SocialEconomic Council

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Social-Economic Council

• Romania, Bucharest 12-14.10.2006
• 
  Jelena Starcevic

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History

• Declaration on constituting SEC 01.08.2001.
• Law on Social-Economic Council entered in force
  on 30.11.2004.
• SEC was officially constituted on 28.03.2005.

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Goals

• Establishing and development of social dialogue
• Improvement of material, social and economical
  status of employers and employees
• Encourage of amicable resolution of labour
  disputes
• Developing negotiation
• Development of democracy

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Principles

• Tripartism institutionalized basis for further
  strengthening of the social dialogue, which is
  extremely important for having balanced economic,
  social and development policies
• Obligatory consensus all Council members have
  to agree on any position Council may take on any
  issue pertaining to its scope of activity
• Council submits its opinions on issues discussed
  to the Government, while opinions on legislation
  bills and drafts of other regulation are
  submitted to the authorized ministry.

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Working bodies

• for issues of protection of labour and social
  rights during the process of privatization
• for issues of economy
• for issues of labour and social legislative
• for issues of employment
• for issues of collective bargaining and strike
• for issues of occupational safety and health
• for issues of ecology
• for issues of education

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Local Councils

• may be set up after agreement between the
  competent executive body, trade unions and
  employers
• 49 Local Councils were created
• so far 14 Local Councils were registered