Programme: Human Resources Development

The Project “Active civil participation for prevention and restriction of the undeclared employment in Bulgaria” was developed in the context of the 2014-2020 Public Administration Development Strategy, ILO Recommendation No.204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy, the EU Council Recommendation on speeding up the enforcement of measures to reduce the extent of the informal economy and in particular undeclared work, as well as the European Platform against undeclared work. The main objective of the project is to develop and make recommendations for improving the regulatory environment and the effectiveness of policies for preventing and limiting undeclared work in Bulgaria, in compliance with the principle of open and responsible management. The project envisages the realization of four main activities:
- Analysis development and study of good practices for improving citizenship in the process of formation, implementation and monitoring of policies and legislation related to the prevention and reduction of undeclared employment in Bulgaria;
- Developing civil society monitoring ‘toolkit’ on policies to prevent and limit undeclared work;
- Carrying out joint activities between EPAs, NGOs and administrations for the implementation of public policies and legislation on prevention and limitation of undeclared employment in Bulgaria;
- Raise public awareness and promote citizenship in the processes of shaping, implementing and monitoring of policies to combat hidden economy and undeclared employment.
The main target groups to whom the project activities are addressed are: employed persons, businesses, non-governmental organizations, government and society. In the implementation of the project activities, implementation of the principles of partnership, sustainable development, as well as open and responsible management through effective dialogue between the public institutions, the social partners and the non-governmental sector is envisaged.