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EFFAT WORKPLAN on PRECARIOUS WORK. EFFAT-ETUI Workshop on CB, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, 16 March 2011. Precarious Work: a priority issue for EFFAT Priority issue emerged from the EFFAT Congress, Berlin 2009 All EFFAT sectors mobilized around precarious employment issues
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EFFAT WORKPLAN on PRECARIOUS WORK EFFAT-ETUI Workshop on CB, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, 16 March 2011
Precarious Work: a priority issue for EFFAT • Priority issue emerged from the EFFAT • Congress, Berlin 2009 • All EFFAT sectors mobilized around precarious employment issues • EU project on precarious work on track – intermediate results presented by sector at • HRCT GA – April Budapest, HU • Agriculture GA – April Dubrovnik, CR • Food, Drink & Tobacco GA – May, Alvor PT • EFFAT systematically advocating for social policy and protection of precarious workers e.g. Future of SMA communication, EU Globalization Fund etc.
EFFAT Charter against Precarious Work • call on EFFAT member organizations to… • use collective bargaining in all sectors and enterprises as an instrument to improve both wages and working and employment conditions for precarious employees, as well as to ensure equal treatment; • enhance cross-border cooperation in collective bargaining so as to prevent or combat social dumping; • negotiate common European social and wage standards with employers; • regularly exchange experiences and good practices in relation to equality of treatment for precarious employees and for socially responsible restructuring measures, including outsourcing;
EFFAT Roadmap on Precarious Work • – the 12 point programme – • Point 3 - Compendium of examples of good practices - Joint collective bargaining demands and aims relating to precarious work and the prevention of social dumping; • Point 5 - Fostering collective bargaining cooperation among EFFAT member organisations
Workshop objectives • Share experience, collectively reflect on possible solutions through interactive working groups • Identify guidelines through CB best practices on precarious work in the EFFAT sectors • General • Sector Specific • Company level • How to overcome obstacles
Follow up • Share best practices and experience with research team • Share best practices and experience in Sector General Assemblies • Cross-fertilization: draw inspiration to adapt and implement in own country, organization, sector, company • Coordinated approach – recommendations to be shared with EFFAT Ex Com as basis for guidelines