1. Social Dialogue The EU state of play
EUROPEAN
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
FEDERATION
Social Dialogue The EU state of play
Domenico Campogrande
Director Social Affairs
Eléments d’identité

2. 1905 26 29 ENTERPRISES 1 meeting Countries Federations of all sizes
active in all fields of building
and civil engineering
1905
Full members
Observer members
1 meeting st
Denmark Netherlands Germany
France
Spain Luxembourg Bulgaria
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Ireland
Belgium
Portugal Switzerland Austria
Italy
Cyprus
Greece
Hungary Slovakia
Turkey
Estonia
Romania
Slovenia
Croatia Lithuania 26
Countries 29
Federations
Co-operation agreement
United Kingdom

3. The EU construction industry in 2016
Total output : Bln €
21,8% new housebuilding
26,4% rehabilitation and maintenance
32,4% non-residential
19,4% civil engineering
8,6% of EU28 GDP
14,4 million workers
3,3 million enterprises (95% <20 workers)

4. Social Dialogue at the EU level
Social Dialogue embedded in EU Treaty :
Social Partners must be consulted on social policy matters (Art. 154)
Social Partners may decide to launch negotiations for autonomous agreements (Art. 155)
Autonomy of the Social Partners

5. Social Dialogue at the EU level
Cross-sectoral
BusinessEurope, CEEP, UEAPME for the employers
ETUC, Eurocadres, CEC for the workers
Sectoral (since 1998)
43 sectoral Committees with 66 employers’ organisations and 16 workers’ organisations
FIEC and EFBWW for the Construction industry

6. Sectoral Social Dialogue Construction
FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation) :
33 federations from 29 countries
companies of all sizes (micro, SMEs, large groups)
all types of building and civil engineering activities
EFBWW (European Federation of Building and Wood Workers) :
76 affiliated unions from 31 countries
2 million workers
Construction, wood and furniture
Regular representativeness studies

7. Sectoral Social Dialogue Construction
Vocational training and youth employment
Transparency / Mutual recognition of qualifications
Anticipation of future skills needs
Attracting and retaining young workers
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Fostering a culture of OSH
Addressing new hazards/risks
Earth moving machines on worksites
Employment
Mobility (« Posting » of workers)
Combatting undeclared work and unfair practices
Strengthening industrial relations

8. Sectoral Social Dialogue Construction
Strengths
Representativeness
Strong lobbying voice towards the EU legislator
Tackling the specific needs of the industry
Facilitating dialogue between employers and workers
Challenges
Strengthening industrial relations
EU <> National responsibilities
Addressing the real needs of employers and workers on the worksites
Image of the industry

9. BIM