Social dialogue as a mechanism for supporting pro-European legal reforms in the sphere of labor in Ukraine in the light of the concept of decent work

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of strengthening social dialogue as a mechanism for supporting pro-European legal reforms in the field of labor in the light of the concept of decent work.
The purpose of this article is to identify some socio-economic, political, legal and other prerequisites for the lack of effectiveness of social dialogue in Ukraine; to develop proposals to improve the current labor legislation regulating collective labor relations, to improve working conditions and strengthen social harmony and social justice between the parties to these relations in the context of the introduction of proEuropean legal reforms in the field of work in the light of the idea of decent work.
The authors’ analysis of the current labor legislation, collective contracts and agreements, and special legal literature on social dialogue revealed some socio-economic, political-legal and other prerequisites for the insufficient effectiveness of social dialogue in Ukraine (economic and social changes, decentralization processes, imperfection of legal regulation of social dialogue, etc.).
The main results of this study are conclusions and proposals regarding: the need to simplify the system of recognition (registration) of trade unions; to revise the criteria for the representativeness of trade unions and their associations, employers and their associations in such a way that they correspond to modern economic and social changes in the country. The authors stressed the importance of developing mechanisms for cooperation of tripartite social and economic councils of different levels at meetings of collegial bodies of central and local executive authorities, as well as mechanisms for implementing / respecting tripartite agreements and providing feedback from the Government on the implementation of recommendations of social dialogue bodies and supplementing the Law of Ukraine «On Social Dialogue» with relevant new norms.
The authors also proposed to provide for a new legal means of social dialogue in the legislation on social dialogue – the adoption of social pacts by the parties to the social dialogue, primarily at the national level, which will allow for better reforms in the field of employment, remuneration, labor protection, which cause a wide public response.