The Government of Armenia, the Confederation of Trade Unions and the RUEA are social partners. The cooperation between RUEA and RA Government is implemented with main partner institutions: Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance and their subdivisions.
RUEA cooperates with mentioned institutions in following spheres:
• Improvements of business environment,
• Social-labour relations
• Decent work
• Employment promotion, including youth employment
• Promotion of the link between education and labour market
• Economic development projects, including promotion of SMEs and women entrepreneurship

CTUA and RUEA, with Government of Armenia have signed tripartite social partnership agreement “National Collective Agreement” for the improvement of social-labour relations in the Republic of Armenia. Different projects have been implemented jointly with CTUA in the framework of Decent Work Country Program,  employment, migration and trafficking, occupational safety and health.
On 5  December 2000 the National Assembly of the  Republic of Armenia  adopted the Law “On  Trade  Unions”  which  was  necessary for bringing  the activity of the Confederation of trade unions of Armenia, the union of legal persons  into accordance with the  requirements of the law. With the same aim the 24 branch unions held their Congresses, were registered in the State Register as the branch republican unions of the professional organizations.
The activity of the Confederation of  trade  unions of Armenia  became more  efficient  after the approval in 2004  the new Labour Code which regulates collective and individual labour  relations, rights and obligations of  two  parts, their responsibility,  as well as  the  securing  of  safety   and health   of workers.
In 2007  the Confederation of trade  unions of Armenia  affiliated 23 branch  republican  unions, 808 professional organizations with 29665 trade union members.