Labour rights multi-stakeholder open Platform – Civic Voice and Action (CVA) led by OxYGen Foundation launched the 3rd round of the learning event on the topic of Youth Engagement and Youth Participation in Decision Making.
The initiative is undertaken within the framework of the Visegrad funded “Knowledge Transfer for Enhanced Government’s Accountability and Citizens Participation in Armenia” and EU Funded “EU4LabourRights: Increasing Civic Voice and Action for Labour Rights and Social Protection in Armenia” projects.
The aim of the workshop was to share the key learning and best practices on youth engagement and participation in Eastern European countries, on the example of Slovakia, and to find replicable models for Armenia. The specific aim is to share the research on values and attitudes of young people in Slovakia, how they were affected by pandemia, what are the latest development of the participation of young people in the political, democratic process and decision making in Slovakia, and share some experiences from Armenia for mutual learning.
“Knowledge Transfer for Enhanced Government’s Accountability and Citizens Participation in Armenia” project. The Project is implemented by OxYGen Foundation with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund.
“EU4LabourRights: Increasing Civic Voice and Action for Labour Rights and Social Protection in Armenia” project is implemented by OxYGen Foundation, Socioscope NGO, “Asparez” Journalists’ Club NGO, Armenian Progressive Youth NGO, Media Diversity Institute – Armenia in cooperation with Protection of Rights without Borders NGO, and Eurasia Partnership Foundation. The project is funded by the European Union.
The CVA is a newly formed network for labour rights protection that facilitates the national consultations for policy reforms and legislative changes to address the discrimination and violation of labour rights, with the involvement of grassroots organisations, experts, social partners – private sector, trade unions, CSOs, activists’ nonformal groups and government officials.
