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Fafo-notat 2010:02

Odd Bjørn Ure og Inger Marie Hagen

På vei mot et arbeidslivsfond innenfor den nye avtalen om EØS-midlene

Prioriteringer for godt partssamarbeid i Øst- og Mellom-Europa

ISSN 0804-5135
2010

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I notatet foreslår Fafo at det nye EØS-arbeidslivsfondet baseres på kriterier som øker sannsynligheten for at midlene reelt kommer til nytte og har langvarige effekter i arbeidsmarkedet og for partssamarbeidet i mottakerlandene. Dette perspektivet gjør det mindre aktuelt at hovedkriteriet blir å finne fram til øst- og mellomeuropeiske land hvor det er mest prekært å styrke arbeidslivets parter i offentlig og privat sektor. I stedet skisseres sju temaer i tråd med mottakerlandenes økonomi og arbeidsmarked. Samtidig antyder vi hvilke relevante erfaringer fra Norge som i den sammenheng kan diskuteres blant mottakerne.


Towards a fund for decent work within the new agreement on Norwegian EEA grants

Priorities for a fruitful co-operation between social partners in East and Central Europe

In December 2009, Norway signed a new agreement with the EU on financial contributions for reducing social and economic disparities within the European Economic Area (EEA). Prior to this delayed signature, Fafo was asked to write a note on how to design a specific fund for decent work requested by Norwegian partners in the frame of the new agreement on EEA grants. In this note recently delivered to the Confederation of Unions for Professionals Norway (Unio), the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO); Fafo proposes some criteria apt to increase the probability of spurring long-term effects of the Norwegian grants in the labour markets of the receiving countries. Such a perspective puts less emphasis on alleviating the most acute shortcomings in the labour markets of the new Member states. It rather brings to the forefront how a structured collaboration between social partners contributes to a long-term strengthening of domestic labour markets. Finally, the note sketches how Norwegian experiences with social dialogue can be discussed in East and Central Europe as part of the proposed capacity building of industrial relations.