conduct multiple activities simultaneously
Be able to evolve and adapt to an uncertain socio-political context
Demonstrate loyalty, trust, flexibility and diplomacy

Contract duration and compensation

The mission will start in March 2022 and will cover 7 days of work.

The fees will be defined after the financial offer and in accordance with the grid of the European Commission according to the level of study, the expertise, and the performance.

Make sure to include in the offer an estimate of the costs required for possible travels and translation costs as part of the study, as well as samples of previous research topics.

Country(ies)

Palestine