Add: Konfederata e Sindikatave te Shqiperise (KSSH)

1. KONFEDERATA E SINDIKATAVE TE SHQIPERISE CONFEDERATION OF THE TRADE UNIONS OF ALBANIA K.S.SH. Anisa Subashi Albania December 2009 Add: Konfederata e Sindikatave te Shqiperise (KSSH) Rr. Barrikadave, Pall. 17 Nentori, Shk.1, Kati 6, Ap VII/8, Tiranë, ALBANIA Tel. +355 4 229 169 ; Fax. +355 4 222 956. E-mail: kssh@icc-al.org, Webside: www.kssh.org

2. Introduction of K.S.SH. The Trade Unions Federation of Education and Science The Trade Unions Federation of Industrial Workers of Albania The Trade Unions Federation of Civil Services and State Administration. Trade Unions Federation of Workers of Health Services The Trade Unions Federation of Transport and Telecommunication Workers The Trade Union Federation of the Workers of Construction, Wood and of Public Infrastructure The Trade Union Federation of the Workers of Textile, Confections and Handicraft The Trade Unions Federation of Workers of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Environment The Trade Unions Federation of Police Services The Trade Unions Federation of Pensioners and Unemployed The Trade Unions Federation of Financial, Trade, Bank and Tourism Services. The Trade Unions Federation of the Workers of Press, media, Culture and Sport

3. Introduction of K.S.SH. • Horizontal plan is organized at 33 Regions, 12 Prefectures – include all Albanian territory • 110 000 members • Affiliated to ITUC – International Trade Unions Confederation At 2007 has officially presented the request for affiliation at the ETUC

4. Objectives of KSSH • Maintenance and development of a powerful national trade union organization • United, pluralist, representative and democratic organization • Composed of free and democratic trade union organizations of professions capable of building the decent work dignity by promoting and defending effectively the interests and rights of employees at national and regional level • Compilation, leading and protection of trade union movement policies in the country, especially in the area of work relations, wages, pensions, continuous improvements of working conditions and living, security including social, economical and cultural requests and needs of trade unionists, employees, unemployed persons, retired persons, women, young people, invalids etc. • Compilation of a concrete strategy for the trade union education and training

5. Main Action Programs • Reorganization and restructuring of all structures of the organisation • Drawing up the education and training strategy • Endurance of the effects, impacts of world economical and financial crises • Guarantee full integration of women into union organizations and active encouragement of gender equality in their decision-making structures on all levels. • Support the fight of young employees in quest of decent jobs, of education and training and their full participation in all decision-making levels; • etc. 5

6. Activities • 1 May – Annual Protest • Decent Work Campaign • Campaign against Informality • Protest agains increasemnt of prices • Recruitments Campaign • Workshops, seminars • Etc.

7. Thank you very much for your attention! 7