1. Closing bipartite conference Brussels, 6-7 December 2011
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2. Identification of a problem
Limited participation of social partners from New Member States and candidate countries in the European social dialogue for commerce
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3. Partnership
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4. Development objective
Increased institutional capacity of UNI-Europa affiliates in commerce sector for participation in sectoral social dialogue at national and European levels
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5. Improved knowledge on EU sectoral social dialogue
Immediate objectives
Improved knowledge on EU sectoral social dialogue
Improved exchanges of good practices and experiences among trade unions
Increased cooperation with employers (EuroCommerce)
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6. Outputs
143 representatives of UNI-Europa affiliates trained in 12 months (12/10-12/11)
Increased quality and quantity of participation of trained UNI-Europa affiliates in European sectoral social dialogue committee in commerce
Improved implementation of results of European social dialogue on national level
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7. Activities Training trainers Italy Sub-regional seminar 1 Croatia
Sub-regional seminar 2 Poland
Sub-regional seminar 3 Macedonia
Sub-regional seminar 4 Bulgaria
Closing Bipartite Workshop Belgium
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8. topics Globalisation and international labour standards
Economic and social trends in commerce sector
Organising of workers in commerce and strengthening trade union organisations
Social dialogue at company, national and European levels
Multinational companies and European Works Councils
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9. Countries and participants
20 sectoral trade unions
143 participants
*Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
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10. Countries in activities
Group
Country
Date
Venue
Tot
CY,LT,LV,MT, PL,RO,SI,MK,TK
03/2011
Turin G1
BG, HR, HU, PL, RO, MK
05/
Opatija G2
EE, LT, LV, PL
06/2011
Gdansk G3
MK, MT, SL, TK, BiH, SR
09/2011
Ohrid G4
BG, CR, EE,HU, LT, RO
11/2011
Sofia
Bipartite
NMS except SI, MK
12/2011
Brussels
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11. Participants by gender
Turin HR PL MK BG BE
Female (78)
54,54% 7 14 11 18 15 13
Male (65)
45,45% 12 8
F+M (143) 21 26 19 30 22 25
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12. Participation by country
0-5
Slovenia 2
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
6-10
Croatia, Estonia 6
Lithuania 7
Malta, Slovakia 8
Turkey 10
11-20
Latvia, Hungary 11
Macedonia 12
Romania 13
Bulgaria 15
Poland 18
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22. Acknowledgements Project team:
Giacomo Barbieri, Evelin Toth, Fabrice Warneck, Novka Piljic,
Daniela Ciot, Chiara Garbero
ORGANISATIONS/institutions:
EC DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, UNI-Europa Commerce,
ITC-ILO, ILO SECTOR, ILO ACTRAV, GPA-DJP (Austria), EuroCommerce,
EUROFOUND, ETUI, FILCAMS-CGIL (Italy), UATUC (Croatia), NSZZ
Solidarnosc (Poland), VERDI-DGB (Germany), LBC-NVK ACV-CSC (Belgium),
SSM (Macedonia), OIYE (Greece), PODKREPA (Bulgaria), FES
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