Background information

The regional government of Murcia together with social partners signed a document containing a number of policy measures to improve protection of vulnerable groups affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but most importantly, to develop measures helping the economy to recover.

The pact contains policies in two stages. In the first stage, policies to extend social protection of workers and companies are developed. In the second stage, policies to reactivate the economy are considered.

Content of measure

The objective of this pact is to develop the policy measures contained in the annex to the Pact and work together to determine the steps needed to face the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 in a scenario of unprecedented recession. In this context, the rise in unemployment, the fall in tourism, trade and production, the lack of liquidity in administrations and companies, the increase in poverty or the reduction in investment, are the main challenges to be addressed through the Pact.

The pact includes a wide array of policy measures, from social protection, protection of vulnerable groups, or measures to sustain companies, to policies to help the regional economy to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Use of measure

No information available about use of this policy measure.

Contents

• Income protection
• Social protection, incl. pension
• Training and employability

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Applies to all workers	Applies to all businesses	Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Social partners jointly Local / regional government	Regional funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
Form	Direct consultation outside a formal body	Direct consultation outside a formal body

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Social partners jointly
• Main level of involvement: Regional or local level

Involvement

Social partners were involved in designing this plan at the initiative of the regional government of Murcia. This involvement took place outside an institutionalised setting, through ad hoc meetings and consultations with social partners and the regional government. The organisations involved were those considered most representative at regional level (as established in the Labour Code).

Views and reactions

As signatories of the pact, social partners were very supportive of all the policy measures included in the pact, and asked the regional government to guarantee their effective involvement in their implementation.

Sources

• 16 May 2020: Pacto Regional del Diálogo Social para la Reactivación Económica y Social de la Región de Murcia (www.reactiva2020rmurcia.es)