Droits sociaux

On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, the Council of Europe and the Austrian Development Agency will launch a project focused on enhancing the observance of social labour rights in the Republic of Moldova aiming to ensure the implementation of international standards and facilitate the access of persons from vulnerable groups to vocational education and training and their subsequent employment.

The project “Enhancing employment rights in the Republic of Moldova”, is part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024 and is co-funded by the Austrian Development Agency and the Council of Europe.

It will be carried out from 2023 to 2025 and it is the first Council of Europe fully-fledged project implemented in the field of social labour rights in the Republic of Moldova..

 The launching event will be opened by:

1. H.E.  Stella Avallone, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Moldova (tbc)
2. Aoife Nolan, President of the European Committee of Social Rights
    
3. Galina Rusu, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Research
   
   
4. Corina Ajder, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
   
   
5. Giulia Re, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau a.i.

 This project  will strengthen the capacities of government officials to promote and protect social and employment rights, particularly employment rights of persons from vulnerable groups, in line with international standards. In addition, it will assist the vocational education and training (hereinafter - VET) institutions to become more inclusive, gender sensitive and better able to identify, attract, girls and boys as well as women and men from vulnerable groups. It will further facilitate the access to the labor market for persons from vulnerable groups in the vocational education and training system.