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Nordic-Baltic Social Dialogue Advancement Project

Strengthening workers' organizations and collective representation through education, information, and consultation with a focus on Nordic companies in Baltic States, supported by the European Commission and key trade union partners. Enhancing skills and cross-border coordination in targeted sectors.

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Nordic-Baltic Social Dialogue Advancement Project

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  1. 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

  2. Main 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 Partners

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

  4. Project Co-ordination Office LO-TCO Biståndsnämnds

  5. Project Advisory Group

  6. Information flow

  7. Commerce; Finances; Services; Industry; Transport; Telecommunication; And other interested areas having Nordic investments. Target Sectors

  8. 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 Expected Results

  9. Project Activities – Work plan

  10. Background Information

  11. POPULATION AND SIZE ESTONIA Population: 1,341 mill. Area: 45,226 sq km LATVIA Population: 2,271 mill. Area: 64,589 sq km RUSSIA Population: 142.2 mill. (2007) Area: 17,075,200 sq km LITHUANIA Population: 3,366 mill. Area: 65,200 sq km KALININGRAD OBLAST Population: 947,000 Area: 15,100 sq km BELARUS Population: 9.685 mill. (June 2008) Area: 207,600 sq km POLAND Population: 38.5 million (2008) Area: 312,685 sq. km

  12. Membership numbers, thousands

  13. Results achieved in the targeted sectors in three Baltic countries

  14. 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. Challenges

  15. 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 federationsshould 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. Recommendations

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