
EU expertise on social protection, labour
and employment
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Press Review
ONSEC and SOCIEUX+ complete new phase of collaboration to improve pension management
Over two weeks, experts from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) of Spain and the Pension Centre of Finland worked together with the National Civil Service Office of Guatemala (Onsec) to assess and improve civil pension management, as part of a technical cooperation provided by the EU Facility SOCIEUX+ (2024-11). Read the press release from ONSEC here.
Press Review
EU Facility SOCIEUX+ presented in Albania
The European Union Facility SOCIEUX+ was presented at the Europe House in Tirana at the end of January, marking another step in helping Albania meet EU standards. SOCIEUX+ brings European expertise to improve social protection, labor, and employment systems through knowledge exchange, specifically tailored to address Albania’s needs. Read here the article published by European News Room.
Press Review
European experts collaborate with the National Employment Directorate to strengthen career guidance in Uruguay
The EU initiative SOCIEUX+ has deployed a team of experts in Uruguay with the aim of designing, together with the National Employment Directorate (DINAE) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, a training plan for the country's labour counsellors and intermediaries. Read the notice issued by our partners on this collaboration (SOCIEUX+ 2024-07).
Facing #ClimateChange: How can social protection and labour and employment measures support adaptation and mitigation?
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— SOCIEUX+ (@SOCIEUXplus) February 2, 2024
Call for Experts
Partner | Call for Experts | Docs. | Status | Share |
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Costa Rica | 24-22/CRI/3/1 - Expert (principal) in Labor legislation related to sex work | Open | ||
Costa Rica | 24-22/CRI/3/2 - Expert in Social security for sex work | Open | ||
Nigeria | 24-19/NGA/2/1 - Expert (principal) in Employment Services | Open | ||
Nigeria | 24-19/NGA/2/2 - Expert in Employment Services | Open | ||
North Macedonia | 23-46/MKD/3-2 - Expert in Social Security Organisation and Financing | Open |
SOCIEUX+ technical cooperation
Labour & Employment
We support countries in their efforts to design and implement labour market strategies and policies, institutional and legal reforms, employment services and vocational training facilities, as well as to encourage decent and inclusive employment opportunities, including:
– Labour dimension: Legal framework, Occupational Safety and Health and working conditions, institutional reforms and practices, active labour market policies, formalization of informal employment, eradication of child labour, decent work, due diligence, social relationships, social dialogue.
– Employment dimension: public employment services, entrepreneurship, jobs creation, vocational guidance and training, LMI and analysis systems, matching labour demand and labour supply, green jobs, employability of vulnerable groups, youth employment, disability, NEETs, gender equity, soft & hard skills, digitalization of services.
Social Protection
We help partners to achieve more equitable, inclusive, efficient and sustainable social protection systems, including:
– Social insurance: Old age benefits, pensions, social and health insurance, insurance against occupational accidents and diseases, unemployment benefits, maternity, familiy and househould benefits, strengthen contributory schemes at country level, extension of coverage incl. through voluntary contributions for informal workers and other uncovered groups, increasing contributions/sustainable financing reforms.
– Social assistance: Guaranteed income schemes, non contributory benefits/transfers, access to basic and other social services, social protection for informal workers and other vulnerable groups, child grants, social pensions, disability grants and disability-inclusive social protection, social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus, sustainable financing, etc.
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