Social Dialogue as a Tool to Address Labour Market Challenges
| Published Date | July 2022 |
|---|---|
| Publication Under | SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) |
| Accessed | 621 |
| Pages | 86 |
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Description
Social dialogue has many benefits, including to democratize and legitimize policy, support economic growth, help to reduce social conflict, and provide mechanisms for conflict resolution. As APEC economies seek to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, social dialogue mechanisms can play a role in promoting consensus and cohesion, building longer-term labour market recovery, and tackling broader labour market challenges.
This report draws on academic and grey literature, and a June 2021 survey of APEC economies’ experiences with social dialogue before and during the COVID-19 pandemic response, to identify effective social dialogue approaches to support labour market recovery.
Incorporating case study examples from APEC economies, the report identifies five enabling conditions that are mutually reinforcing and work together to create an ideal scenario for successful social dialogue: a well-designed process; a broad range of social partners; social partners have sufficient capacity and capability to engage; political willingness and climate; and institutional structures and legal frameworks.