SODICO project Kick-off meeting 12/9/2012, Ljubljana (SLO) « Paritarian funds in construction in Europe » Domenico Campogrande Director Social Affairs - FIEC

CYPRUS NETHERLANDS IRELAND PORTUGAL NORWAY TURKEY DENMARK HUNGARY FINLAND SWEDEN SPAIN LUXEMBOURG BELGIUM ITALY GREECE BULGARIA SWITZERLAND CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA Full member Observer member ESTONIA ROMANIA AUSTRIA SLOVENIA CROATIA FRANCE LITHUANIA GERMANY MALTA Created in countries 29 countries 33 federations Enterprises - of all sizes - active in all fields of building and civil engineering EU Sectoral Social Partner POLAND

Construction activity in the EU Key figures for Bln.€ (9,6% of EU27 GDP) Bln.€ (9,6% of EU27 GDP) 14,6 Million workers (7% of EU27 employment) 14,6 Million workers (7% of EU27 employment) 3,1 Million enterprises (mostly SMEs) 3,1 Million enterprises (mostly SMEs)

The construction industry in the EU Characteristics Bad image Bad image Lack of skilled workforce Lack of skilled workforce Very fragmented (mostly SMEs) Very fragmented (mostly SMEs) Highly labour intensive Highly labour intensive Specific employment and working conditions Specific employment and working conditions Specific and complex production process Specific and complex production process

Social Dialogue at the EU level General remarks Social Dialogue embedded in EU Treaty : 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 Autonomy of the Social Partners Cross-sectoral <> Sectoral Social Dialogue Cross-sectoral <> Sectoral Social Dialogue

Sectoral Social Dialogue Construction Needs strong Social Partners in order to be successfull Needs strong Social Partners in order to be successfull Started long before 1998 (beginning of the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue) Started long before 1998 (beginning of the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue) 2 partners : FIEC and EFBWW 2 partners : FIEC and EFBWW Regular representativeness studies (for construction ) Regular representativeness studies (for construction )

Specific characteristics of construction  important role of the social partners Specific characteristics of construction  important role of the social partners Exist in most Western EU Member States Exist in most Western EU Member States Jointly managed by employers and trade unions  bipartite approach Jointly managed by employers and trade unions  bipartite approach Tailored approach to industry’s needs Tailored approach to industry’s needs Paritarian social funds Aims, objectives and scope

1. Vocational training  Construction = labour intensive activity  Rapidly changing patterns (globalisation, demographic changes, « greening »,…)  Reducing the gap between the skills available and those needed by the market Paritarian social funds 3 main areas of competence

2. Health and Safety  Despite improvements H&S problems remain a serious threat in construction  Prevention  Tailored training Paritarian social funds 3 main areas of competence

3. Specific pension schemes  External factors influence construction activity  Fragmentation of the sector  supplementary pension schemes  Mobility of the workforce Paritarian social funds 3 main areas of competence

Promoting the development of paritarian funds Promoting the development of paritarian funds Close collaboration with the EFBWW and the AEIP Close collaboration with the EFBWW and the AEIP 2 main conferences : 2 main conferences :  Warsaw - PL (2008)  Bucarest - RO (2010) Paritarian social funds Past and on-going initiatives

« Capacity building » project (on-going) « Capacity building » project (on-going) In collaboration with the EFBWW and the AEIP In collaboration with the EFBWW and the AEIP Focuses on practical issues Focuses on practical issues « Twinning » principle : « Twinning » principle :  Poland - Spain  Romania - France  Bulgaria - Germany Paritarian social funds Past and on-going initiatives

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