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SODICO project Kick-off meeting 12/9/2012, Ljubljana (SLO)

SODICO project Kick-off meeting 12/9/2012, Ljubljana (SLO). «  Paritarian funds in construction in Europe » Domenico Campogrande Director Social Affairs - FIEC. SWEDEN. NOR WA Y. FINLAND. DENMARK. Created in 1905 29 countries 33 federations Enterprises of all sizes

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SODICO project Kick-off meeting 12/9/2012, Ljubljana (SLO)

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  1. SODICO projectKick-off meeting12/9/2012, Ljubljana (SLO) « Paritarianfunds in construction in Europe » Domenico Campogrande Director Social Affairs - FIEC

  2. SWEDEN NORWAY FINLAND DENMARK • Created in 1905 • 29countries • 33 federations • Enterprises • of all sizes • active in all fields of building and civil engineering • EU Sectoral Social Partner POLAND NETHERLANDS ESTONIA LITHUANIA IRELAND CZECH REPUBLIC GERMANY SLOVAKIA BELGIUM HUNGARY ROMANIA FRANCE LUXEMBOURG BULGARIA TURKEY SPAIN PORTUGAL GREECE Full member SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA CROATIA Observer member ITALY CYPRUS SLOVENIA MALTA

  3. Construction activity in the EUKey figures for 2011 • 1.208 Bln.€ (9,6% of EU27 GDP) • 14,6 Million workers(7% of EU27 employment) • 3,1 Million enterprises(mostlySMEs)

  4. The construction industry in the EUCharacteristics • Bad image • Lack of skilledworkforce • Veryfragmented (mostlySMEs) • Highly labour intensive • Specificemployment and working conditions • Specific and complex production process

  5. Social Dialogue at the EU levelGeneral remarks • Social Dialogue embedded in EU Treaty : • Social Partners must beconsulted on social policymatters (Art. 154) • Social Partners maydecide to launchnegotiations for autonomousagreements (Art. 155) • Autonomy of the Social Partners • Cross-sectoral <> Sectoral Social Dialogue

  6. Sectoral Social DialogueConstruction • Needsstrong Social Partners in order to besuccessfull • Started long before 1998 (beginning of the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue) • 2 partners : FIEC and EFBWW • Regularrepresentativenessstudies(for construction 2012-2013)

  7. Paritarian social fundsAims, objectives and scope • Specificcharacteristics of construction  important role of the social partners • Exist in most Western EU Member States • Jointlymanaged by employers and trade unions  bipartite approach • Tailoredapproach to industry’sneeds

  8. Paritarian social funds3 main areas of competence • Vocational training • Construction = labour intensive activity • Rapidlychanging patterns (globalisation, demographic changes, « greening »,…) • Reducing the gap between the skillsavailable and thoseneeded by the market

  9. Paritarian social funds3 main areas of competence • Health and Safety • Despiteimprovements H&S problemsremain a seriousthreat in construction • Prevention • Tailored training

  10. Paritarian social funds3 main areas of competence • Specific pension schemes • Externalfactors influence construction activity • Fragmentation of the sector  supplementary pension schemes • Mobility of the workforce

  11. Paritarian social fundsPast and on-going initiatives • Promoting the development of paritarianfunds • Close collaboration with the EFBWW and the AEIP • 2 main conferences : • Warsaw - PL (2008) • Bucarest - RO (2010)

  12. Paritarian social fundsPast and on-going initiatives • « Capacity building » project (on-going) • In collaboration with the EFBWW and the AEIP • Focuses on practical issues • « Twinning » principle : • Poland - Spain • Romania - France • Bulgaria - Germany

  13. Paritarian social fundsPast and on-going initiatives • www.paritarian-funds-construction.eu

  14. Najlepša hvala za vašo pozornost www.fiec.eu

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