On 19 March 2024, with the support of the Council of Europe project "Enhanced social protection in Ukraine", a meeting of the Expert Council was held under the auspices of the Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on Social and Economic Rights. The event was held in a hybrid format.

During the meeting, the work plan of the Expert Council for 2024 was approved, changes in the composition of the Expert Council were introduced, and the draft Labor Code of Ukraine, which is currently being developed by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, was discussed in detail.

The Expert Council under the auspices of the Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on Social and Economic Rights is a permanent advisory body with the aim of providing professional consultative and expert support for the activities of the Representative. It includes leading experts in the relevant fields of law, experts from human rights non-governmental organizations, charitable foundations, international organisations, scientific and research institutions.

The project systematically supports the meetings of the expert council, as one of its tasks is to provide support in aligning policies and the legislative framework regarding social rights in Ukraine with European standards, including the European Social Charter and case-law of the European Committee of Social Rights

The project “Enhanced social protection in Ukraine” is implemented in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resiliency, Recovery and Reconstruction” for 2023-2026. It covers the period of 2023-2024 and aims to attain that persons from vulnerable groups, including war-affected population, enjoy improved level of social rights and social protection in Ukraine.