“Resilience for All”. This is the motto that has been guiding RESILOC efforts in Bulgaria. This motto has also become part of the understanding of two Bulgarian communities – that of the village of Tetovo (RESILOC trial community) and the town of Dve Mogili (early adopter community). Throughout RESILOC, the two communities followed a very […]
BILSP and Fair Wear Foundation prepared a couple of videos on worker rights. The videos are related to the precarious COVID-19 situation. The topics discussed are health and safety, job and wage losses, and leave entitlements. If you are interested in your rights as a worker or are concerned with the situation at your workplace, these […]
Fair Wear Foundation recently released its Bulgaria Country Study 2019. The report explores the status of the garment industry and, more broadly, the industrial relations in the country. The country study also reviews the implementation of the Fair Wear Code of Labour Practices. Two of our BILSP colleagues actively contributed to drafting the report.
The national support point of the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE) held a seminar on ‘Good Practices in Adult Learning’ on April 18-19. Dr. Y. Takeva, Chair of the Trade Union of Bulgarian Teachers and winner of the ‘Ambassador of Lifelong Learning’ award in 2017, inaugurated the event. The seminar participants had the […]
Snapshots from the Borders project holds a two-day meeting in Brussels. The key topics of the meeting include the establishment of the Border Towns and Islands Network (BTN), presentation of intermediate project results and activities planning for 2019. Our colleagues working on the project in the Bulgarian territory are Mr. Dimitar Matev (BILSP), Ms. Vesna (senior […]
Last night our platform Job Care was awarded a special social responsibility award at the 15th ‘IT Project of the Year’ competition organised by ICT Media и Computerworld. Job Care is a platform jointly developed by BILSP – Project Consultants Ltd., BILSP and Scale Focus.
BILSP is the co-ordinator of Social Innovation Zone, a two-year project started in the end of 2018 under Erasmus+ program for Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices. Together with five European organizations from Austria, France, Romania, Spain and UK, BILSP will acquire practices in Social Economy, Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation. The gathered […]
Eurofound released its new corporate video Eurofound released its new corporate video! Here you can listen to the experts who help fulfil the foundation’s purpose true through hard work and dedication. See how they explain the challenges of employment and how the Foundation’s contributes to the labour market through providing evidence-based policymaking options. We want […]
Three Thematic Funds of the Bulgarian-Swiss Cooperation Programme cross the finishing line! This occasion was celebrated with a two-day round table that was held in Tryavna, Bulgaria 12-13 July 2018 Among the participants were project beneficiaries, the Swiss Intermediate Bodies, the Swiss Contribution Office – Sofia, the Central Coordination Unit at the Council of Ministers, […]
As of February 2018, BILSP in consortium with the Institute for Social and Trade Union Research (ISTUR) are Eurofound correspondents for Bulgaria. The tasks both our organisations will undertake for the next three years include: providing input to Eurofound to map and compare regulations, policies and practices in industrial relations, working conditions, labour markets and […]
