1. Actual situation in SR Zrece, 25. – 26.09 2012

2. Trade Unions Odborový zväz KOVO (OZ KOVO)Odborový zväz KOVO (OZ KOVO) –Engineering, Metallurgy, Electrotechnic, Transport and public services Energeticko –Chemický odborový zväz (ECHOZ)Energeticko –Chemický odborový zväz (ECHOZ) –Chemistry and energetic Integrovaný odborový zväz (IOZ)Integrovaný odborový zväz (IOZ) –Building industry, transport (road and air), textile, clothes and leather

3. Membership base in KOZ SR from the year 2000 Year200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011 Nr. of members702 419655 178603 993570 385507 480458 510416 404394 162365 541337 621310 649295 916

4. Membership base OZ KOVO from the year 2006 Total amount of members 200620072008200920102011 Total601246021569078621136949769518 Without pensioners517725234762155561836236562487 Total Nr. of TU units222227462423424412 Nr. of TU units with less than 50 members101105267248243261

5. Membership base IOZ 201120102009200820072006 Members14 18615 53217 858 Out of it textile, clothes and leather162421203000402752047900

6. Political situation Governmental statement of policy for the years 2012 – 2016 To reduce the impact of the crises and to strengthen the security of the citizens To decrease the high unemployment rate of the young people and conceptual solution of the problems regarding the long time and regional unemployment Consolidation of the public finance so that the deficit of the public finance will reach in the year 2013 the level under 3% of GDP; To support the economical growth and the price stability To increase the possibility of the obtaining the law and the systematic liquidation of the corruption on all the levels of the society; To consolidate the public health system insurance with the emphasis on its financial stabilization.

7. Finance Ministry forecast – same indicators (June 2012) Forecasts of some economic indicators in SR (in %) Indicator Reality Forecast 20112012201320142015 GDP 3.32.52.13.53.6 Final consumption of the households 3.83,93,12.2 Creation of the gross fix capital 0.2-0.32,32.12,2 Export of goods and services 4.07.54,64,54,6 Import of goods and services 5.35.14,13,94,0 Average salary for economy – nominal 2.22,43,44,44,9 Average salary for economy – real -1.6-1,20,42.22.7 Average growth of employment 1.50.50.11,0 Average unemployment rate 13.513.9 13,513.0 Index of the consumer prices 3.93.73,12,12.2 Harmonized index of the consumer prices 4.13.93,12.12,2 Balance of the ordinary account; share on GDP 0.10,91.21.72.4 Source: Finance Ministry

8. GDP / inhabitant in 2007 - 2011 in the purchasing power parity Krajina/obdobie20072008200920102011Krajina/obdobie20072008200920102011 EÚ 27100 Slovinsko8891878584 EÚ 17109 108 Malta767982 83 Luxembursko275279266271274Grécko9092949082 Nórsko182192176181189Česká republika83818280 Švajčiarsko139143144147151Portugalsko797880 77 USA151147146147148Slovensko6873 Holandsko132134132133131Estónsko706964 67 Rakúsko124 125126129Maďarsko626465 66 Írsko148133128127 Poľsko5456616365 Švédsko125124120124126Lotyšsko5961555762 Dánsko123125123127125Chorvátsko61636261 Nemecko116 118120Litva56 515558 Belgicko116 118119118Turecko4547464952 Fínsko118119115 116Rumunsko4247 49 Island121124118111110Bulharsko4044 45 Spojené kráľovstvo116112111112108Čierna Hora404341 43 Francúzsko108107108 107Krajiny bývalej Juhoslávie313436 Japonsko108105103106105Srbsko3336 3435 Taliansko104 100101Albánsko232628 31 Španielsko10510410310099Bosna a Hercegovina2830313029 Cyprus9398 9592 Source: Eurostat

9. Salaries share on GDP GDP split in SRGDP split in EU Country 19962010 SalariesProfitsTaxisSalariesProfitsTaxis Slovakia41%49%10%38%53%8% Czech Republic41%49%9%42%49%9% Chile40%56%3%39%59%2% Ireland45% 10%44%46%10% Germany55%37%8%51%39%10% France52%34%14%53%34%13% USA57%36%7%55%38%7% Hungary45%40%15%44%41%15% Sweden54%33%13%53%30%16%

10. Unemployment rate in % Sources: ŠÚSR, UPSVAR The Nr. of unemployed reached in the first 3 months of 2012 the number 380 300 Unemployment rate for the first 3 months of 2012 reached 14,1% The statistical unemployment rate was in July 13,27%

11. Inflation rate Zdroj údajov: ŠÚSR Indicator 2012 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.1. - 7. Consumer prices103,9103,8 103,6103,4103,6103,7 Foodstuff und nonalcoholic beverages103,5102,6103,7102,9102,3103,9104,6103,4 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco105105,3105103,1 102,6103,2103,9 Clothes and shoes102,6102,1101,9102101,9102101,9102,1 Living, water, electricity, gas105,7105,5104,5 104,4 104,3104,8 Furniture, house equipment and maintenance100,3100,8100,4100,7100,9100,6100,8100,7 Health103,6103,5103,8106105,7105,2104,9104,7 Transport107,6108,1108,3108107,1106,7106,1107,4 Post and telecommunication99,999,8 Recreation and culture100,7 101,4101,5 101,8101,3 Education105,6105,7105,8 105,7106106,1105,8 Hotels, coffees and restaurants103103,3103,5103,3103,2103,5103,6103,3 Other items and services104,1104,6104,1103,8103,6103,9 104

12. Work productivity of one employee out of the added value Sektor2009201020112011/2009 Metallurgy1 9072 9862 617137,2 Engineering1 8142 3262 406132,6 Electrotechnical2 1162 2832 320109,6 Transport1 0848761 271117,3 Metall industry1 9012 4012 413126,9 Industry2 4102 0522 722112,9

13. Produktivita práce zamestnanca z pridanej hodnoty Sector200920102011 change 2011/2009 Industry together28 243 €31 454 €32 748 €115,95% Production of coke, oil products58 280 €98 387 €83 334 €142,99% Production of chemicals20 956 €24 103 €36 153 €172,52% Production of the goods from rubber21 685 €24 942 €27 012 €124,57% Supply of electricity, gas, steam149 518 €128 481 €140 921 €94,25%

14. Average monthly salary (in EUR) Sektor2009201020112011/2009 Metallurgy1011,131117,071132,03112 Engineering784,76852,64907,13115,6 Elektrotechnik716,88755,63804,19112,2 Transport632,33652,3665,49105,2 Metall Industry797,46863,25912,21114,4 Industry792,57849,83899,08113,4 Average monthly salary in SR economy744,50769786105,6

15. Average monthly salary ECHOZ (in €) Sector200920102011 Change 2011/2009 Industry together799,42 €849,81 €895,08 €111,97% Production of coke, oil products1 754,38 €1 701,08 €1 797,75 €102,47% Production of chemicals869,56 €895,24 €957,56 €110,12% Production of the goods from rubber759,82 €824,47 €850,55 €111,94% Supply of electricity, gas, steam1 282,24 €1 328,92 €1 389,56 €108,37%

16. Year200920102011 IOZ:816,92816,45852,52 Out of it: Building industry:891,01889,68952,56 Transport – MHD (road):835,47893,61884,62 Transport – air:890,16915,93925,66 Clothes, textile and leather:444,06454,55485,69 Road infrastructure:752,06770,3811,05 Professional High schools:641,35676,29697,28 Average salary in different sectors Building industry558,76579603 Industrial production: *731,83771800 Transport:700,41712719 *including textile, clothing, leather Average monthly salary in IOZ (in EUR)

17. Salary costs of one hour in Euro in 2011 (in companies with 10 and more employees) Remarque: in the year 2011 has not been published the salaries of Greece and Romania Source: Eurostat

18. Profitability of the own capital of some companies Zdroj údajov: securities.com SK NaceSectorNameProfitability 24METALLURGY Bekaert Hlohovec, a.s.21,81% U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.9.54% 25EngineeringVýroba kovových konštrukcií STROJTECH, s.r.o.68,36% ZVS holding, a.s.8,99% 28EngineeringVýroba strojov a zariadení i.n. MATADOR HOLDING, a.s.95,46% STROJE A MECHANIZMY, a.s.12,94% INA Kysuce, a.s.0,81% WUSAM, a.s.0,56% 29EngineeringVýr. motorových vozidiel.. PCA Slovakia, s.r.o. 34,37% KIA Motors Slovakia s.r.o11.79% 30EngineeringVýr.ostatných dopravných zariadení ZTS Strojárne, s.r.o.9.54%, 26ElektrotechnikVýroba počítač, elektron. a optic. výrobkov SEZ Krompachy a.s.0,35% 27ElektrotechnikVýroba elektrických zariadení. Leoni Slowakia spol. s r.o.27,84% SAMSUNG Electronics Slovakia s.r.o.18,75% EMERSON akciová spoločnosť12,50% ELTECO, a.s.12,36% Panasonic AVC Networks Slovakia s.r.o.6,93% 35ServicesDodávka elektriny, plynu, pary.. ZSE Energia, a.s.73,67% 49.3TransportOsobná pozemná doprava SAD Humenné, a.s.6,53% Slovak Lines, a.s.2.22% eurobus, a.s.1,96%

19. Info from the EU states in 2011 Zdroj údajov: Eurostat Country Average week working time Labour productivity of one hour for one employee (EU 27= 100) One year work productivity for one employee (EU 27 = 100) One hour labour costs GDP on foodstuff Greece42,175,993,3n11% Czech Republic41,168,473,510,510% Bulgaria40,943,5 3,57% Slovakia40,673,980,28,420% Poland40,555,768,97,17% Rumania40,3n51,1n9% Cyprus39,98089,116,58% Hungary39,560,172718% Slovenia39,580,480,914,49% Portugal39,264,375,312,113% Lithuania38,957,464,65,510% Estonia38,758,167,68,19% Malta38,7n91,111,95% Spain38,4107,8110,420,68% Latvia38,252,662,25,99% France38129,2115,434,26% Austria37,8115,5116,229,210% Italy37,5102,1109,626,810% Finland37,2107,7109,529,713% Luxembourg37n171,133,712% Belgium36,8n127,339,312% Sweden36,5115,511539,112% UK36,4n103,920,15% Germany35,5125106,430,17% Ireland34,9128139,527,414% Denmark33,7119,1110,138,613% Holland30,5133,2111,431,16%

20. Collective Bargaining in Slovakia Tripartite (Labour Code) – national level Collective Agreement of the higher level - sectoral agreement Company collective Agreement

21. Coverage of the collective agreements Development of the CA coverage, organization rate in TU and employers in the employers associations Source: VISSER, Jelle: ICTWSS Database 3.0, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS), University of Amsterdam, 2010

22. Coverage of the collective agreements Share of the employees coverage by the CA based on the level of the CA in the EU states Source: VISSER, Jelle: ICTWSS Database 3.0, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS), University of Amsterdam, 2010

23. Main problems in SR  High unemployment rate of the productively population, in particular of the youth younger than 35  Weak obtaining of the law, average length of the legal proceedings  Consolidation of the public finances (decrease of the deficit under 3 % of GDP)  The minimal labour standards are not fulfill, weakened labour legislative security of the employees  Law salaries levels, weak purchasing power of the citizens  Law coverage of the employees by the collective agreements, proceeding of the formalization of the social dialogue on all the levels  High inflation rate, increased prices of the energies and petrol

24. TU objectives for the future  To increase the labour legislative security of the employees via the amendment of the Labour Code from the 1. 1. 2013 and others legislative directives (f.e. Act on Collective Bargaining, Act on Health and Safety, Penal Code)  To strengthen the position of the employees' representatives in the labour relations, in particularly of the trade unions – to return to the LC before 1. 9. 2011  To extend the possibilities of the branch collective agreements extension  To improve the rules for the introducing of the flexible working forms – not to precarious work  To increase the real salaries of the workers (to increase the minimal salary and the salary zones)