1. Overview of current social dialogue agenda in agriculture sector in Czech Republic and the main issues and challenges
Trade Union of Workers in Agriculture and Alimentation
Association of Free Trade Unions of the Czech Republic
February 2012

2. The forms of social dialogue in Czech Republic
Council Economic and Social Agreement of the Czech Republic (tripartite)
Government representatives and representatives employers (trade unions - 2 trade union centre Association of Independent Unions and Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions) and representatives of employers.
ASO is the second largest trade union central in the Czech Republic. ASO was established in July 1995 and the principal founder was the Trade Union of Workers in Agriculture and Alimentation-Association of Free Trade Unions of the Czech Republic. It brings together trade unions from different sectors such as Council of Railwayworkers, Medical Trade Union Club, Union of Czech Energy.
President ASO and OSPZV-ASO Bohumír Dufek is a member of delegation of trade unions in tripartite negotiations in the framework of the Council of Economic and Social Agreement of the Czech Republic.

3. Collective bargaining
Collective agreements with a higher degree of employers' associations (the Agricultural Association of the Czech Republic, Union of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture businesses and retail chains such as PENNY MARKET and BILLA)
Collective agreements with a higher degree through the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs distributed to employers, which does not cause union or employer is not a member of one of the employers' associations in agriculture.

4. Third round tables
Another form of social dialogue are the "round tables". These negotiations take place with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Association and others.
Round tables themes:
Compliance with employment legislation relating to employees
Wages and conditions of employees in agriculture and related sectors
c. Compliance with safety regulations
d. Solution of the employment of third countries (Ukraine, Russia, Vietnam etc.) who complicate the employment of CR that are working for very low wages. When large-scale unemployment in the CR negatively affect the price of labor in the country.

5. Ministry of Agriculture promotes social dialogue
Social dialogue with the sector Ministry of Agriculture is focused on the provisioning policy for agricultural entities in the Republic where they are different, therefore the grant conditions worse than the original countries EU.
The objective is to achieve the same subsidies as in the original countries EU.

6. Theme for bipartite sectoral social dialogue in 2012
Social Dialogue in 2012 will focus on keeping jobs, deterioration of working conditions and wages and not to allow further limiting the protection of employees in labor legislation.
The right-wing government in the Czech Republic wants to continue to reduce the labor code, worsen workings conditions for employees and employers to meet.

7. Thank you for your attention.
Trade Union of Workers in Agriculture and Alimentation
Association of Free Trade Unions of the Czech Republic