1. “For something a couple is enough, for some other – we must be more!”

2.  The biggest social organisation and the largest representative trade union organisation in Bulgaria, established on 17 th February 1990  Recognized as a full member of the European and world trade union community through its affiliation to ETUC and ITUC  The strongest voice of the workers` interests in the country representing about 350 000 members What is CITUB?

3. CITUB` Member Organisations CITUB is a big and many-sided family which unified: CITUB is a big and many-sided family which unified:  34 affiliated sectoral / branch federations, trade unions and unions  16 territorial trade unions  Associations of artists, musicians, dancers, domestic workers, people with disabilities, pensioners, young people etc. All united with one common aim: Decent Life, Decent Work and Decent Future for workers and their families!

4. CITUB` Regional Structure  27 Regional Councils all over the country  196 Municipal Coordinators

5. Our main responsibility:  Free labour, free choice of working place;  Fair working conditions – working time, paid annual leave, holidays etc.;  Health and safety at work;  Equal chances and no discrimination at working place;  Professional orientation, vocational education and training, qualification and re-qualification;  Freely and voluntarily association in trade union organisations;  Decent payment and living standards;  Social security and social assistance;  Collective bargaining;  Legal advices and protection rights and interests of specific groups (youth, women, disabled people, pensioners, unemployed people etc.) Representation and protection of workers` interests and rights:

6. Together with its NGO partners, CITUB is every day next to you! Institute for Social And Trade Union Research Workers` Education & Training College Public Women`s Parliament “Save the Children” Association YOUth Forum 21 st Century Institute for Industrial Relations and Management “OKOM” CITUB

7. Why to join CITUB?  Free legal advices from a high qualified experts of CITUB in case of problems at work and violation of the labour rights (face-to-face, by e-mail or by phone);  Participation in different training courses (language courses, communication and presentation skills, project management etc.) organized by WETCO;  Free “Life” insurance;  Preferential bank credits, credit cards with 1.5% discount of every purchase;  Special trade union offers for holiday packages in and outside Bulgaria at very low prices;  Participation in musical, cultural, sport etc. events, organised by the union together with YF 21 and other partners;  Open youth forum in the CITUB` website where young workers can discuss on-line their problems or share experience and good practices.

8. Some reasons shared by our members

9. CITUB support you and fight for protection of your rights You want your voice to be heart and your rights at work to be respected and protected => BE ACTIVE! & JOIN THE UNION! Think about your rights!

10. How you can join CITUB? It`s simply! 1 st step: contact our nearest representative at enterprise or local level and fill the application form. Or visit our website: www.knsb-bg.org CONGRATULATIONS – You are already our member ! 2 nd step: monthly payment of your membership fee 2 nd step: monthly payment of your membership fee - Same rule for all workers and employees: 1% of your net salary 1% of your net salary - Students and unemployed people – individual membership in territorial trade unions and the membership membership in territorial trade unions and the membership fee is min 0.5 Euro /month or 6 Euro/year fee is min 0.5 Euro /month or 6 Euro/year

11. 1, Macedonia Sq. 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel. 00359 2 4010 524 Fax 00359 2 987 70 65 E-mail: dalexieva@citub.net dalexieva@citub.net