Fund for Decent Work and Tripartite Dialogue Knut Ringstad Programme Manager, Innovation Norway Riga 3 October 2012
«PA22» STANDS OUT! First programme to start «Call» 22 October 2011 Mandatory 1% of Norway Grants in all 12 states Innovation Norway Programme Operator. Programme impl. in consultation with National Focal Point Total grant EUR 8 mill
Objective Decent work promoted and tripartite cooperation improved between employers organisations, trade unions and public authorities support equitable and sustainable economic and social development
Expected Outcomes Improved social dialogue and tripartite dialogue, structures and practices Enhanced understanding of the benefits of decent work
Social dialogue Negotiations, consultations or exchange of information and views between representatives of employers, employees and government. In countries where the government or other public authorities do usually not participate in this dialogue, representatives of employers and workers can alone constitute the social dialogue
Why social dialogue? Social dialogue basis for Norwegian/Nordic «Welfare Model» Improves communication between employers, employees and other groups, provides a common platform for all on how to build a society and increase everyone s welfare (consensus) Facilitates decent work leading to improved employers satisfaction, productivity and also develops new local practises based on local knowledge and competence Foto: Jan Lillehamre / Innovasjon Norge
Tripartite Dialogue A dialogue between representatives of three parties (governments, employers and employees) aiming to jointly shape labour standards, policies and programmes.
ILO s decent work agenda has four pillars: Opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income and security at the workplace and social security for families; Better prospects for personal development and social integration; Freedom for people to express their concerns, organise and participate in decisions; Equality of opportunity and treatment for men and women;
Bilateral cooperation In order to strengthen bilateral relations and take advantage of Norwegian expertise Partnership projects were encouraged Partnership not compulsory, but was given extra points during assessment Foto: Enova
Cross cutting issues Project level: 1. Good governance 2. Sustainable development 3. Gender equality These issues were to be integrated in the project, to cut across all project activities
Project partners Social partners, public authorities and organisations of public authorities, constituted as legal entities in the Beneficiary States and in Norway with regular activities related to decent work and/or tripartite cooperation Social partner means organisations representing employers and employees; statutory roles. Entities at national, regional and local level are eligible Norwegian entities only in partnership, «substantial» tasks to be performed,
Results Close of «Call» 22 April 2012 119 applications recieved totalling EUR 22 148 076 50 project shortlised 30 projects in partnership with Norwegian entity Majority Trade unions/employers confederations/municipal organisations
SPLIT BALTIC BENEFICIARY STATES Latvia: EUR 921 282 (available 378 240) requested by 8 applicants, 4 shortlisted. Estonia: EUR 173 433 (available EUR 252 160), by 3 applicants, 1 shortlisted, new «Call» Lithuania: EUR 2 358 901 (available 449 160) requested by 19 applicants, 6 shortlisted,
Other beneficiary states Polen: 20 applicantions, 11 shortlisted, EUR 3 065 000 Romania: 27 appl., 5 shortlisted, EUR 1 134 720 Hungary: 13 appl., 6 shortlisted, EUR 820 000 Malta 3: applications, 2 shortlisted, EUR 15 760
Approval process Innovation Norway signed agreement with Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reporting to Financial Mechanism Office in the Brussels. All applications processed are decided by Innovation Norway after consultation with the beneficiary state (National Focal Point)
Timeline 22 April 2012, 12. p.m. local Norwegian time Deadline applications May October: Processing of applications and grant decisions (National Focal Point and ILO consulted) October: Project implementation starts, 6 months project period, max 24 months 31 December 2014: End of eligibility period for implementation of projects.
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Innovation Norway A public door opener The gateway for businesses to public funds 750 employees, 35 offices abroad, 20 in Norway. Owned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the 19 county municipalities of Norway Foto: Anders Gjengedal / Innovasjon Norge 8
Innovation Norway supports businesses that create tomorrow s business life. Gunn Ovesen, CEO of Innovation Norway Photo: Johnny Syversen / Innovation Norway