1. Bipartite workshop
Connecting to EU level sectoral social dialogue: lessons learned and perspectives for the social partners
Evelin Toth
Turin, 9 December 2009

2. Identification of a problem
Limited participation of social partners from New Member States and Candidate Countries in European sectoral social dialogue committees

3. Project
Strengthening the capacity of EMCEF affiliates for participation in sectoral social dialogue at national and European level
Selected sectors:
chemical industry
energy
mining
Geographical area
New Member States + Candidate Countries EU

4. Partnership

5. Development Objectives
Increased institutional capacity of EMCEF affiliates for participation in sectoral social dialogue at national and European level
Integration of NMS and CC in ESD

6. Immediate Objectives Improved knowledge on EU sectoral social dialogue
Improved exchanges of good practices and experiences among trade unions
Increased cooperation with employers (ECEG)

7. Outputs
180 representatives of EMCEF affiliates from NMS and CC trained in one year
Increased quality and quantity of participation of trained EMCEF affiliates in European sectoral social dialogue committee in chemical industry
Improved implementation of results of European social dialogue on national level

8. Activities Training trainers Sub-regional seminar 1
Participation in ESSDC
Bipartite workshop
Follow-up national seminar in Bulgaria 2010
Follow-up national seminar in Hungary 2010

9. Countries & Participants
30 sectoral trade unions
180 participants (including 2 follow up activities in 2010)
* Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey.

10. Countries in Activities Group Country Date Venue ToT all 02/09 ITC-ILO
RO, BG, TU, PL
10/09
Turkey G2
CS, SK, HU
06/09
Slovakia G3
SI, CRO, MT, MAC
04/09
Croatia G4
LT, ET, LV, CY
07/09
Latvia
SSDC
CRO, CS, HU, PL, RO, SK, SI
05/09
Brussels
Bipartite
12/09

11. Participants by Gender Total
Training Trainers
Croatia
Brussels
Slovakia
Latvia
Turkey
Bipartite Workshop
Total
Female
27% 8 4 2 7 6 5 40
Male
73% 14 18 11 9 25
106
F+M 22 13 16 17 23 33
146

15. Areas of Common Interest
Competitiveness of the company and its successful position on the market at present and in the future,
Good communication and mutual respect between the management and the trade union,
Quality social dialogue and collective bargaining, collective agreements, social peace,
Modern environment-friendly technology and high occupational safety and health standards,
Keeping qualified workers and continuous investment in human resource development,
Need for joint training of employers and trade union representatives on topics dealt with through social dialogue…

16. Thank you for your support!
Evelin Toth Mucciacciaro Programme Officer - Region Europe Programme for Workers' Activities Phone: Fax:
Skype ID: evelin.toth Mobile: