Meeting of the Employment Committee (EMCO)

The EU Employment Committee (EMCO) met on 20-21 March 2023 under the Swedish Presidency of the EU for a thematic discussion on strengthening social dialogue. At the request of the Swedish Presidency, Eurofound prepared a background paper for this meeting on Trends in national social dialogue as response to external shocks or crises, covering the period from the financial crisis of 2008 until today.

Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras, Research Manager in Eurofound’s Working Life unit, delivered a presentation based on Eurofound’s background paper. The meeting also covered the evolution of social dialogue at EU level and a presentation by the European Commission of their recent initiative to further strengthen and promote social dialogue with concrete actions at national and EU level, as well as the joint work with the Swedish social partners and the Job Security Councils to manage well-functioning transition on the labour market.

• Publication: Trends in national social dialogue in responding to external shocks or crises – Background paper

• Presentation: Patterns and trends in social partner involvement in times of crises

• European Commission: Commission sets out concrete actions for greater involvement of social partners at national and EU level

• Topic: Social dialogue