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SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP THE IRISH MODEL

SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP THE IRISH MODEL. David Begg General Secretary Irish Congress of Trade Unions. SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP THE IRISH MODEL. David Begg General Secretary Irish Congress of Trade Unions. 1987. 2004. Two Decades Epic Transformation. THE ECONOMY OF IRELAND IN CONTEXT.

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SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP THE IRISH MODEL

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  1. SOCIAL PARTNERSHIPTHE IRISH MODEL David Begg General Secretary Irish Congress of Trade Unions

  2. SOCIAL PARTNERSHIPTHE IRISH MODEL David Begg General Secretary Irish Congress of Trade Unions

  3. 1987 2004 Two Decades Epic Transformation

  4. THE ECONOMY OF IRELAND IN CONTEXT

  5. SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN CONTEXT • 1987 – The imperative to avoid the Thatcher experience • Earlier attempts at neo-corporatism • EOI v ISI • The Voluntarist model • Centrality of the Labour Court • Complementary bodies – LRC and NIB

  6. EMERGING TENSIONS Legal challenge by employers expose systemic weakness The Laval Judgement Flexible Developmental State or Competition State?

  7. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS • 15 years of economic growth…GNP doubled • Slowdown expected….global imbalance • Big fallout from Construction….employment and tax • Growth – dip to 2% - rebound to 3-3.5% • Investment strong • Unemployment – 7.5% by 2011

  8. New Round of Negotiations • Within 10 year framework agreement • Pay – inflation running @ 3.3% - Food • Labour market regulations – Agency Workers • Pensions • Collective bargaining – Supreme court Judgement • Health

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