SIDA – Sustainable, Inclusive and, Decent Work for All

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">The main objective of the project was enhanced implementation of decent work agenda in Poland, with particular emphasis on decent work arrangements for third-country nationals. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">There were around 1,5 million migrant workers registered in Poland at the time of the projects, with foreign workers mainly working in&nbsp; agriculture and building industry. Foreign workers, due to competition, often accept lower salaries and poor working conditions, where the Polish Labour Inspectorate started to report multiple cases of labour law violations by employers. One reason might be that migrant employees have litte knowledge about their rights. The project aimed to address these issues and to enhance the implementation of fair and decent working conditions with a special focus on migrant workers. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">The project addressed the following objectives:</span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">Enhanced implementation of decent work agenda in Poland, with particular focus on third-country nationals</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">Increased number of emmployees and enterprises that have improved decent work arrangements for migrants</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">Raised awareness of the benefits of decent work among polish stakeholders</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">Enforcement of regulations related to the decent work agenda</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">Enhanced bilateral cooperation and better understanding of Norwegian best practices</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">The main activities included l</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">aunch event in Warsaw, s<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">tudy visit to Norway, w<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">orkshops in the regions with relatively high proportion of foreign labour force, <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">reparation of the Manual “Trade unions and migration. Tips and tools to develop a decent work for all”,&nbsp; a</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">ppointing the OPZZ Decent Work and Migration Policy Adviser, a<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">ppointing Decent Work Consultant by the MZZPUPU. o</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">rganization of four implementation seminars, e</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">laboration of the draft of the principles to the Migration Policy Strategy for Poland, and f</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">inal conference in Warsaw.</span></span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

OPZZ reported that the bilateral cooperation with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions was an excellent opportunity to learn from Norwegians how to effectively provide decent working conditions and support mechanisms for migrants. Learnings included the principles of the Nordic labour model, the operation of trade unions in Norway and the principles of cooperation with state institutions and NGOs working to improve working conditions for migrants, and Service Centers for Foreign Workers (SUA) in Norway. The cooperation was so successful that the parties decided continue cooperation on a new edition of the project – SIDA 2.

Project partners

• Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Donor project partner· Norway
• Association for Legal Intervention Project partner· Poland
• The Inter-enterprise Trade Union of Ukrainian Workers in Poland Project partner· Poland