ACTION PLAN ON SOCIAL ACTION PLAN ON SOCIAL DIALOGUE DIALOGUE

Lithuanian apparel and textile industryLithuanian apparel and textile industry

Jovita Meškauskienė, Jovita Meškauskienė, Lithuanian Lithuanian industry enterprises Trade Union industry enterprises Trade Union “Solidarumas”“Solidarumas”

Algimantas Bujanauskas, Algimantas Bujanauskas, Trade Union of Trade Union of the Light Industry of Lithuaniathe Light Industry of Lithuania

Briuselis, 2007-11-27Briuselis, 2007-11-27

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES

• Co-operation and partnership Co-operation and partnership

• Creating of the better image of the Creating of the better image of the sector sector

• Information and consultationInformation and consultation

• Collective bargainingCollective bargaining

• Permanent employment in the sectorPermanent employment in the sector

ACTION ON THE EU LEVELACTION ON THE EU LEVEL

• Signing of the Codes of Conduct in Signing of the Codes of Conduct in the textile, clothing, garment and the textile, clothing, garment and leather sectorsleather sectors

• Co-operate with sector organisations Co-operate with sector organisations on the European levelon the European level

ACTION ON THE NATIONAL ACTION ON THE NATIONAL LEVELLEVEL

• Presentation of a joint position to the Presentation of a joint position to the Government, Ministry of Labour, Government, Ministry of Labour, National Tripartite CouncilNational Tripartite Council

• Influencing of the national Influencing of the national professional and qualifications professional and qualifications programmesprogrammes

ACTION ON THE SECTORAL ACTION ON THE SECTORAL LEVELLEVEL

• Continuous negotiations of the sectoral Continuous negotiations of the sectoral collective agreement in the textiles and collective agreement in the textiles and clothing sectorclothing sector

• Signing of the sectoral collective agreement Signing of the sectoral collective agreement

• Apply to the Ministry of Labour asking to Apply to the Ministry of Labour asking to extend the collective agreement for all extend the collective agreement for all textiles and clothing sectortextiles and clothing sector

• Creating of a permanent bipartite bargaining Creating of a permanent bipartite bargaining body (board, committee or commission)body (board, committee or commission)

ACTION ON THE ENTERPRISE ACTION ON THE ENTERPRISE LEVEL LEVEL

• Development of the social partnershipDevelopment of the social partnership

• Strengthening of workers’ Strengthening of workers’ representationrepresentation

• Improving of labour safety and Improving of labour safety and securitysecurity

• Organising of training courses and Organising of training courses and development of qualifications development of qualifications

Project Project DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL PARTNERSHIPDEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP

IN LITHUANIAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY BRANCHIN LITHUANIAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY BRANCH

Applicant:Applicant:LATIA (LATIA (Lithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry AssociationLithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry Association))

Partners:Partners:Trade Union of the Light Industry of LithuaniaTrade Union of the Light Industry of LithuaniaLithuanian industry enterprises Trade Union Lithuanian industry enterprises Trade Union

“Solidarumas”“Solidarumas”Lithuanian Labour Market Training AuthorityLithuanian Labour Market Training Authority

DURATION OF THE PROJECT:DURATION OF THE PROJECT:April 2005 – February 2008April 2005 – February 2008

Project Project descriptiondescription

• The main objectives of the Project The main objectives of the Project are to are to increase:increase:– the competitive advantage of the Lithuanian the competitive advantage of the Lithuanian

apparel and textile industry branchapparel and textile industry branch;;– the productivity of enterprisesthe productivity of enterprises;;– awareness of social partners by increasing awareness of social partners by increasing

qualification, knowledge and skills of workers, qualification, knowledge and skills of workers, managers and other representatives of the managers and other representatives of the social dialogue.social dialogue.

• And to develop And to develop sectoralsectoral social dialogue social dialogue

Project Project aimsaims

• To prepare To prepare expertsexperts, who would be able on the enterprise level of , who would be able on the enterprise level of the Lithuanian apparel and textile the Lithuanian apparel and textile sectorsector to develop the social to develop the social dialogue, which would secure the successful implementation of dialogue, which would secure the successful implementation of various forms of social partnership. various forms of social partnership.

• To elaborate the Manual on the social partnership, to provide To elaborate the Manual on the social partnership, to provide training for workers and managers from 12 enterprises, who training for workers and managers from 12 enterprises, who would be able to develop the social dialogue in their enterprises.would be able to develop the social dialogue in their enterprises.

• To provide training for enterprises employees and employers To provide training for enterprises employees and employers representatives on bargaining skills, to help them to understand representatives on bargaining skills, to help them to understand mechanisms of compromise seeking. mechanisms of compromise seeking.

• To arrange 6 training sessions on conducting the social dialogue. To arrange 6 training sessions on conducting the social dialogue. • To prepare a draft of the industry branch collective agreement To prepare a draft of the industry branch collective agreement

for signing. for signing. • TTo prepare enterprises social mediators (intermediaries) o prepare enterprises social mediators (intermediaries)

responsible for management of the social dialogue between responsible for management of the social dialogue between employees and employersemployees and employers i in order to increase competitive n order to increase competitive abilities of the Lithuanian apparel and textile branch economy on abilities of the Lithuanian apparel and textile branch economy on the European Union common marketthe European Union common market

Project Project aimsaims ( (2)2)

• To analyse actions of mediators, the system and the current To analyse actions of mediators, the system and the current environment and elaborate the training programme “Social environment and elaborate the training programme “Social Mediator of the Enterprise”.Mediator of the Enterprise”.

• In order to enhance the training process, to prepare the In order to enhance the training process, to prepare the electronic version of the training programme “Social electronic version of the training programme “Social Mediator of the Enterprise” and publish in on the internet for Mediator of the Enterprise” and publish in on the internet for self-training purposes. To secure the quality and efficiency of self-training purposes. To secure the quality and efficiency of such self-training process.such self-training process.

• To establish the system to monitor (constantly supervise) To establish the system to monitor (constantly supervise) and inform about the social dialogue. and inform about the social dialogue.

• To secure the streamlined development of the social To secure the streamlined development of the social dialogue and quality awareness of social partners. dialogue and quality awareness of social partners.

• To elaborate methodology and means to monitor the social To elaborate methodology and means to monitor the social situation on an enterprise, situation on an enterprise,

• TTo create the electronic version of such information o create the electronic version of such information programme and publish it on the internet.programme and publish it on the internet.

• To train social partners and enterprises‘ social mediators To train social partners and enterprises‘ social mediators how to use it.how to use it.

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