Project supported by the European Commission
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Promotion of the Social Dialogue,Strengthening of Workers Organizations and the Collective Representation through Education, Information and Consultation with a Special Focus on Nordic Companies in the Baltic States Project supported by the European Commission
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Promotion of the Social Dialogue,Strengthening of Workers
Organizations and the Collective Representation through Education, Information and Consultation with a
Special Focus on Nordic Companies in the Baltic States
Project supported by the European Commission
Project PartnersMain partner organisations: ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation; ETUC-European Trade Union confederation LO/TCO Bistånsnämnd (Sweden); LPSK – Lithuanian TU Confederation; LBAS – Latvian TU Confederation; EAKL – Estonian TU Confederation; TALO – Estonian TU for Professional Employees. LDF- Lithuanian Labour Federation LPS”Solidarumas” Lithuania
Other possible partner organisations: GUFs, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish TUs, other labour movement NGOs.
Project Co-ordination Office
ITUC Vilnius Bureau
Jasinskio 9
Vilnius, Lithuania
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +370 699 05263
Fax: +370 52124788
Project Co-ordination OfficeProject office
inVilnius
National Co-ordinatorLT
National Co-ordinatorLV
National Co-ordinatorEST
ProjectWorking Group
NationalWorking Group
NationalWorking Group
NationalWorking Group
LO-TCO
Biståndsnämnds
Project Advisory Group
ITUC/PERC
LO-TCO Biståndsnämnds
Vilnius Project Office
Information flow
BASTUN
ETUC
BTUC
NordicIndustry
Federations
VilniusOffice
Target Sectors
Commerce;
Finances;
Services;
Industry;
Transport;
Telecommunication;
And other interested areas having Nordic investments.
Expected Results
• Strengthened Social Dialogue in the targeted sectors;• Trade Unions have better skills organisational
development and collective negotiations;• Informational network;• Increasing membership,number of collective
agreements and negotiations• Efficient cross border co-ordination in the Nordic-
Baltic TU family;• Young workers and women activated in targeted
sectors
Project Activities – Work planPhases Dates No. of
participantsVenues Events
Preparatory December 13 10 Stockholm, SE Baltic Co-ordination meeting for Swedish Tus
January 22 15 Vilnius, LT Project Working Group meeting
January 23-24 46 Vilnius, LT Introduction conference for Nordic-Baltic partners
Main event March 5-7 27 Parnu, EST Workers organisation capacity building. How to develop social dialogue in service sector-seminar
March 26-28 23 Jurmala , LV Strengthening gender perspective in social dialogue - seminar
June 17 16 Vilnius, LT Baltic TU Council meeting
June 27-July 3 42 Palanga, LT Training for Young workers representatives
Sept 16-18 20 Jurmala LV IT Training for TU activists
Follow up October 23-24 57 Druskininkai, LT General evaluation conference for Nordic-Baltic partners
October 22 6 “ Project Working Group meeting
Background Information
Number of population 1.340.900 2.270.900 3.366.400
Number of labour force 655.300 1.142.000 1.510.300
Unemployment, % 4,4 6,2 5,1
Inflation, % 11,3 17,9 12
Minimum wages, Euro 278 228 232
Average wages, Euro 850 679 648
Foreign direct investments, per capita, Euro
8759 3323 2967
GDP, millions Euro 8284 5364 8284
GDP per capita 11382 8723 8420
Growth of wages in 2007, % 15,2 23,6 22,5
POPULATION AND SIZE
POLAND
Population: 38.5 million (2008)
Area: 312,685 sq. km
BELARUS
Population: 9.685 mill.
(June 2008)
Area: 207,600 sq km
RUSSIA
Population: 142.2 mill. (2007)
Area: 17,075,200 sq km
LATVIA
Population: 2,271 mill.
Area: 64,589 sq km
ESTONIA
Population: 1,341 mill.
Area: 45,226 sq km
LITHUANIA
Population: 3,366 mill.
Area: 65,200 sq km
KALININGRAD OBLAST
Population: 947,000
Area: 15,100 sq km
Membership numbers, thousands
6245
37
202
152134
110100
0
50
100
150
200
250
2001 2004 2008
EAKLLBASLPSK
Results achieved in the targeted sectors in three Baltic countries
Sector Members 2004
Members 2008
Finance / insurance 200 600
Security (G4S) 50 600
Commerce (RIMI & KESKO) 150 1300
Telecom (Telia/Sonera) 5000 3500
Casino (OCG Baltic) 40 250
Petrol (Statoil) 400 220
Challenges
• Staff turnover inside union organisations;
• TU organisations are overloaded with different projects;
• Lack of co-ordination among international organisations;
• How to maintain the established organisation?
• Lack of professionalism and competence;
• Disability to accept criticism.
Recommendations• ETUC, PERC, BASTUN should act together in the
Baltic region;• BASTUN should become the main umbrella
organisation for programmes and projects; • European Federations, GUFs and Nordic federations
should work closer in the region;• Once a year a joint Baltic region meeting of all interested
partners should be organised;• Migrant workers after coming back may become the
active members in TUs;• East-Baltic-Nordic tripartite co-operation should be
encouraged.
