1. FLEXIBILITY AND FLEXICURITY
Presentation by
Anna-Lena Börgö Etaat, Nordic IN
EESC seminar in Stockholm the 7 July 2009

2. SPEAKER Anna-Lena Börgö Etaat
Nordic officer at Nordic IN (Industrianställda i Norden), responsible for collective bargaining policy
Member of the EMF Collective Bargaining Policy Committee and its Select Working Party

3. Nordic IN and EMF
Nordic IN represents 22 trade unions within the industry sector in the five Nordic countries
Coordination
Information
Lobbying
EMF (European Metalworkers´ Federation) represents 75 trade unions within the metal sector in 34 countries across Europe
External representation
Mandate to engage in bargaining at European level

4. SIMA conference, Lisbon
Percentage who think it is good for people to change jobs every few years
2-3 March 2007
SIMA conference, Lisbon

5. The Traditional Flexicurity model: The Golden Triangle
Flexibility in employ-ment
High level of unemploy-ment benefit
Active labour market policies
2-3 March 2007
SIMA conference, Lisbon

6. EMF Collective Bargaining Summer School
What is flexicurity?
Flexibility
Security
Flexibility
Security
Social dialogue etc.
16.September 2007
EMF Collective Bargaining Summer School

7. The extended flexicurity model: Beyond ”the golden triangle”
Climate of continuous responsible social dialogue
Flexibility in employment and on the workplace
High level of unemployment benefit
Effective collective agreements
Active labour market policies
No exclusion from the social system
Training
2-3 March 2007
SIMA conference, Lisbon

8. Nordic IN Three flexicurity pillars
THE FIRST PILLAR
Labour market flexibility shall benefit both the employee and the employer, and systems for the facilitation of active flexibility should therefore be made between the partners in the labour market. A flexible labour market, however, needs the creation of new work opportunities. Because of that it is important to have an active and successful economic and industrial policy.
Flexibility shall be combined with a social security system that is always functioning, and is based on law and collective agreements. The model for the security system shall be chosen according to the traditions of each country, and can therefore vary from country to country.

9. Nordic IN Three flexicurity pillars
THE SECOND PILLAR
  The responsibility for the social protection system shall be on the State and the employer. There is a need for strong partners in the labour market who shall actively, among other things, work for the social security system to be established and maintained. For this to happen, in every country there shall be systems that give strong rights for trade unions. This is important not least because the trade unions must successfully be able to act to protect that social systems are at an adequate and high level.

10. Nordic IN Three flexicurity pillars
THE THIRD PILLAR
An important support for all employees on a flexible labour market is training. The employee has to take responsibility for maintaining his own competence for the work his is doing. He also has to take responsibility for asking for training for future changes in employment, and profit from that training. This is also applicable on the situation that he needs training to get another employment.
The responsibility for enough resources for training lies on the state and the employer. Trade unions have to in an efficient way work for better rights for training, and to convince their members of the need to participate in training activities.

11. EMF Common demands 2005: The first Common demand – TRAINING
2009: The second Common demand –
AGAINST PRECARIOUS WORK