European Social Dialogue in industriAll sectors ILO-industriAll Europe Training of Trainers seminar 20 February 2013

1. European Social dialogue – Structures and Scope of SD Activities

Our objectives European Social Dialogue is a tool and a platform to promote industriAll European Trade Union policies vis-à-vis European industry and employers associations and the European institutions. With industriAll we have the potential to improve the sectoral social dialogue at the European level. industriALL must therefore develop its capacity to act as agenda setter within sectoral social dialogue and promote joint strategies for the sustainable development of our sectors.

Structure and Scope of SD Activities 11 out of 42 officially recognized sectoral social dialogue committees on European level: 1. Chemical 7. Paper 2. Electricity 8. Textile/Clothing 3. Extractive Industries 9. Tanning /Leather 4. Footwear 10. Shipbuilding 5. Gas 11. Steel 6. MET NEPSI (autonomous SD agreement ) Agreement on Workers' Health Protection Through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing it

Structure and Scope of activities SSDCs are active in: 1. Monitoring industrial and employment developments 2. Consultation on relevant EU policies and formulating positions (e.g. industrial, trade, energy, mining, REACH, and environmental policies, etc.) 3. Joint initiatives in: Health and Safety at work Training and life-long learning Image of the sector; etc.... 4. They develop their own social dialogue work programmes  There should be a strong link between Sector Social Dialogue Committees and the industriAll sector committees European SSDCs have: different traditions different experiences different levels of progress

2. industriAll Social Dialogue Policy Committee

industriAll Social Dialogue Policy Committee The SDPC is the interface between SSDCs and focuses on: improving the functioning, participation and policy coordination maximising use as consultation tool: position papers, impact assessment maximising use as negotiation tool working towards framework/binding agreements promoting the improvement of results and impact Coordination of cross-sectoral issues members of the SSDCs should also be members of the industriAll Europe’s sector / industrial sector committees (see list attached), whose aim is “to give follow-up to the specific economic, financial and social issues and reality of a sector, to discuss sector-related issues, to respond to EU initiatives having a bearing on the specific sector and to provide the necessary input for the Sectoral Social Dialogue”.

industriAll Social Dialogue Policy Committee It is essential that in the SSDCs industriAll speaks with a single voice regarding common, transversal subjects Cross-sectoral coordination is essential concerning: SD consultations and positions / declarations: Skills, Qualification Education and training Energy Policy, Health and Safety, Restructuring REACH, Pensions youth, gender equality, Climate change etc. general coherence in case of conflict of interest SDPC will act as mediator between SSDCs

Social Dialogue Policy Committee Promotion of new SSDCs The establishment of social dialogue structures should be promoted in sectors where there is a manifest capacity and will to act together. SDPC will monitor and promote social dialogue developments in those sectors. SDPC will act as ‘resource’ for sectors trying to establish SSDCs. SDPC to advise Executive Committee on developments.

Social Dialogue Policy Committee Cooperation with the European Commission and continued financial and administrative support through the European Commission is essential for sectoral social dialogue. Such support should leave the autonomy of social partners intact. Cooperation with other actors at the European level is also vital: ETUI European trade union federations trade union network of experts Finally, coordination needs to be assured through the Secretariat.

3. Good practices/outcomes of SD in industriAll sectors

Typology of European Social Dialogue Outcomes Articles 154-155 TFEU provide a procedure that combines the consultation of the social partners by the Commission with the option to leave social regulation to bipartite agreement. 1)If Social Partners do reach an agreement, Article 155 (2) provides two ways to ensure its implementation: voluntary route relying on national procedures and practices specific to management and labour; or the route via implementation by Council Directive. 2)There is also the possibility of negotiating autonomous agreements by European Social Partners that create a contractual obligation for the affiliated organizations of the signatory parties to implement the agreement. Process oriented texts: implemented in a process-oriented way; set out recommendations from the EU Social Partners to their members for follow-up, and specify regular evaluation of the progress made towards achieving their objectives. Joint opinions and tools: contribute to the provision and exchange of information, explaining implications of EU policies to the SPs national members/(European) economic sectors  no implementation, monitoring or follow-up. Source: European Commission, Social Europe Guide, 2012

Framework Agreement on Education, Training and Lifelong Learning in the SSDC Chemical Sector Definition of minimum core competences: European reference for the occupations of Process Operator and First Line Supervisor in European Chemical Industry including short job descriptions for each role as national terminology may vary (Appendices A and B)   These include:  The description of key tasks and responsibilities.  The competence areas identified and required competencies for the occupations, recognisable for the chemical industry. .

Framework Agreement in the Sectoral Social Dialogue for the Chemical Industry .

Aims of the binding agreement equal quality and value of education and training for employability and mobility in the European chemical industry / facilitating their transferability; benchmarks for national qualifications, national VET programs and companies for their human resources development active support of the Social Partners in adapting and modernising VET systems at European and national levels and in-company training and lifelong learning; to further encourage dialogue between employers and workers in the field of job design and development.   The core competences defined in this Framework Agreement are explicitly not replacing nor overriding existing national, regional or company qualifications for the occupations or pay levels of Process Operator and First Line Supervisor.

TU assessment of the outcome Quality of the Agreement: Initial expectations = binding agreement with a European certificate/diploma ≠ were not met End result = framework agreement with a « transferability » clause = however satisfactory Dissemination in CEE is in sufficient (BG, CZ, HU, PL, RO available)  

Previous projects on ‘national observatories’ – but no interaction yet   Social Partners in Textile, Clothing and leather sector set up a Sector Skills council Previous projects on ‘national observatories’ – but no interaction yet Labour market issues (aging workforce, lack of new skilled workers, skills mismatch, …) > pressure on companies and industry Public image of the sector (future of the sector in Europe, working conditions, …) ‘New skills for new jobs’ EU employment strategy The purpose of EU sector skills councils is for stakeholders to be in possession of more and better information on the evolution of their sector in terms of skills and employment. Collection of information produced by national observatories, analysis and synthesis into European report. Information exchange  network of observatories SSC contribute to the work of SSDCs. They could facilitate negotiations between social partners by feeding discussion with facts and figures.

Networking between obsevatories leading to Skills Conuncil   Expected results Update of the analysis of national observatories on employment & training Networking between obsevatories leading to Skills Conuncil Creation of platform of data, best practices, innovative tools... Design & development of ICT infrastructure based on an open community portal Create more Visibility for the topics (skills & competences) and sector The purpose of EU sector skills councils is for stakeholders to be in possession of more and better information on the evolution of their sector in terms of skills and employment. Collection of information produced by national observatories, analysis and synthesis into European report. Information exchange  network of observatories SSC contribute to the work of SSDCs. They could facilitate negotiations between social partners by feeding discussion with facts and figures.

  Outcomes/deliveries: 4 Reports the evolution of the supply, employment and skills needs including a foresight and forecast analyses for the sector 2) good practices bringing the worlds of education and work closer and reducing the persistent skills mismatch at sectoral level, as well as on the mechanisms existing at national or regional level between anticipation bodies and education and training providers 3) innovative tools, national and/or regional strategies, local initiatives, methods put in place for peer learning purpose 4) recommendations of the European sector council on the basis of discussions and information exchanged.

SD Electricity looked into employment effects of European energy and climate policies Provides the base for further work on just transition principles, anticipation of skills needs in the sector Position paper on Energy Roadmap 2050 Framework of actions – Competencies, qualification, anticipation of change  

Social Partner Projects SD Paper Report of good H&S practices across Europe Input was given by our members Practices were chosen by an expert group Distribution to members for use at mill level Follow up survey More practices to be integrated   The core competences defined in this Framework Agreement are explicitly not replacing nor overriding existing national, regional or company qualifications for the occupations or pay levels of Process Operator and First Line Supervisor.

Contact persons in the industriAll secretariat: Social Dialogue Policy Committee: Sylvain Lefebvre – Deputy General Secretary Sylvain.lefebvre@industriall-europe.eu Andrea Husen-Bradly - Policy Advisor Andrea.husen@industriall-europe.eu Support to the industriAll regions and capacity building: Luc Triangle – Deputy General Secretary Luc.triangle@industriall-europe.eu Corinna Zierold – Policy Advisor Corinna.zierold@industriall-europe.eu