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Brussels, 30 October 2007 Werner BUELEN

EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER. “Under Construction” Improving the role of construction SMEs in the sectoral social dialogue Presentation of the EFBWW.

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Brussels, 30 October 2007 Werner BUELEN

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  1. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER “Under Construction” Improving the role of construction SMEs in the sectoral social dialogue Presentation of the EFBWW Brussels, 30 October 2007 Werner BUELEN

  2. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER What is the EFBWW? EFBWW: European Federation of Building and Woodworkers Member of the ETUC Recognized by the European Commission 65 national trade unions 27 countries Situated in Brussels

  3. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER Political priorities: • European (social) legislation • Occupational health and safety • European Works Councils (57) • (Internal) coordination of collective bargaining • Vocational training

  4. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER Instruments for achieving our priorities • Influencing the decision-making process • Internal and external coordination • European social dialogue • Open co-ordination method • Research • …

  5. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER • Construction has many specific characteristics • labour intensive • low level of R&D (compared to other industrial sectors) • complex • quality driven • bad health and safety record • strong dependence on external factors • fragmentized • fragile (social dumping and unfair competition) The construction industry needs to be regulated Strong social partners Strong collective agreements Strong institutions

  6. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER The EFBWW prefers the bipartite social dialogue (at national and European level) Trade unions Employers (E)SD National authorities

  7. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER Who should play a role? BIPARTITE NEGOTIATIONS Representative Organized Responsible Willing

  8. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER Aims and possibilities of the (European) social dialogue Trade unions Employers To reach an agreement in the interest of the whole sector!!

  9. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER Industrial relations are aimed to make progress for the whole • The EFBWW and its affiliated Members are willing to negotiate / discuss • with all organisations who are: • Representative; • Organized; • Responsible; • Willing. social - economical

  10. EVROPSKA FEDERACIJA ZA GRADBENE IN LESNE DELAVCE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS EUROPÄISCHE FÖDERATION DER BAU- UND HOLZARBEITER I thank you Werner Buelen European Federation of Building and Woodworkers Rue Royale 45/3 Phone: 0032(0)2 227 10 40 1000 Brussels Fax: 0032(0)2 219 82 28 Belgium E-mail: wbuelen@efbh.be

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