Round Table on Social Dialogue
in the private security sector
22 March 2006, Riga
Chair : CoESS ( Hilde De Clerck ) and UNI-Europa ( Fabrice Warneck )
Aim of the meeting:
In the last decade, the social dialogue between representatives of the social partners organisations representing the two sides of the industry has emerged at European level. Article 139.1 of the Amsterdam Treaty established that " the Commission shall have the task of promoting the consultation of management and labour at Community level and shall take any relevant measure to facilitate their dialogue by ensuring balanced support for the parties". From then on, the European Commission has strongly supported this process that is clearly linked to the European social model. The 1998 Commission Communication adapting and promoting the social dialogue at Community level, defined the criteria for the establishment, composition and operation of the sectoral dialogue committees; one of the most active committees at European level that has operated in this period is the private security social dialogue committee.
As part of the acquis communautaire , the social dialogue has been identified as one of the most important topics in the enlargement process. In particular, the European Commission reports on the enlargement process in the Baltic countries clearly evoked the need of improving the social dialogue process in Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania , since social dialogue could really contribute to the true success of enlargement. Enlargement has also been considered a real priority by private security social partners. Different activities have taken place, in particular a Conference that was organised in Warsaw in order to identify new suitable partners. Different new EU members have already taken on social dialogue activities. Baltic countries may and should develop a stronger social dialogue at national level and be active partners at European level too.
The seminar will provide an overview of social dialogue activities at European level with a special emphasis on former, current and future activities, texts and projects in the private security social dialogue committee. The event will also concentrate on the current situation and prospects in the three Baltic countries and the practical experiences from old and new EU members.
Representatives from the European and national administrations, trade unions and employers organisations at European and national level will take part in the event as speakers. The event will also serve as a real opportunity for trade union and employer representatives from Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania to meet, to exchange information and to establish firm contacts for the future.
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09:00 |
Registration of participants
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09:15 |
Welcome address and introduction
- CoESS ( Hilde De Clerck )
- UNI-Europa ( Fabrice Warneck )
- Latvian Association of Security Business ( Genadijs Seibutis )
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09:30 |
Evolution of Social Dialogue at EU-level
Presentation of the history and the development of social dialogue within the EU (European Commission, DG Empl, Marta PRADANOS ) [format: ppt - 277 KB]
[picture: from left to right: Fabrice Warneck (Uni-Europa), Kevin Mc Mahon (Ireland), Hilde De Clerck (CoESS), Marta Pradanos (European Commission)]
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10:00 |
Private security : European Sectoral Social Dialogue
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11:00 |
Coffee break
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11:30 |
The situation in Baltic states
- National administration Baltic states ( Latvian administration representative )
- CoESS ( Estonian Security Association - Veiko Jürisson)
[format: ppt - 249 KB]
- UNI-Europa ( Lithuania - Sergejus Glovackas )
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12:30 |
Questions and answers
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13:00 |
Lunch break
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14:30 |
Role of social dialogue at national level
- Situation in some EU Member States
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15:30 |
Coffee break
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16:00 |
The future perspectives for social dialogue
- New priorities private security social dialogue committee CoESS and UNI-Europa, affiliates views (CoESS ( Eduardo Cobas Urcelay) [format: ppt - 208KB] + UNI-Europa ( Fabrice Warneck ) [format: ppt - 48 KB]
- Presentation of the Joint Declaration by CoESS & UNI-Europa
[format: PDF - available in English, Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian]
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17:00 |
Closing remarks and follow up of the meeting
- CoESS ( Stephan Landrock - Chairman WC Enlargement )
- UNI-Europa ( Fabrice Warneck )
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This meeting was organised by the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149, B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07, Fax: +32-2-296 68 40
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