1. ITUC Membership in CEE. Tendencies and Challenges. Sergejus Glovackas ITUC Vilnius Bureau

2. ITUC unites 167 880 375 members 311 organisation 155 countries Around 49707000 members come from CEE (28 %) 35 organisations 21 countries

3. FNPR – 27800 mil; VKT – 1,3mil KTR – 1,25mln ITUC in CEE – Affiliated Organisations and Membership Figures 2007.12 EAKL – 43.000 GTUC – 200.000 KSSH – 105.000; BSPSH – 83.000 UNASM – 5.000 LBAS – 134.000 LPSK – 100.000 LPSSolid. – 8.000 LDF – 20.000 OPZZ – 318.000 NSZZ Solid. – 722.000 KOZ-SR – 347.000 CMKOZ – 503.000 FPU – 11,2 MILLION; VOST – 150.000 KVPU - 250.000 BKDP – 9.000 CARTEL ALFA – 1.050.000 CNSLR FRATIA – 520.000 BNS – 150.000 CSDR – 101.000 CITUB – 250.00 PODKREPA – 150.000 MszOSz – 400.000 ATUC/ASZSZ – 137.000 LIGA – 101.000 MOSz – 53.416 UATUC – 211.000 NHS-87000 CATUS – 465.620? NEZAVISNOST – 158.000? KSBIH – 428.000 SSSCG – 62.000 AHIK Azerbaijan – 735.000 BSPK Kosovo – 106.000

4. Membership Tendencies in Europe UNASM Macedonia – 5.000 members FNPR Russia 27,8 million

5. 2001-2007 activity 40 national and subregional events 1000 participants from 27 states; 7 national pilot programmes; 3000 people involved

6. Challenges Union Have to Face Lack of experience in this field; There are no professional organisers; Existing TU structures are not fit to organising; Financing; There is no strategic planning; Not enough activities with youth; New economy sectors and informal economy; The lack of basic knowledge about trade union rights and ILO Conventions.

7. RECOMMENDATIONS (1) It is necessary to prepare a long-term realistic strategic plan and the mechanism of its realisation; Structural reforms and changes are necessary to adapt existing TU structures to organising; It is necessary to foresee a long-term financing including this to yearly TU budgets as a separate budget-line, confirming it on the highest TU decision level; Youth activities should not end with the creation of a formal structure;

8. RECOMMENDATIONS (2) Professional selection and preparation of organisers, formation of a good organisers’ team; IT should be used as efficiently as possible; It is necessary to develop closer co- operation with other TU departments; Organising campaigns in new economy fields and informal economy; Work with migrants; Use of international information and experience; Basic education and information on TU rights and main ILO Conventions, promotion of the code of conduct.

9. ITUC Vilnius Bureau Jasinskio 9 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail: ituc.vilnius@post.5ci.lt Tel.: +370 699 05263 Fax: +370 52124788ituc.vilnius@post.5ci.lt