Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN)

What is BASTUN? 1)“Umbrella” or “glue” between different actors => Forum for coordination, information exchange, discussions and joint initiatives => Distribution of work between central confederations and sector unions 2)Acting within the trade union movement => Baltic Sea issues 3)Political interest representation (CBSS, BSPC, EU) 4)Projects

BASTUN is YOU and US

Baltic Sea Labour Network Joint Interreg Project in the Baltic Sea Region

Partners -Lead Partner => DGB -Trade Unions (TU centres, BASTUN, NFS, ETUC, ITUC/PERC) -Employers (Baltic States and Germany) -Governments (CBSS) -Parliamentarians (BSPC) -Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung

Resources/Capacity 2,8 million euro for 3 years 9 employees -1 Project manager -8 in national coordination centres

Project Idea Facilitation Long term enough => continuation Operational tool Permanent nature (3years) Clear goals: Support to policy making and content preparation based on accurate information and analyse Influence political processes Social dialogue/tripartite cooperation Capacity building of social partners

Project Idea Thematic Framework Mobility of Labour –Migration/emigration –Corporate social responsibility –Workers’ rights –Brain drain, demographic change –Social dumping –Etc. Levels of action -National -International/regional

National Level National co-ordination centres -Focus countries (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia) -2 employees per country (trade union/employer) -Collect together relevant national actors -Trade unions, employers, public officials, researchers, politicians -Working groups, seminars, conferences -Publications, analysis, policies -Public awareness, PR, articles, Information on the internet -Muscle for political influencing (”Lobby”) Goal: Establishment of labour think tanks

International/regional Level -Focus on whole Baltic Sea region -Project management –1 employee (Project manager) –Collect together relevant regional actors -Seminars, conferences, working groups -Analysis, policies, public awareness, publications, information on the Internet Goal: Tripartite cooperation model

International/ regional collaboration Adaption strategies, actions and models Information gathering & distribution Interregional Dissemination & Public Relation Estonia, Tallinn Lithuania, Vilnius Latvia, Riga Poland, Warsaw Russia, St. Petesburg Structure Transnational project management Steering committee Coordination centres

1.Application NOT approved yet => decision in October 2.Employment of project manager and coordinators 3.Establishment the project steering committee and definition of responsiblities 4.Conference on mobility of labour on 25 November in Copenhagen 5.Operational in 2009 Learning process to all! What next?