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Social dialogue in candidate countries: what for?

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  • Maria Lado

    (Ministry of Employment and Labour of the Republic of Hungary, Responsible for coordinating EU enlargement negotiations regarding the social policy chapter)

  • Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead

    (European Commission, Responsible for Social Dialogue in EU Enlargement Note: The findings and arguments presented here are the responsibility of the authors and not of their respective organisations.)

Abstract

In their negotiations for accession to the EU, candidate countries have made important social policy commitments. These include the promotion of social dialogue up to EU standards and the application of the principles and values that prevail in this area. Accordingly, governments of candidate countries are trying to promote appropriate conditions for such social dialogue to take place, while social partners are reinforcing their structures to play their full role in the social dialogue process. Nevertheless, there has been little debate about the real objectives of social dialogue in the candidate countries. What is social dialogue for, what has it achieved so far, and why is it so important to develop it further? Who are expected to be the ultimate beneficiaries of social dialogue mechanisms and practices? What implications might current features of social dialogue in candidate countries have in the enlarged European Union? This article provides a first tentative assessment of the coverage of social dialogue - and thus of the effectiveness of social dialogue mechanisms - in the candidate countries.

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  • Maria Lado & Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, 2003. "Social dialogue in candidate countries: what for?," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 9(1), pages 64-87, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:9:y:2003:i:1:p:64-87
    DOI: 10.1177/102425890300900107
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    1. Emmanuelle Perin & Evelyne Léonard, 2011. "European sectoral social dialogue and national social partners," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 17(2), pages 159-168, May.

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