Συνδιάσκεψη της Συνομοσπονδίας Ευρωπαϊκών Συνδικάτων (ETUC)

Acquis Communautaires & Information
and Consultation Rights in Bulgaria

Πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 10-13 Δεκεμβρίου 2003 στη Σόφια, με την εκπροσώπηση συνδικαλιστικών και εργοδοτικών οργανώσεων της Βουλγαρίας, συνδιάσκεψη για το Ευρωπαϊκό κεκτημένο, την πληροφόρηση και τη διαβούλευση των εργαζομένων στη Βουλγαρία, που οργάνωσε η συνομοσπονδία Ευρωπαϊκών Συνδικάτων (ETUC).

Στη συνδιάσκεψη παρενέβη από Ελληνικής πλευράς ο πρόεδρος του ΙΝΕ/ΟΤΟΕ σδ. Αριστοτέλης Λάκκας, ο οποίος παρουσίασε τις εμπειρίες των Ελλήνων εργαζομένων για τον Ευρωπαϊκό και Κοινωνικό διάλογο στην Ελλάδα.

Arrival of Participants

Thursday 11/12/2003

(Morning)

Welcome (ETUC, two presidents of Bulgarian trade unions, Minister of Labour, three representatives from Bulgaria employers’ organizations, General director of the labour inspection, General director of the employment promotion agency ).

Information and consultation Rights in the European Directives

Walter Cerfeda, ETUC Confederal Secretary

Billie Mathews, European Commission representative - Employment and Social Affairs Directorate-General

Questions

(Afternoon)

The European Works Council Directive

Presentation by Claudio Stanzani, INFOPOINT-ETUC Manager

View from Bulgaria (Vesselin Mitov, PODKREPA)

Employer’s perspective (Mila Nenova, EWC Miroglio employer’s representative + one Bulgarian employer)

Employees’ side perspective (Angelo Vero, EWC Miroglio workers’ representative + Georges Georgopoulos, Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company + Patrick Itschert, - ETUC-TCL representative (to be confirmed))

Questions

Groups

Friday 12/12/2003

(Morning)

Feedback

Information and consultation in the Health and Safety Framework Directive

Presentation by Fabio Ghelfi, TUTB representative

View from Bulgaria (an expert)

§ Employees’ side perspective (worker’s representative from Greece: Dionyssis Liveris - General Secretary of national agro industrial union + Bulgarian representatives + Oraldo De Toni - EMCEF representative)

§ Questions

§ Groups

(Afternoon )

Feedback

European Directive on information and consultation at national level:

- The practical operation of workers’ representation & the assertion of information and consultation rights.

- The role of workplace representation in relation to collective bargaining and relationships with trade unions at all levels.

Presentation by Grigor Gradev, ETUI-ETUC representative

View from Bulgaria (an expert)

Questions

Groups

Saturday 13/12/2003

(Morning )

Feedback

Employer’s perspective (Employers’ representative from Greece + one Bulgarian employer)

Employees’ side perspective (Aristoteles Lakkas - INE/OTOE + Salvo Leonardi - IRES CGIL + Marco Cilento, EFATT representative)

(Afternoon )

Final Conclusions