25. 06. 2024.

On June 25th and 26th, 2024, a seminar titled "The Right to Collective Bargaining and Action" will be held in Belgrade, organized by the European Federation of Public Services Employees (EUROFEDOP) with the support of the European Centre for Workers' Questions (EZA) and the EU. On this occasion, one of the speakers on the first day of the event was the Director of the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes, Dr. Ivica Lazović.

The event was opened by the President of EUROFEDOP, Norbert Schnedl, as well as Jadranko Vehar, President of the National Trade Union of Postal and Telecom Workers of Croatia, and Slađan Bobić, President of the Trade Union of Public Administration of Serbia.

The first day of the event featured two separate thematic sessions, led by Professor Lazar Joveski from the Faculty of Law "Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje. The first session discussed collective bargaining, with the trade union's positions presented by Ivica Cvetković, Acting President of the Judiciary Trade Union of Serbia, while the employers' positions were addressed by Filip Lazović, Deputy Secretary General of the Employers' Union of Montenegro.

In the second thematic session, which focused on disputes and their resolution, the trade union's position was presented by Dragana Đorđević, President of the Independent Trade Union of Culture of Serbia, while Dr. Ivica Lazović, Director of the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes, spoke on the topic "Improving Social Dialogue through Resolution of Individual and Collective Labor Disputes."

At the end of the first day, a very active discussion was held with participants from over 10 different European countries.