About SOCIEUX+
SOCIEUX+ EU Expertise on Social Protection, Labour and Employment is a technical cooperation facility co-funded by the European Union (EU), France, Belgium and Spain. It aims to enhance access to better employment opportunities and inclusive social protection systems, with a particular focus on women, youth, and vulnerable groups.
The facility works to strengthen institutional capacities in partner countries, promoting social protection, decent work, and responsible business practices. It also supports public institutions in preparing for and responding to EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence expectations.
Activities are demand-driven, short-term, and centered on peer to-peer cooperation, bringing together experts from EU Member States with their counterparts in partner countries. SOCIEUX+ is available in more than 160 eligible countries and territories worldwide.
How we work
SOCIEUX+ is results-oriented and demand-driven. It targets public authorities in more than 160 partner countries responsible for labour, employment, and social protection, as well as social partners, including employers’ and workers’ organizations involved in social dialogue.
SOCIEUX+ principles
Our actions and activities are based on the following principles:
- Demand-drivenProcesses and goals are driven by partner countries and institutions.
- Diversification of expertiseMulti-country, multi-sectoral expertise allows us to provide the best technical assistance.
- High qualityDelivering high-quality technical assistance.
- Institutional collaborationFostering relationships between EU Member States. Partner Countries and Institutions.
- Knowledge developmentCapitalising on existing knowledge and contributing to the creation of new understanding.
- Partnership-basedActions complement and create synergies with existing development programmes.
- OwnershipRequests and actions are driven by the demands and needs of Partner Countries and Institutions.
- Peer-to-peerCollaboration is based on peer-exchange approaches between institutions, experts, and practitioners.
- Public expertiseExpertise comes from the public institutions of EU Member States.
- Results-based managementActions are always focused on achieving set results.
- Short termActions have a short and concrete nature, comprising 1 to 4 activities.
- Triangular cooperationSupporting cooperation between two or more Partner Countries and/or between Partner Countries and EU Member States.
SOCIEUX+ and Gender Equality
SOCIEUX+, in alignment with EU policies and in collaboration with public administrations and social partners around the world, integrates a Gender and Human Rights-Based Approach to ensure that all activities reflect and respond to the realities of both women and men in partner countries
As such, it contributes to promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the reduction of inequalities by systematically integrating a gender perspective across all stages of its work
We foster the participation of specialized public stakeholders, promote gender-sensitive peer exchange, and mobilize expert talent in gender equality. Our approach is rooted in accountability and knowledge management, working closely with partner institutions to strengthen capacities, mainstream gender, and drive impactful, inclusive change.
SOCIEUX+ implementing partners
SOCIEUX+ is a technical cooperation facility created and co-funded by the European Union through the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Commission (DG INPTA), the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), the Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA), and the governments of Belgium, France, and Spain. The initiative is implemented by a partnership composed by Expertise France (the partnership lead), France Travail, the Belgian Federal Public Service for Social Security (SPF-FOD), the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel), and the Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP) of Spain.
SOCIEUX+ and global standards
SOCIEUX+ and the 2030 Agenda
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The SOCIEUX+ themes of social protection and employment are key components of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SOCIEUX+ addresses several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) directly and indirectly, especially:
SOCIEUX+ and Global Gateway
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As an agile facility for European technical cooperation, SOCIEUX+ directly operationalizes the Global Gateway strategy by strengthening the soft infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and social enabling environments that underpin sustainable global investments.
While Global Gateway accelerates smart, clean, and secure links in physical sectors, SOCIEUX+ cultivates the trusted connectivity needed to ensure these investments build lasting benefits for local communities. By facilitating peer-to-peer knowledge exchange between EU public experts and partner institutions, our interventions across social protection, labor, and employment support partner countries in establishing robust public governance that adheres to the highest social and labor standards.
This 360-degree, values-driven approach reinforces a transparent, human-centric framework—ensuring that massive infrastructure and economic connectivity investments translate into tangible human development, democratic values, decent work, and social cohesion, ultimately bridging the global investment gap through high-quality public infrastructure.
Collaborating institutions
As part of its strategy to foster peer-to-peer international cooperation among public institutions and social partners, SOCIEUX+ establishes strategic partnerships with collaborative institutions. These are public or mandated institutions of excellence in EU member states with recognised expertise on social protection, labour or employment.
SOCIEUX+ collaborates with:
To find more about partnering with SOCIEUX+ write us at contact@socieux.eu
