For the trade unions, Ms. Shekerdjieva, representative of the International Metalworkers’ Federation, reported about her rich experience in other East-European transition economies; for the employers’ organizations, a presentation was made by Erwin Blasum, Senior Specialist on Employers’ Activities in the SRO in Moscow.

The bipartite seminar entitled “Social Partnership in Transition Economies: Experiences and Perspectives” demonstrated clearly that the two social partners are not only willing to give concrete inputs to the development of the Social Dialogue in the country; it showed that they have gained considerable competence in doing so. Titles of presentations speak for themselves: “Trade Union – Employer: practice of mutually beneficial relations”, “Social partnership at different levels: national, sector and enterprise”, “Legal framework of social partnership” - to name only a few.

For the International Labour Organization that can be seen as a clear proof, that its work in the country will be based on all three constituents. The tripartite principle is a guarantee that the Decent Work Agenda of the ILO will be a implemented. Social Contract can be seen as an affirmation of social solidarity of all three social partners in their efforts to resolve the most pressing problem - the widespread poverty in the Republic.