08. 07. 2022.

At the final conference entitled "Sharing examples of good practice on methods of peaceful settlement of labor disputes", which was held on 8 July 2022 in Belgrade, in the Palace of Serbia, the results of the project "Joint ventures of social partners to increase visibility of the concept of peaceful resolution of labor disputes" were presented. The project was implemented by the Initiative for Development and Cooperation Association of Citizens in partnership with the Nezavisnost United Branch Trade Union (Independence UBTU), the Union of Employers of Serbia and the Union of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia, with the support of the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes, and with the financial support of the International Olof Palme Center.

The conference was opened by Mirko Janić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs. The Agency Director, Dr Ivica Lazović, presented the results of the previous work to the audience, with reference to the increasing recognition of the Agency among employees, trade unions and employers in cases of labor dispute. Representatives of the Initiative for Development and Cooperation, International Olof Palme Center, Independence UBTU, Union of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia and Union of Employers of Serbia also spoke at the conference.

Owing to the support of the SOLIDAR network within the project Achieving Social Europe for All, which is financed by the European Commission, the participants had the opportunity to learn more about comparative practices through examples of good practice from Italy, Spain and Albania in order to see their application in a social and legislative framework of the Republic of Serbia, all with the aim of strengthening social dialogue and protecting the social and economic rights of citizens.