20th of August 2015
Press Release
A Trans-national Partnership Agreement was signed on 20th of August 2015 for an inclusive labour market for youth by the Novapolis Association – Center for Analysis and Development Initiatives, The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly in Romania – Social Dialogue Department, and Women’s Association “FEMEIA” from Spain.
The Trans-national Partnership Agreement was signed within the “Pro Juvenes– trans-national partnership for an inclusive labour market for youth” project, co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013, Investing in people!
The project is implemented by The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly – Social Dialogue Department in partnership with: “AUR” – National Association of Human Resources Specialists – Partner 1, Novapolis Association – Center for Analysis and Development Initiatives – Partner 2, National Trade Union Confederation Meridian – Partner 3, and the General Confederation of Romanian Industrial Employers – Partner 4, for a period of 12 months, at a national level, having a total eligible value of 10,988,390 lei, 75% of which is represented by the grant awarded by the European Social Fund.
The general objective of the project is to strengthen policies and practices related to employment and network development at a European level, as well as to strengthen the actors’ within the labour market capacity (trade unions and employers’ organizations, public authorities, NGOs) to be actively involved in promoting employment and social inclusion for youths by implementing policies that aim at their employment – the volunteering law, the internship law, the apprenticeship law etc.
Women’s Association “FEMEIA” from Spain is a nonprofit organization created in 2008 to work for the promotion of equality between women and men, in particular, the rights of foreign women at risk of vulnerability; social solidarity, participation, social justice and equality. The association comprises over 70 members both of migrant communities and of Spanish society. The Association carries out projects funded by regional and local institutions offering information, advice and guidance to immigrant women, conducted in collaboration with the City Coslada, mediation services and psychosocial counseling, by conducting awareness and training, seminars, lectures, workshops work, meetings and cultural events commemorative celebration, and developing documents, reports, together with various associations and media about migration and gender violence.
