1. TRACE Review Workshop ILO International Training Centre, Turin (Italy) 15-18 June 2006 OUTPUT PRESENTATION Key Action N°11

2. TRACE Review Workshop Leading partner: Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail. FR (CFDT) Associate partner: Trade Union Congress. UK (TUC)

3. Structure of the product

4. Anticipation of economic change as regards restructuring operations in transnational companies Theme

5. Training based on  sharing,  practice,  action.

6. Target groups Trade union representatives in companies, in areas in sectors  and sub-contractors for the activity from the same transnational company from two different countries

7. Aim Define a transnational action plan Promote the implementation of transnational social dialogue

8. Reasons for the choice of method   Involve all parties concerned in one single action  Encourage the use of new forms of European collective bargaining and social dialogue

9. Reasons for the choice of method Better integrate national and European policies into transnational restructuring processes, Give substance to social Europe and make it more visible  Create new methods of consensus that are vital for future stages of European construction.

10. Structure of the product

11. Expert involvement:   National legal frameworks and practices with specific examples   European directives   Trade union strategies  Group work per sector of activity, a range of nationalities in order to:  Transmit and compare their company's situation  Share information on their means of action  Work together to draw up an action plan on transnational social dialogue

12. Participants - contributors National trade union experts Experts from the European institutions

13. Strengths of the product Integrated approach: company, area, sector and sub-contractor representatives Knowledge of practices Creation of a specific action plan Sharing information, analysis and expertise

14. Weaknesses of the product Subsequent follow-up is desirable for the operational implementation of the action plan Success depends primarily on the consistency in selecting the target groups. Necessary re-adaptation of the module depending on the specific nature of each target group (sector of activity, economic situation, country, and so on).

15. Form of the final product   Interactive CD-Rom   Available in English and French

16. CFDT- France Information to the CFDT trainers network Review seminar in December 2006 Dissemination of the product TUC – United Kingdom XXX

17. Training team CFDT: Christine Farnallier, coordinator Christine Farnallier, coordinator Pascal Catto, trainer Pascal Catto, trainerTUC: Maggie Foy, coordinator Maggie Foy, coordinator Alison Foster, trainer Alison Foster, trainer

18. TRACE Review Workshop ILO International Training Centre, Turin (Italy) 15-18 June 2006 OUTPUT PRESENTATION Key Action N°11