Analytical report “Analysis of equality and non-discrimination at the workplace and regulations in the sphere of access to employment, social services and social security in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia" summarized results of the research, conducted in the framework of the the project «Social Partnership for the Equality». The aim of the project was to ensure equality in labour relations, including in the context of gender - strengthening expert support for the implementation of gender plans, establishment of an effective anti-discrimination monitoring and harmonization of legislation. Project was prepared with the support of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
Eastern Partnership aims to deepen and strengthen relations between the European Union, its Member States and its six Eastern neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. In 2019, the Eastern Partnership celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade, the collective efforts of the EU and the partner countries have brought considerable benefits to the citizens including more trade, mobility, increased economic development and better quality of life.
DOWNLOAD – Project Report: “Social Partnership for the Equality”
Project Impact ”Social partnership for the equality” edited policy papers on the situation with the gender equality and non-discrimination in the Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia. Generally, it raised awareness on the gender equality and established sustainable cross-border dialogue between governmental institutions and civil society. According to the outputs of the project were invited to the advisory group on the sustainable developments in Ukraine, which would be a platform for further spreading of the project ideas declared int the policy paper. Project Activities and Outputs During the project leading organization conducted planned activities, and gained planned outputs. Activities of the project was divided in two parts: increasing the dialogue between the main stakeholders groups (civil society actors, governmental bodies, scientific institutions) in the framework of the Eastern Partnership Countries in the framework of the project (Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia) and creation of the indepth research on the situation with legislation on the gender equality and antidiscrimination with the relevance to the EU standards. During the first phase, leading organization “Bureau of social and political developments” organized events, to increase awareness about problematic with anti discrimination legislation and create joint vector of the work between all embodied actors. Gender mainstreaming The project is fully related to the gender equality, especially in the labour rights. Project prepared policy papers, with the overview of the problems with gender equality in the Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia and contains ways to solve them. Relevance for EaP CSF The project fully respond EaP CSF agenda, and cross group gender equality goal. All efforts during the project implementation were directed to establish equality in labour rights and social dialogue, which fully responds to the aim of working groups. Project Sustainability Outlook According to the project outputs leading organization Bureau of social and political developments were included to the advisory groups on the sustainable development, which is an ambitious platforms for further work on project problematic. Project partners from Armenia and Georgian taken project outputs in it’s attention, and preparing new projects, connected with the gender equality in labour.
This publication has been created with the financial support of the European Union. Its content is solely the responsibility of the Social Partnership for Equality project performers “Bureau of Social and Political Development”, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. The project Social partnership for the equality from support through the EaP Civil Society Forum Re-granting Scheme and is funded by the European Union as part of its support to civil society in the region. Within its Re-granting Scheme, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) supports projects its members that contribute to achieving the mission and objectives of the Forum. The overall amount for the 2018 call for proposals is 250.000 EUR. Grants are available for CSOs from the Eastern Partnership and EU countries.Key areas of support are democracy and human rights, economic integration, environment and energy, contacts between people, social and labour policies.