The National Trade Unions sent an open letter to the country’s new president, pointing out that the social dialogue with representatives of the employees is missing from the president's agenda, given that the trade union structures were not invited to the initial consultations at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace. The unions note that on the president’s agenda of consultations, although intense and well organized in terms of discussions with parliamentary parties and the business environment, an essential component of democracy is completely missing: social dialogue with employee representatives. According to the letter, the exclusion of trade unions from public consultations contravenes not only international commitments, but also the jurisprudence of the ILO Committee of Experts, which constantly emphasises that a genuine social dialogue requires the participation of both sides - employees and employers - in the formulation of socio-economic policies.
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