4.1: Social Dialogue

Encourage tripartism by promoting social dialogue to help design and implement national policies.

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The ILO encourages tripartism within Member States by promoting social dialogue to help design and implement national policies. Achieving fair terms of employment, decent working conditions, and development for the benefit of all cannot be achieved without the active involvement of workers, employers and governments, including a broad-based effort by all of them. To encourage such an approach, one of the strategic objectives of the ILO is to strengthen social dialogue among the tripartite constituents. It helps governments, employers' and workers' organizations to establish sound labour relations, adapt labour laws to meet changing economic and social needs and improve labour administration. Successful social dialogue structures and processes have the potential to resolve important economic and social issues, encourage good governance, advance social and industrial peace and stability and boost economic progress. Effective social dialogue depends on: Respect for the fundamental rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining Strong, independent workers' and employers' organizations with the technical capacity and knowledge required to participate in social dialogue Political will and commitment to engage in social dialogue on the part of all parties Appropriate institutional support The ILO helps governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations establish sound labour relations, adapt labour laws to changing economic and social circumstances and improve labour administration. In supporting and reinforcing employers’ and workers’ organizations, the ILO helps to create the conditions for effective dialogue with governments and with each other.

Stakeholder(s):

• Governments


• Employers' Organizations


• Workers' Organizations

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