1. Sectoral Social Dialogue Paper Preparatory Meeting of the Worker’s Delegation for Working Group meeting on 7 March 2013 Jorma Rusanen

2. Working group meeting agenda 1. Objectives of the working group meeting 2. Draft agenda, draft minutes (plenary 12/10/2012, steering group 04/12/2012) 3. State of play and future of the paper& pulp industry in Europe, Berry Wiersum, CEO of Sappi Fine Paper Europe 4. Future skills supply and demand in Europe: prospects of the paper sector, Jens Bjornavold, Senior Policy Analyst at CEDEFOP 5. Introduction to the planned project on mapping skills and qualification systems in the European paper sector, Bernard de Galembert CEPI 6. Discussion of approach, expertise, expected results 7. Follow-up of the H&S report – outcomes of the feedback survey 8. Dates and events for SSD Paper; working groups 30.05.(?) and 11.09., plenary 22.10. 8. AOB

3. 4&5. Project on mapping skills and qualification systems in the European paper sector industriAll brought this subject to the agenda The CEPI Roadmap 2050 is a good starting point for the discussion Future skills supply and demand in Europe; prospects of the paper sector – We have also proposed to invite a HR representative of a paper company to present what could be the companies’ strategy towards a changing work environment and the adaptation of tasks and skills Application for a project funding from Commission in 2013: mapping excercise or something ”more”? The other SSD’s experiences; how they address this issue – Currently 15 SSD committees working on this issue

4. Project on mapping skills and qualification systems in the European paper sector Education/ skills needs Skills needed in 2025 are not the same as today? What do we want to achieve; what do we already have What do the education institutions provide us; current skills What skills the paper industry needs now; future skills Do the current skills and the future skills needs match How to attract young people to choose a career in paper industry Make the education fit to the needs

5. Project on mapping skills and qualification systems in the European paper sector Project Project application to get EU financing; date? – Consulting company? Desk research on education systems – School – Professional education – Aprenticeships – Interships – University – Vocational training Plant level questionnaire and activities; skills needs, skills development

6. 7. Follow-up of our Best H&S Practice Guide Project -A report of good health and safety practices in the European pulp and paper industry “No paper without skilled, healthy and safe people” (60 pages, 22 practices) -Copies still available (EN, FR); also in WEB -Follow-up questionnaire sent in January 2013 -Reasonable amount of answers (till now): 30 (17 from workers, 13 from employers) -In general all found that report is useful -We asked also for more good practices to be sent in

7. A guide of good H&S practices in the European pulp and paper industry

8. Follow-up of our Best H&S Practice Guide Project Follow-up General impressions – Hilfreich fuer die eigene Praxis, Gute Ideen, Brauchbar, Sehr gute Aufmachung, Allgemein verständlich, Practices already familiar – Do you work as safe or safer as report, Worth to be discussed at plant level – Very good that ideas are shared, What are good practices in other sectors, Increasing pressure on the works floor (more workload, less personnel) – Information is coherent, concrete and easy to read, More translations needed

9. Follow-up of our Best H&S Practice Guide Project Follow-up Missing practices? – Es wäre vermessen zu behaupten «wir hätten alles erfasst» – CPI will gather further good practice – Gesundheitsschutz und Prävention etwas underpräsentiert – Regular safety days, accident cases – Spreading the information inside the company about accidents – All employees go through H&S issues which concern their own job once a year – H&S auditing in other place than in workers own work section once a year – H&S conversation between employee and foreman once a year

10. 8. Meeting of 2013 SSD Paper: 1 plenaries and 3 working group meetings – Preliminary agreed 2013 meetings: Plenary 22 October; working group 7 Mars, 30 May (22 April postponed) and 11 September Decrease of resources of the Commission => changes! – The number of SSDC meetings has been reduced – In 2013 all SSDCs receive the same number of meeting opportunities: 1 plenary (27+27 participants, 6 languages) and 3 “other” meetings – Working group meetings (15+15 participants, 3 languages) and/or steering group meetings (5+5, no translation)

11. Work Programme Health and Safety: EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplace Campaign 2012- 2013; collect feedback from use of the report on Health and Safety Practices and compilation of additional Good Practices Output: – Communication and promotion of the report (autumn 2012/spring 2013) – Survey on the use of the report (spring 2013); new practices

12. Work Programme (2) Demographic change, skills and jobs: Mapping exercise on education, training and qualifications systems in the sector, based on similar exercises in other sectors Start process to define project on how to attract young people to choose a career in the paper industry Output: – Project application (spring/autumn 2013) in order to work on a study on the training and qualification systems (2013/2014) – Promotion leaflet with facts and stories about the industry

13. Work Programme (3) European energy and raw material policies Consider issues of common interest Joint positions on crucial issues Discussion of certification schemes (e.g. PEFC) Output: – Impact assessment and formulation of joint positions