Partnership Agreement with the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry DECP signed a Partnership Agreement with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi on the 23rd of October, 2009. The PA was signed by the first executive vice-president of the VCCI, Mr. Hoang Van Dung on behalf of the VCCI and Mr. Ronald de Leij, director of DECP. Also the Dutch Ambassador in Vietnam, Mr. Joop Scheffers, was present at the signing ceremony. More...» PA with Bolivian Employers' Federation FEPC DECP signed a Partnership Agreement with the Federación de Entidades Empresariales Privadas de Cochabamba (FEPC) on the 3rd of February 2010. DECP will provide FEPC with professional expertise and guidance concerning the advocacy of employers' interests, the provision of services to member-organisations and the strengthening of FEPC’s organizational structures. More...» Workshop on negotiation techniques Collective bargaining and negotiation in e.g. labour disputes are important services an Employers' organisation can offer to its members. In August 2008 workshops on negotiation techniques were held in Kenya and in Uganda. More...»

Conference Macedonia on the role of EO's In the framework of the “Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009”, the Confederation of Employers of the Republic of Macedonia (CERM) organised a conference on the role of employers' organisations in times of financial and economic crisis. Jean-Marie Standaert of DECP was invited to hold a presentation on this subject. Of the Dutch Embassy Mrs. Marije Maessen, First Secretary, and Mr. Ivan Ivanovski, Economy and Trade Officer were present. More...» Workshops on Communication in Nicaragua DECP gave a workshop on Communication and image building for the umbrella employers’ organisation COSEP and its members in Managua, Nicaragua, on 16th and 17th of November. The workshop was split into two parts: one for board members and CEO’s which concentrated more on strategic issues and one for the communication experts of the COSEP members. More...»