1. This project is funded by the European Union
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2. Cooperation with EFFAT/IUF and EMCEF/ICEM
Tailor-made courses for ICEM and IUF affiliates in South-East Europe ( ) in cooperation with International TU project Office in Zagreb on the topic of globalisation, MNEs and international labour standards; modernization of trade union organisations
ITC-ILO EFFAT project ‘Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Tourism Industry’ (2007)
ITC-ILO EMCEF ECEG PROJECT ‘Strengthening the Capacity of EMCEF Affiliates for Participation in Sectoral Social Dialogue at national and European level’ in parallel with training project for employers in chemical industry ( )
Decent Work for Domestic Workers (2012) project with ETUC and EFFAT
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3. This project is funded by the European Union
EFFAT project 2007
181 (50,27% F) participants from 14 TUs, 12 countries (BG, HR, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SR, SI) trained in 9 training activities on the topics: international labour standards, organising, collective bargaining, social dialogue at national and EU levels, EWCs, OSH, gender and migration
Primary concern of TUs: lack of decent work opportunities in HORECA sector (job growth vs. poor quality of jobs)
Training trainers, 7 national seminars, final conference
Evaluation: 4.44
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4. This project is funded by the European Union
EMCEF project 2009
181 (25,41% F) participants from 30 TUs, 15 countries (BG, CY, CZ, HU, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, RO, SR, SI, HR, MK, TK) trained in 9 training activities on the topics: national bipartite social dialogue and collective bargaining, European sectoral social dialogue, globalisation and ILS, the impact of the crisis on EMCEF industries
Training trainers, 4 sub-regional seminars, study group ESSDC, bipartite workshop, 2 follow-up national seminars
Evaluation: 4.38
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5. Follow-up project 2012 Identification of a problem
Limited participation of social partners from New Member States in European sectoral social dialogue committees due to the weaknesses on the national level that are echoed in the EU SD
Selected sectors:
Agriculture, food industry, HORECA, energy, chemistry and mining

6. Challenges in NMS and CC (I)
Weak national labour legislation
An overall low level of social dialogue and industrial relations
Poorly designed institutional framework, weak labour and SD institutions
Need for consolidation of institutions, add content and delivery power to the existing institutional forms
Sectoral social dialogue and collective bargaining are the weakest link
Proliferation and fragmentation of trade unions which adversely affects TU dialoguing strength
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Challenges (II)
Decline in membership as a dominant feature, representativity issue
Need for rejuvenation of TU movement, new image of trade unions
Barriers in external (language) and international communication (dissemination of ESD-related information to TU members) and internal capacities (insufficient knowledge about ESD forms and processes)
Lack of sectoral employers’ organisations at national level
Absence of employers’ interest in being involved in EU-level sectoral projects and activities
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8. Partnership

9. This project is funded by the European Union
Immediate objectives
Improved knowledge on EU sectoral social dialogue
Improved exchanges of good practices and experiences among trade unions in the area of organising, collective bargaining and social dialogue
Increased networking and cooperation among trade unions in NMS and CC
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10. This project is funded by the European Union
Activities
Training trainers at the ITC ILO in Turin
Sub-regional workshop 1 in Croatia (HR, SI, MK, MT, CY)
Sub-regional workshop 2 in Romania (RO, BG, TK)
Sub-regional workshop 3 in Hungary (HU, PL, CZ, SK)
Sub-regional workshop 4 in Baltic States (EE, LT, LV)
Study visit ESSDC (EMCEF)
Study visit ESSDC (EFFAT)
Final conference in Brussels for all NMS and CC
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11. This project is funded by the European Union
Project team
ITC-ILO, EFFAT, EMCEF, International TU Project Office ZG:
Giacomo Barbieri, Harald Wiedenhoffer, Michael Wolters, Evelin Toth, Mato Lalić, Daniela Ciot, Teuta Krilić, Corinna Zierold, Elke Libbrecht
Contact:
Evelin Toth Mucciacciaro Programme Officer - Region Europe Programme for Workers' Activities Phone: Fax:
Skype ID: evelin.toth Mobile:
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This project is funded by the European Union