The aim of the project was to enhance implementation of the decent work for social care sector workers in Latvia, highlighting the significance of the social dialogue as a key instrument for attaining fair and decent working conditions in the social sector. The project also aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and transfer of Norwegian experience and knowledge.
The project included the following activities:
- Kick off seminar for project partners, local governments and social services, national social sector authorities, and trade unions;
- Four regional seminars and individual consultations to promote social dialogue between employers and trade unions (introduction to social dialogue, benefits of collective agreements, how to build trust and confidence, Norwegian experience). Individual consultations with minimum selected local governments to start collective bargaining in the project after seminars.
- Workshops and trainings for local politicians and leaders of municipal social service authorities. Mastery orientated leadership training (Norwegian experience); negotiating and communication skills; how to involve staff of the social services in decision-taking process; inter-institutional cooperation; identification and management of risk factors for social workers in high social risk environment etc.;
- Elaboration of recommendations for implementing decent work in social sector endorsed by the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments and Latvian Trade Union of Local Government Employees as a joint commitment of both employers and employees;
- Final conference - presentation of project results and outline of further steps to sustain the outcomes;
- Awareness raising campaign on role of social dialogue in achieving decent work arrangements carried out throughout the project as project publicity activities, articles published on the websites and social media accounts of the project partners.