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Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN)

BASTUN acts as an "umbrella" between different actors, facilitating coordination, information exchange, discussions, and joint initiatives. It focuses on Baltic Sea issues, political interest representation, and projects within the trade union movement. The project aims to support policy-making, influence political processes, promote social dialogue, and build capacity among social partners. It operates at national and international levels, with national coordination centers and a regional project management team.

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Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN)

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  1. Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN)

  2. What is BASTUN? • “Umbrella” or “glue” between different actors => Forum for coordination, information exchange, discussions and joint initiatives => Distribution of work between central confederations and sector unions • Acting within the trade union movement => Baltic Sea issues • Political interest representation (CBSS, BSPC, EU) • Projects

  3. BASTUN is YOU and US

  4. Baltic Sea Labour Network Joint Interreg Project in the Baltic Sea Region

  5. Partners • Lead Partner => DGB • Trade Unions (TU centres, BASTUN, NFS, ETUC, ITUC/PERC) • Employers (Baltic States and Germany) • Governments (CBSS) • Parliamentarians (BSPC) • Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung

  6. Resources/Capacity 2,8 million euro for 3 years 9 employees • 1 Project manager • 8 in national coordination centres

  7. Project Idea Facilitation • Long term enough => continuation • Operational tool • Permanent nature (3years) Clear goals: • Support to policy making and content preparation based on accurate information and analyse • Influence political processes • Social dialogue/tripartite cooperation • Capacity building of social partners

  8. Project Idea Thematic Framework • Mobility of Labour • Migration/emigration • Corporate social responsibility • Workers’ rights • Brain drain, demographic change • Social dumping • Etc. Levels of action • National • International/regional

  9. National Level National co-ordination centres • Focus countries (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia) • 2 employees per country (trade union/employer) • Collect together relevant national actors • Trade unions, employers, public officials, researchers, politicians • Working groups, seminars, conferences • Publications, analysis, policies • Public awareness, PR, articles, Information on the internet • Muscle for political influencing (”Lobby”) Goal: Establishment of labour think tanks

  10. International/regional Level • Focus on whole Baltic Sea region • Project management • 1 employee (Project manager) • Collect together relevant regional actors • Seminars, conferences, working groups • Analysis, policies, public awareness, publications, information on the Internet Goal: Tripartite cooperation model

  11. Structure Steering committee International/ regional collaboration Transnational projectmanagement Coordination centres Estonia, Tallinn Latvia, Riga Lithuania, Vilnius Poland, Warsaw Russia, St. Petesburg Adaption strategies, actions and modelsInformation gathering & distribution Interregional Dissemination & Public Relation

  12. What next? • Application NOT approved yet => decision in October • Employment of project manager and coordinators • Establishment the project steering committee and definition of responsiblities • Conference on mobility of labour on 25 November in Copenhagen • Operational in 2009 • Learning process to all!

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