1. The Latvian Trade Union of Public Services and transport workers LAKRS

2. Organizations in the workers’ and employers’ social dialogue
About 300 members;
For stable social partners can consider three hotels;
From the competent sectoral ministry not promoted social dialogue

3. Problems of social dialogue
Employers don't want to cooperate with trade unions;
Employers are not interested to sign the collective agreement (it endanger the transparency of their actions);
Employers don’t respect trade unions;
Only some employers are interested in their employees interests;
Employers are working only in their own interests;
Difficult to start and direct negotiations with employers;
In the sector has high turnover of employees

4. Challenges, plans and topics in 2012
to increase the number of members;
to keep existing members;
to advance interest about trade unions;
to break stereotypes;
more active public participation in trade unions;
more active trade union policy;
to conclude three collective agreements

5. THE END!
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