Download Mobility of Labour in the Baltic Sea Region

Baltic Sea Trade Union
Network (BASTUN)
What is BASTUN?
1) “Umbrella” or “glue” between different
actors => Forum for coordination,
information exchange, discussions and
joint initiatives => Distribution of work
between central confederations and sector
unions
2) Acting within the trade union movement =>
Baltic Sea issues
3) Political interest representation (CBSS,
BSPC, EU)
4) Projects
BASTUN is YOU and US
Baltic Sea Labour Network
Joint Interreg Project in the Baltic Sea
Region
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
Resources/Capacity
2,8 million euro for 3 years
9 employees
- 1 Project manager
- 8 in national coordination
centres
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
Project Idea
Thematic Framework
• Mobility of Labour
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Migration/emigration
Corporate social responsibility
Workers’ rights
Brain drain, demographic change
Social dumping
Etc.
Levels of action
- National
- International/regional
National Level
National co-ordination centres
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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
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
Structure
Steering committee
Coordination centres
Estonia, Tallinn
Latvia, Riga
International/
Lithuania, Vilnius
regional
collaboration
Poland, Warsaw
Russia, St. Petesburg
Adaption strategies, actions and models
Information gathering & distribution
Interregional Dissemination
& Public Relation
Transnational
project
management
What next?
1. Application NOT approved yet => decision in
October
2. Employment of project manager and
coordinators
3. Establishment the project steering committee
and definition of responsiblities
4. Conference on mobility of labour on 25
November in Copenhagen
5. Operational in 2009
Learning process to all!