EU Call - Information and training measures for workers' organisations

The European Commission has published a new call for proposals under the Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion programme. This call 'Information and training measures for workers' organisations' has a budget of € 3,797,000 available. The deadline for the submission of applications is 8 May 2015. Measures should help workers' organisations to contribute to addressing the overarching EU employment and social policy challenges.

Objectives of this call include measures and initiatives to strengthen the capacity of workers' organisations to address, at EU/transnational level, changes in employment and work and social dialogue related challenges, such as: modernisation of the labour market, quality of work, anticipation, preparation and management of change and restructuring, the greening of the economy, flexicurity, skills, (intra-EU) labour mobility, migration, youth employment, health and safety at work, modernisation of social protection systems, reconciliation of work and family life, gender equality, action in the field of anti-discrimination, active ageing, healthier and longer working lives, active inclusion and decent work.

Actions must commence no later than 31 December 2015. The duration of actions can be up to 24 months. Under this call for proposals, the European Commission may decide to finance up to 90% of the total eligible cost of the action. The Union funding per project will not be less than € 108,000. The lead applicant must be a social partner organisation representing workers, at European, national or regional level.