Moldovan national commission for collective consultations, negotiations holds meeting

Chisinau, 26 May /MOLDPRES/ - A meeting of the national commission for collective consultations and negotiations was held on 25 May. The event’s agenda included discussions on the legislative initiatives in the labour and railway sectors, as well as identifying the best solutions to overcome the present problems in the social and economic sectors, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.

The participants in the meeting brought for discussion the amendments proposed to the Labour Code, which are to be made in order to improve the legislation and ensure the observance of the rights and interests of sides in the labour relations. The procedures of the draft’s approval will continue, including on the platform of the economic council under the prime minister, in order to achieve consensus on the divergences invoked by representatives of the National Trade Unions Confederation.  

In particular, the participants in the meeting tackled the situation of young people on the labour market and stressed the importance of implementing measures of social and economic protection of this category of employees. Thus, the commission members agreed on working out a collective convention on the employment of young people, which will help reduce the unemployment rate and will ensure the integration of youth on the labour market.

Also, the discussions within the consultations were focused on options of reorganization of the state enterprise Moldova’s Railway and reformation of the railway sector. The draft was backed by the Commission members, who stressed the need to elaborate a strategy of long-term development of the enterprise, in order to ensure the sustainability of the reforms due to be implemented. At the same time, the participants in the meeting considered and supported a draft the provisions of which give the Railway employees right to strike, which has been restricted so far.    

The national commission has a consultative role in the working out of social and economic strategies and policies, and contributes, through its activity, to the settlement of conflict situations between social partners and backing the participation of the civil society in the promotion of national policies.