29-31 August 2007 - Bad Münder (Germany)

Industrial policies in EMCEF sectors

 Sustainable development

Social dialogue in the sectors of Energy, Gas, Extractive & Chemical Industries

 EWCs and SE

Coordination of collective bargaining

We need to be on the offensive on new European social issues, like precarious employment, flexicurity, restructuring,   qualifications, life-long learning, etc. 

Europe is not a fortress but a region affected by global developments – this needs to be understood as a challenge and commitment at the same time

A strong national trade union position is the most important precondition to defend and achieve better European social standards

European social dialogue could to be a tool to set up minimum standards on some issues – more cooperation is needed also with national level

European developments and their impact on national agreements need to be taken into consideration (where suitable) on national level as well

European coordination of collective bargaining is crucial to support existing agreements and should be done in cooperation with other EIFs

 New working structure shows good results in terms of participation in committee meetings

 Quality of the committee activities improved with the new structure 

 Information system is important for further improvement

Sector developments are important for EMCEF activities and need to be understood as basis for horizontal activities across the four committees

Industrial policy development need to be followed in more sectors

More profile and activities are needed especially on energy

 Gender

  Integration new member states in all activities

  Different types and degrees of European coordination in the committees

 Coordination between committees is needed

 Secretariat needs to provide information on committee activities 

 Work plans and targets for committees need to be defined further (long-term planning)

 Human aspects in communication are important for our work

Focus on one single EU industrial policy and its impact on social situation in our sectors – no longer focus on sector specific industrial policies

Not intended to coordinate all activities in sectors, as other activities have sectorial aspects as well

Will remain important, as the EU is looking more after conditions for industrial development in Europe

For all sectors coordinators need to be identified in the committee – network coordinated by the secretariat

More information and analyses on sectors should be made available for and by affiliates

Closer cooperation with affiliates doing own investigations on sectors is needed

Working plan for several years including cooperation with other EIFs

Tolerance and understanding is needed for the different interests of the specific sectors 

 2 more SD on sector level have been agreed and recognised since 2004

 Quality of SDs has improved

 Workload for the secretariat has increased – more involvement and commitment of affiliates is needed

 More SDs have to be initiated

Link for coordination of collective bargaining and EWCs

 Revision of the EWC directive remains on the agenda

 SE Developments need to be followed-up

 There is a need to continue improving EWC activities in the light of changes in employment

 Negotiations on company level need to be discussed – intended framework for cross-border agreements

 Several projects within the coming years will help to improve activities

Information-system will be further improved

Social dialogue has so far no mandate for CB – future will tell

Debate on minimum standards as basis for coordination has to be considered

EWC agreements should not contradict CB on national level

Minimum wage as a part of minimum standards need to be discussed

Support is needed for CB on national level in countries where coverage is getting low

More and better coordination is necessary for the future

Common demands/targets have to be discussed and considered

 Motion for congress on future policy

	Integration of views mentioned in documents for summer school
	List of issues of importance
	Time schedule for activities

Relation to social dialogues in sectors has to be taken into consideration

Procedures have to be defined more in detail

 New initiatives – improved communication & information is needed

 Committees have a mandate to decide on activities and positioning

Strategy-document beyond 2008

Concept of the secretariat

Special attention for CEE in all activities

Cooperation with other EIFs & ICEM

Thematic conference needs to be considered as well as General Assembly (Statutes EMCEF)

How can we improve our cooperation to make EMCEF stronger?