1. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS WORKING GROUP
Strasbourg, 27 March 2017

2. 1. SECRETARIAT UPDATE Secretariat Staff GA Meeting, Zagreb 2016
Small Groups Discussions
Working Group Policy
ENNHRI GA November 2017
Operational Plan 2017
Working Groups Chairs meeting
EU Charter Workshop, October 2017
GA Seminar

3. 1. SECRETARIAT UPDATE GA Meeting Geneva, March 2017 Strategic Planning
WG Annual Reports
ENNHRI website members’ area
GA Statement on Migration
Strategic Planning
Advisory Committee
Membership Survey
Situational Review
WG input

4. 2. STRATEGIC PLANNING STRENGHT WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ENNHRI as support to work on ESR at national level
Regional voice (Turin Statement, European Pillar of Social Rights)
Wg mtng regularly allow to identify gaps in capacity and targets in engagement
Close cooperation
WEAKNESSES
Take/implement decisions at WG level (Staff capacity to engage their institution)
Specific objectives
OPPORTUNITIES
Timely cooperation area in the regional and some/many national context
ENNHRI as a support to make links with related thematics
Povery and Human Rights as focus at different levels (national, …)
Aftermath of economic crisis (no/little reduction of poverty) : opportunity for advocacy
Opportunity for thematic comparative data colelction/sharing practices (eg housing, homelessness, role of municipalities)
THREATS -

5. 3. DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE
WG NAME
Economic Policy and ESR
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (by ref to the UN Covenant + 2 members working on it)
WG BACKGROUND
- Insert reference to impact of Economic policies on ESR (under 2.3)
WG AIM
Promote more effective engagement of members NHRI in addressing ESCR deficit / towards effectiveness of ESSR

6. 3. DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE
WG Objectives
Promote NHRI cooperation including sharing of good practices
Develop tools for more effectiveness in NHRI ESCR work
3) Develop strategic capacity building
- Human Rights Impact Assessment
- analysis of economic and social policies
4) Regional engagement/submissions

7. 3. DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE
WORKING PRACTICES
WG MEMBERSHIP
Chair (Deputy)
Minimum 10 members
WG DURATION
SUB WORKING GROUPS

8. 4. PRIORITIES AFTER BELGRADE
CONVINCING STAKEHOLDERS
GETTING A PROJECT STARTED
DEVELOPING SKILLS
STRENGHTENING OUTPUT

9. . PRIORITIES AFTER BELGRADE
Start a Listserv to share ideas/learning
Translate/Adapt existing tools
Build up on example of good practices
Case study template
Create channel for practicing techniques
Possible joint piece of work conducted across different NHRIs to improve monitoring skills .

10. PRIORITISING ACTIONS FOR 2017
Which suggested topics have most relevance for your NHRI?
Where is capacity building most needed?
How could we have the greatest impacts on a national and regional level?
How could capacity building be linked to other actions?

11. ESR WG meeting October 2015 Methodological focus
Prioritised areas of work
Strengthening NHRI capacity
Advocacy at regional level
Interaction with other ENNHRI work
Creation of ENNHRI Working Group
General Assembly Small Group December 2015

12. 1. Strengthening NHRI capacity
Actions agreed:
Exchange information / practice
Develop tools
Dedicated NHRI training
To be clarified:
Priority topics
Modalities
Updates:
NHRI Academy
Platform training?
DIHR / ICC training
Relationship with CESR / FEANTSA

13. Suggested Topics: Ratification and implementation
Enforcement and justiciability
Human rights impact assessments
Mainstreaming
Monitoring, including cooperation
Analysis of economic policies and taxation
Accountability of international financial intuitions

14. 2. Advocacy at regional level
Actions agreed:
European NHRIs strengthen message through ENNHRI
Include advocacy towards EU and IFIs
NHRIs could be included in the Turin Action Plan
To be clarified:
Priority areas
Connections to capacity building
Updates:
Turin Process review
Scope and use of EU Charter
CDDH Drafting Groups
Impact of Economic Crisis
Social Rights

15. 3. Interaction with other ENNHRI work
Actions agreed:
Cooperation to enhance capacity and impacts
Access to those with expertise in relevant areas
Consider Working Groups, Projects and Thematic Work
To be clarified:
Areas of most relevance
Modalities
Updates:
Working Group policy
Business and Human Rights work on procurement
Charter training

16. ENNHRI Work Areas Working Groups: Projects: Thematic Work:
Legal Working Group – third party intervention / guidelines on implementation / Charter / CDDH
CRPD – monitoring, indicators
Asylum and Migration – inclusion and integration
BHR - procurement
Projects:
Older Persons in Long-term Care – standards, monitoring
NHRIs in Situations of (Post) Conflict - TBC
Thematic Work:
Sustainable Development Goals – monitoring, indicators

17. Meeting Objectives Clarify ENNHRI work (in 2016), if any:
Actions – realistic
Consider requests for:
DIHR / ICC training
Platform
Clarify position on Working Group
Prepare for Platform meeting

18. Prioritising Actions for 2016
Which suggested topics have most relevance for your NHRI?
Where is capacity building most needed?
How could we have the greatest impacts on a national and regional level?
How could capacity building be linked to other actions?

19. About the Turin Process
The “Turin Process” (2014) has been set out
to reinforce the normative system of the European Social Charter
within the Council of Europe
and
in its relationship with the EU law
The background documents are the General Report of the Turin Conference and the Brussel’s document on the Future of the Protection of Social Rights in Europe.
This Process targets to :
Achieve the reinforcement of the European Social Charter
Ensure a better implementation of the European Social Charter
Promote the collective complaint procedure
Enhance the synergy between EU law and the European Social Charter
Improve information and communication on the European Social Charter

20. About the Turin Process
Achieve the reinforcement of the European Social Charter
Ensure a better implementation of the European Social Charter
Promote the collective complaint procedure
Enhance the synergy between EU law and the European Social Charter
Improve information and communication on the European Social Charter

21. Preliminary comments
NHRIs mandate in the field of ESCR rests on many instruments, amongst which the European Social Charter
NHRIs functions fully apply in the field of ESCR :
Promotion and awareness raising
Protection and individual assistance
Monitoring
Research and reporting
Advising Governments and Parliaments
Engagement with Regional/International Human Rights System
Instruments : International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, European Charter of fundamental Rights, European Convention of Human Rights…
UN Committee on ESCR - General Comment n°10 (1998) on the role of NHRI in protecting and promoting ESC Rights

22. Preliminary comments
Through engagement in the Turin Process, NHRIs might get support for the fulfilment of their mandate
and
Through NHRIs fulfilment of their mandate in the field of ESR, the Turin Process will be reinforced
National specificities
Instruments : International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, European Charter of fundamental Rights, …
UN Committee on ESCR - General Comment n°10 (1998) on the role of NHRI in protecting and promoting ESC Rights

23. 1. Reinforcement of the Charter
State Actors
Non State Actors
ENNHRI Members
Open a political debate on the Turin Process
Awareness raising?
Ratify the Revised Charter and/or all provisions
Promote the ratification of the Revised Charter and/or all provisions
Promote ratification of the Regional instruments?

24. 2. Better implementation of the Charter
State Actors
Non State Actors
ENNHRI Members
Reinforcing framework implementation Charter + ECSR decisions/conclusions
- NHRI training?
(ES Charter + Advisory opinions)
- Awareness raising?
Advise Govment / Legislature
Monitoring?
Reporting?
Work on impact indicators?
Develop position on ad hoc advisory body?
Integrate social rights in economic recovery plans, adapt social impact indicators (…)
Seek advisory opinions from the ECSR if potential violations in the national legislative/
Implementation process 
Set up ad hoc advisory bodies concerning the implementation of the Charter and ECSR decisions/conclusions

25. 3. Collective Complaints Procedure
State Actors
Non State Actors
ENNHRI Members
Ratify the Collective Complaints Protocol
Encourage the states to ratify of the Collective Complaints Protocol
NHRI training?
Awareness raising?
Ad hoc support?
Third party interventions?
(NHRI or ENNHRI)
Promoting and Reporting?
Inform social partners and NGOs about the CC procedure
Inform and encourage social partners and NGOs about the CC procedure
Encourage use of third party mechanism by NGOs
Use the third party
mechanism
Systematically notify the steps taken to implement decisions of the ECSR

26. 4. Synergy between Charter and EU Law
State Actors
Non State Actors
ENNHRI Members
Consult the ECSR during the legislative process
Awareness raising?
Synergies with EU Charter
Dialogue with Parliament on an « early warning system »?
Take Charter into account for EU Law
Implement “early warning” procedures on compliance of national legislation with the Charter (National Parliaments)

27. 5. Information and Communication
State Actors
Non State Actors
ENNHRI Members
Improve the visibility of the Charter and place it at the level of the ECHR
Adapt communication to improve the visibility of the Charter and place it at the level of the ECHR
NHRI training /capacity building?
Awareness raising?
NHRI trickle down effect…
Promote training on the Charter for judges and experts
Promote expert awareness and inform NGOs about the Charter and the CC procedure Collective Complaints Procedure
Promote knowledge
on the Charter and CC procedure among NGOs and citizens
Promote knowledge on the Charter and CC procedure among NGOs and citizens

28. 6. Conclusions Position of ESR in Europe
Naturally within NHRIs’ mandate (eg)
Complementarity with other instruments
NHRI training or capacity building?
National specificities (ratification/implementation)
ENNHRI Statement in support of Turin Process

29. Towards an ENNHRI Working Group??
What is an ENNHRI Working Group?
Closer exchange and work on thematic area
Member-led → Chair
Flexibility
Development of Working Group Policy
Transparency, accountability, participation
Interaction with General Assembly and Secretariat
Flexibility retained where possible
Considerations
Member to lead work
Review of policy
Interaction with other work – Platform / ICC training

30. Platform Meeting of October 2015
Achievements
Reporting on each partner’s work and ideas for Platform
Discussion of possible work areas
Identification of priorities:
Website / New tools / Training / Awareness raising
Requirements
Awareness of Platform partners
Identification of common objectives
Specificities of Platform and partners
Concrete actions

31. Thank you for your attention!
Do you have any question?
ENNHRI Secretariat