The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty that guarantees fundamental social and economic rights. It remains at the heart of the Council of Europe statutory goals: human rights, rule of law, and democracy, which cannot be realized without respect for social rights.
The Charter was ratified by Armenia in 2004. Its enhanced implementation in practice will contribute to better protection of social and economic rights and support sustainable democracy in Armenia. The Council of Europe supports Armenia in implementing reforms in the area of social rights and social protection in line with the requirements of the European Social Charter and relevant European standards, including also in the context of responding to crisis situations.
On 23 July the Council of Europe held a ոorkshop on Treaty System of the European Social Charter and its ռeporting մechanisms for 35 representatives of the national authorities, legal professionals, Human
Rights Defender’s Office and representatives of Human Rights NGOs. 🛠️🇦🇲
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The Workshop on Treaty System of the European Social Charter and its Reporting Mechanisms is the first event dedicated to the European Social Charter that is implemented under the Project “Enhancing Social Human Rights in Armenia”. This event will mark series of dedicated events with the objective of ensuring the enhanced knowledge on the Charter and the reporting procedure to the European Committee of Social Rights”, – mentioned Margarita Galstyan, Head of Cooperation Unit, Department of Social Rights in her welcome remarks.
The meeting was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Enhancing Social Human Rights in Armenia.”
Council of Europe Office in Yerevan
