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Possibilities of EU Funds in Social Dialogue Development: Case Study of Croatia

Social dialogue is the cornerstone of European social policy and helps create decent working conditions for all workers and workers, improving work legislation and developing social partnership as a tool to achieve all common goals such as job creation, improved living standards and economic growth. Bipartite social dialogue is a dialogue directly between social partners (appropriate level of associations of employers and trade unions) as well as negotiations held within its framework. It needs to be emphasized that in Croatia, as a new democracy with relatively short tradition of social dialogue, social dialogue is not only collective bargaining but it also comprises dialogue and negotiations. Although Croatian legislation guarantees protection of workers’ rights, in practice, however, many of them are violated on a daily basis. The research is also focused on the analysis of the EU funds available to finance projects in the area of social dialogue development. The research was conducted in the form of a survey to analyze employee satisfaction with the public sector on their rights and work obligations. The aim of the research is to improve the quality of social dialogue through the development and strengthening of administrative and professional capacities of social partners at international, national, regional, local and sectoral level.

EU funds, social dialogue, worker’s rights, social partners

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