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EU Funded ILO Technical Cooperation Project

ILO Reference: RER/08/09/EEC Evaluation Report on the “International Cross-Fertilization Workshop on

Social Dialogue in Road Transport in Bulgaria and Romania”

Brussels, 03-04 December 2009

Lead Facilitator: Professor Peter Turnbull Acknowledgement This project has been implemented following a relevant agreement signed between the ILO and the Commission of the European Communities. Reference number of the Agreement: N° 30VS/2008/0506 – S12.513535 EMPLREG/H/3/ARC (2009)D/544

Strengthening the Capacity of Social Partners in the Road Transport Sector in Bulgaria and Romania to Engage in Effective and Constructive Social Dialogue at International, National and

Enterprise Level

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Strengthening the Capacity of Social Partners in the Road Transport Sector in Bulgaria and Romania to Engage in Effective and Constructive Social Dialogue at International,

National and Enterprise Level Background Following two successful National Tripartite Workshops on “Strengthening the Capacity of

Social Partners in the Road Transport Sector in Bulgaria and Romania to Engage in Effective

and Constructive Social Dialogue at International, National and Enterprise Level”, held in

Sofia (Bulgaria, 18-22 May 2009) and Bucharest (Romania, 15-19 June 2009), the National

Road Transport Steering Committee for the project in each country was tasked to prepare a

“National Plan” to sustain and strengthen social dialogue in the road transport industry. These

Plans were presented at an “International Cross-Fertilization Workshop” where participants

from each country (representing employers, workers and the relevant government ministries)

were able to share their experiences of social dialogue, reflect on the earlier National

Tripartite Workshops, and most importantly exchange ideas with colleagues from other

countries involved in the technical cooperation project in order to refine and further

strengthen their National Plan for social dialogue in road transport. The cross-fertilization

workshop was held in Brussels on 03-04 December 2009 at the offices of the European

Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF). A full list of participants is included in the

Appendices.

Programme Overview1

Following a welcome address by the European social partners (European Transport Workers’

Federation and the International Road Transport Union) and the technical partners (EC and

ILO), an overview of the programme was presented by Mr Meletiou (ILO). Unfortunately, the

Lead Facilitator (Professor Turnbull) was unable to attend the Workshop as a result of an

accident and hospitalisation. As a result, Mr Meletiou assumed the role of Lead Facilitator.

The first formal session of the Workshop was a presentation by the Belgian social partners in

the road transport sector, highlighting the role of (national) inter-professional agreements and

1 A copy of the Workshop Programme is attached in the Appendices.

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(sector) collective working agreements. Through a Paritair Comité and its sub-committee for

road transport, the social partners negotiate a collective working agreement that is

implemented at the company level via works councils (if the company has ≥100 employees), a

committee for safety and prevention (if the company has ≥50 employees) and shop stewards

(if the company has ≥30 employees or if there is a request from 25% of the workforce). Every

sub-committee has its own social fund (financed via a percentage levy on salary costs) that

provides benefits for employees (e.g. end of year bonus, supplementary allowances in case of

illness, retirement bonus, and death benefits) and employers (e.g. reimbursement of the cost

of a digital tachograph user-card, the costs of professional training for employees and the cost

of medical permits).

As in Belgium, comprehensive collective agreements apply in the Netherlands. The Dutch

system exemplifies the European approach to social dialogue, based on the principle that

common interests in a sector are far more important than the controversies between the social

partners. This approach has promoted lasting social peace in the sector (the last national strike

in transport dates back to 1989). In a similar fashion to the Belgian system, a (tripartite)

central agreement is implemented through (bipartite) sector agreements in the Netherlands,

which the Minister for Social Affairs, at the request of the contracting parties (i.e. employers’

associations and trade unions) can declare generally binding on the whole road transport

sector (hence the very high coverage of collective agreements, which is almost 96% of the

workforce in the road freight transport industry). If the parties wish to exclude social

conditions from competition, as in the road transport sector, the collective labour agreement is

an “obligatory” rather than “minimum” agreement (in the latter case, firms can improve upon,

but cannot reduce, employment conditions specified in the collective labour agreement). In

addition to negotiating the usual substantive conditions of employment (e.g. salary, hours of

work, overtime, holidays, working conditions, redundancy, etc) the social partners are also

involved in the provision of training and promoting “healthy transport”.

After learning about the Belgian and Dutch experiences of social dialogue in the road

transport sector, the Bulgarian and Romanian delegations presented the first draft of their

National Plan for social dialogue in road transport, followed by a short “question and answer”

(Q&A) session. Prior to lunch on the first day of the Workshop, mixed working groups were

established to review the national plans, share experiences, and amend national plans as

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appropriate. A description of the composition of the work groups and their work programme

is included in the Appendices.

After the lunch break there were presentations by DG Employment and DG TREN, again

with an opportunity for delegates to ask questions. The presentation by DG Employment

initially focused on social dialogue at the European (international) level, outlining the strong

institutional recognition of social dialogue in the EC Treaty as well as a range of social policy

tools. The forms and outcomes of social dialogue at both the inter-professional and sector

levels were also highlighted, along with the process of capacity building (via the European

Social Fund and the resources of both employers and trade unions). The presentation by DG

TREN focused on the new European road package that aims to achieve simplification (the

introduction of three regulations to replace two different Directives and four regulations),

harmonisation (e.g. cabotage) and better control and enforcement.

After the presentations by the Commission, the mixed groups examined the proposed national

plans for the sustainability of the project (strengthening social dialogue in the road transport

sector), which were presented by the national delegations of Bulgaria and Romania during the

morning session of the workshop. Based on this review and any pertinent information from

the presentations by the Belgain and Dutch social partners, DG Employment and DG TREN,

each group was asked to identify any possible impediments for the implementation of the

proposed National Plans.

The first activity on the second day of the Workshop, Friday 04 December 2009, was a

presentation of the initial work by the two mixed working groups, followed by a discussion

coordinated by the Lead Facilitator. The purpose of this discussion was to generate a common

set of problems or areas for future development identified by the two mixed groups. The

mixed working groups were then tasked to focus on possible solutions to the common set of

problems. The conclusions of each group were presented at a plenary session immediately

before lunch. During the afternoon, the national delegations reconvened to update their

National Plans for social dialogue based on the material presented in the plenary session. The

National Plans were then re-presented to the Workshop, followed by a Q&A session. The

Workshop ended with an evaluation questionnaire and presentation of certificates of

attendance.

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National Plans2

Both National Plans for social dialogue in road transport proposed that coordination should be

continued under the auspices of the National Tripartite Steering Committee (NTSC)

established to oversee the ILO project. Each delegation proposed membership of the NTSC to

be drawn from the relevant government ministries (transport and employment), employers’

associations and trade unions. Under the Romanian National Plan, the NTSC will work

closely with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, which currently has responsibility

for “institutionalised” social dialogue required by law.

Both National Plans build on the relevant National Tripartite Workshop held earlier this year,

utilising the ILO training materials developed for each workshop (including the specially

commissioned national studies of the road transport industry and social dialogue). Future

training events anticipated in both National Plans will also seek to incorporate more country-

and sector-specific examples, as well as relevant national and EU legislation and regulations,

in all future training materials (e.g. information provided by DG Employment and DG TREN

at the International Cross-Fertilization Workshop). The Bulgarian National Plan incorporates

international as well as national training events.

The National Plans will draw on the expertise of participants trained at the ILO Workshops

held in Sofia and Bucharest, as well as outside experts (the Bulgarian National Plan specified

that these experts should be certified ILO trainers). Both delegations highlighted the quality of

the training materials developed for the ILO National Tripartite Workshops held in their

capital city, echoing the feedback that was received from the participants at these National

Tripartite Workshops. Under each National Plan, the (initial) trainers will be drawn from the

pool of participants who attended the ILO National Tripartite Workshop.

The objectives and expected outcomes of the National Plans were broadly similar in terms of

“encouraging social dialogue” (Romania) and “strengthening the social cooperation between

the social partners on a bilateral and trilateral level” (Bulgaria). With “the inclusion of more

social partners” (Bulgaria) and by “creating a group of professionals in social dialogue,

2 Both National Plans are appended to this Report.

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mediation and negotiation” (Romania), there is an expectation of “better knowledge of the

problematic” and “information sharing” (Romania), with social partners who are better

prepared “to conduct constructive negotiations and to defend their positions” (Bulgaria).

Historically, the focus of social dialogue within the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

in Romania has been on the resolution of conflict – “management of conflicts, litigations,

disputing interests and differing action plans” – rather than promoting social peace and active

cooperation between the parties. In the Romanian National Plan for road transport, one of the

medium to long term goals is to progress towards a “social partnership model” with the

emphasis on building cooperation and consensus as opposed to simply resolving social

conflict. A novel aspect of the Bulgarian National Plan is to incorporate international

experiences (specifically Romania and Spain) and to share international “best practice”.

In each National Plan, the focal point of the proposed activities will be a series of training

events. In Bulgaria, these will be national (a 3-day, tripartite training session with 18

delegates selected from the six regions of the country) and international (two 2-day meetings

attended by the 18 participants trained at the national event, representatives of the NTSC, and

delegates from Romania and Spain). The training will conclude with a 2-day national

conference attended by all the participants of the previous national and international events,

with the aim of summarising the achievements of the National Plan, exchanging information

with international partners, and strengthening partnerships. A major concern is the ability of

the NTSC to organise and finance all these events within a calendar year.

After these training events, which are all to be held in 2010, the emphasis will shift to the

regional level where those trained during the first stage of the National Plan will take on the

responsibility of sustaining and strengthening the social dialogue. This aspect of the National

Plan was not developed in any real detail and the NTSC will need to support regional

activities and establish proper support mechanisms if social dialogue is to be sustained.

Employee representation and trade union membership is very weak outside municipal

transport services, especially in road freight, and employer representation is rather

fragmented. The social partners will need to strengthen their own representative capacity

before they can engage in constructive social dialogue at the sector level.

The Romanian National Plan is based on a two cycles of training over a 4 year period (each

cycle of 2 years duration). The emphasis during the first cycle is initially focused on

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strengthening the capacity of the social partners (via separate workshops for unions,

employers and government), followed by two tripartite workshops in each year and a final

“monitoring and evaluation” workshop that will focus on redesigning and adapting the

training programme (if necessary) for the second cycle. The latter will be identically

organised as the first cycle, but the content, delivery, participation, etc will differ according to

the review undertaken by the NTSC and any new issues that may have arisen in the interim

(e.g. economic circumstances, changes to national law, EU initiatives, etc). In this respect, the

Romanian National Plan is more dynamic and responsive to changing circumstances. In

particular, the cyclical process is consistent with the action-research model that underpins the

ILO Model of Social Dialogue.

Cost estimates varied widely. The 1 year programme outlined in the Bulgarian National Plan

is estimated to cost €143,000, largely as a result of the proposed international meetings in

Romania and Spain (which account for more than 2/3 of the total cost). Given the

underdevelopment of national social dialogue in road transport it is difficult to establish the

“added value”, or justify the added cost, of the proposed international training activities.

Money would be better spent increasing the pool of representatives trained in national and

sector-specific social dialogue, rather than rely on a much smaller pool of representatives with

both national and international experiences to draw upon.

The Romanian National Plan is estimated to cost €100,000 over the 4 year duration of the

training programme. While the total amount is a more realistic estimate of the funds needed to

sustain and strengthen social dialogue in the road transport sector, there was insufficient detail

of the different cost elements or why some components (e.g. payments to educators) should

be so high. By using the training materials and drawing on the expertise of participants trained

at the initial ILO Tripartite Workshop in Bucharest, as well as the services of ILO staff, the

Lead Facilitator, ETF and IRU, it should be possible to minimise the cost of on-going

educational inputs in the respective National Plans. Both Plans paid insufficient attention to

the sources of funding and how costs might be minimised by drawing on the existing

resources of the social partners. The potential to draw on these resources was highlighted in

the ILO Tripartite Workshops in Sofia and Bucharest, although it must be recognised that the

social partners in Bulgaria and Romania are not generally well resourced, especially in the

road transport sector, which thereby necessitates higher levels of external financing.

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Evaluation of the Cross-Fertilization Workshop3

Presentations by the Belgian and Dutch Social Partners and the European Commission

The Belgian and Dutch presentations contained a wealth of information on social dialogue at

both the national and sector (road transport) levels. Both countries represent “good” if not

“best practice” social dialogue, and in different ways they both epitomise the social model

that Europe aspires to. There is a considerable “social distance” between the inclusive,

coordinated and well articulated models of social dialogue found in countries such as Belgium

and the Netherlands compared to the situation that prevails in the new Member States, which

in some respects limits the relevance and utility of such comparisons (although both

presentations traced the historical development of social dialogue). This is one reason why the

Bulgarian National Plan incorporated international collaboration with Spain, which has a

more recent history of (democratic) social dialogue and adaptation to membership of the

European Union. Despite these potential limitations, the presentation of the Belgian social

partners was rated as “very informative” by the majority of participants and the majority

regarded the presentation of the Dutch social partners as “informative”.4 The clear majority of

participants also rated the presentations by DG Employment and DG TREN as “very

informative”. All these presentations generated a lively discussion between the delegates,

during both the formal question and answer sessions and the subsequent meetings of the

mixed working groups.

Cross-Fertilization Workshop Activities

It was evident that one of the main benefits of the ILO Tripartite Workshops was simply the

opportunity it provided for the social partners to interact.5 For example, the Bulgarian

National Plan noted that their involvement in different work group activities during the

Tripartite workshop was “particularly useful” as delegates “felt the spirit of social dialogue”.

It was clear that both delegations were keen to sustain the interaction and cooperation that

emerged during the ILO Tripartite Workshops. It would be fair to say that there was an 3 Data from the “End of Workshop Evaluation Questionnaire” is used to inform this section of the report. A copy of the Questionnaire, with the responses (n = 17) to each question, is appended to this report. 4 While all the Bulgarian delegates rated the Belgian presentation as “very informative”, all except one rated the Dutch presentation as “informative”. 5 There were numerous comments to this effect in the Evaluation Questionnaires for each Workshop. Some of these responses are highlighted in the Romanian National Plan.

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atmosphere of suspicion, or even antagonism in some quarters, at the start of each of the ILO

National Tripartite Workshops. The progress that each group made in developing a National

Plan to strengthen sector social dialogue in their country’s road transport sector is therefore

highly commendable.

The vast majority of participants (88%) reported “very good” communication and cooperation

between themselves during the workshop (the remaining 12% reported “good”

communication and cooperation among participants). All the participants reported that

discussion within the mixed country groups was either “very constructive” (47%) or

“constructive” (53%) in terms of improving their National Plan for strengthening social

dialogue.6 All the Romanian delegates reported “substantial” knowledge sharing within the

mixed country groups (overall, 53% of delegates reported “substantial” knowledge sharing).

All but two of the Bulgarian delegation reported “moderate” knowledge sharing. Despite this,

the Bulgarian delegates were more likely to report “highly valuable feedback” on their

National Plan as a result of the discussion and knowledge sharing within the mixed working

groups. All the Romanian delegates reported “valuable” feedback. This appears to reflect the

level of development of the respective National Plans, as the Bulgarian delegation had

prepared a more detailed National Plan and appeared more open to suggestions for

amendment and improvement. Put differently, they perhaps had “less to learn” from their less

well prepared counterparts, but having progressed further along the road to effective social

dialogue within the NTSC they were more willing and able to incorporate new ideas into their

National Plan.7 The Bulgarian delegation were unanimous in their “definite” desire to

maintain contact with participants from other countries, EC officials and others they had met

during the course of the technical cooperation project.

According to the vast majority of participants (over two-thirds), interaction and feedback

resulted in only “minor” revisions to their National Plans, although two Bulgarian delegates

(one employer representative and one union representative) did report “major revisions” as a

result of this interaction. Two of the Romanian delegates reported “no changes”. These

responses are consistent with the greater openness of the Bulgarian delegation to knowledge

sharing and feedback within the mixed working groups.

6 There was a clear difference between the delegations in response to this question – all but one of the Romanian delegation reported the discussion to be “very constructive” whereas all but one of the Bulgarian delegation reported the discussion to be “constructive”. 7 Trust between the social partners is the foundation for expediting such amendments.

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It is important to continue to support the social partners in both countries with advice,

information and more direct (financial) assistance if possible. An obvious example would be

participation at future national workshops on social dialogue under the respective National

Plans. The Lead Facilitator has offered his services in this respect, free of charge, to both

delegations. Both the ETF and IRU are keen to continue working with their respective

representative organisations in both countries. In addition, both international organisations

have expressed a desire to use the experience of participating in this technical cooperation

project to support similar initiatives in other EU Member States.

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Appendices

� List of Participants

� Workshop Programme

� Description of Work Groups

� National Plan – Bulgaria

� National Plan – Romania

� Evaluation Questionnaire

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EU funded ILO Technical Cooperation Project:

“Strengthening the capacity of social partners in the road

transport sector in Bulgaria and Romania to engage in effective and

constructive social dialogue

at international, national and enterprise level”

International Cross - Fertilization Workshop on Social Dialogue in Road

Transport in Bulgaria and Romania

(03 & 04 December 2009)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Item Name Organization Contact details

BULGARIA

1. Georgy Tzankov Ministry of Transport, Senior

Inspector and Secretary of the

Transport Council for tripartite

cooperation

Tel :+3592 9409565; 359 888 63 37 67

E mail: GTzankov@mt.government.bg

2. Vessela Ivanova Senior expert, Road Vehicles

Directorate

Tel: +3592 930-88-39,

vivanova@mt.government.bg

3. Bozhana Petkova

Petkova

member of the Supervisory Board of

the Bulgarian Transport Holding

Plovdiv; 82, Hristo Botev Blvd; GSM

+359 886 88 88 31

petkova@bthold.com

4. Venelin Georgiev

Nedelchev

President of the RT branch

organization, Union of Private

Entrepreneurs “Vuzrazhdane”

e-mail stkk_bg@abv.bg; tel.359

898444186

5. Todorka Popova Chairperson of the trade

union/FTTUB at Burgas bus company

Industrialna str. 4; Теl: 056/846 759;

Mail: dora_burgasbus@abv.bg

6. Aleksandar Ivanov

Radev

Vice president of FTW, Podkrepa

Sofia 1000, 2, Angel Kanchev str.; e-

mail: ftwpodkrepa@gmail.com

7. Temenugka

Stoyanova

Zlatanova

Head of the unit „Standard of living

and labour remuneration" in the

Social security directorate, MLSP

tzlatanova@mlsp.gpvernment.bg

tel: 3592 8119-513, mobile: 359898 77

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8. Slava Petrova Expert International Cooperation,

FTTUB

fttub@abv.bg

ROMANIA

9. Cretu Niculae Ministry of Transports and cretu@mt.ro

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Viorel Infrastructure

Adviser

Service of relations with the Parliament,

trade unions, employers and NGOs

cretu.viorel@gmail.com

10. Serghei Mesaros Ministry of Labour, Family and Social

Protection

Director

Directorate social dialogue at national

level

cds@mmuncii.ro

11. Mihaescu Roxana

Josefina

Ministry of Transports and

Infrastructure

Adviser

Service of relations with the

Parliament, trade unions, employers

and NGOs

orsp2@mt.ro

roxana.mihaescu@gmail.com

12. Stanescu Dan

George

National Drivers Union Federation of

Romania (FNSSR)

General Secretary

gedanst1@yahoo.com

13. Marinescu Lucian Trade Union Federation

TRANSLOC

l.marinescu@stb-transloc.ro

14. Roxana Ilie National Unionof Road Huliers from

Romania (UNTRR)

Roxana.Ilie@untrr.ro

15. Adrian Mihai Romanian Union of Public Transport

(URTP)

mru@ratp-iasi.ro

Other participants

16. Marios Meletiou Project Manager / Road Transport

Specialist, ILO

meletiou@ilo.org

17. Peter Turnbull Lead Facilitator / ILO Consultant turnbullpj@Cardiff.ac.uk

18. Damian Viccars International Road Transport Union

(IRU)

Damian.Viccars@iru.org

19. Cristina Tilling European Transport Workers’

Federation (ETF)

c.tilling@etf-europe.org

20. Ellen Durst European Commission

DG Employment, Social Affairs &

Equal Opportunities

Social Dialogue, Industrial Relations

Ellen.DURST@ec.europa.eu

21. Olli Pirkanniemi European Commission

DG for Energy and Transport

Olli.Pirkanniemi@ec.europa.eu

22. Yves Mannaerts Director, Fédération Belge des

Exploitants

d'Autobus et d'Autocars et des

Organisateurs de voyages (FBAA)

yves.mannaerts@fbaa.be

23. Henk A. Kramer

Manager European Affairs

Transport en Logistiek Nederland

HKramer@tln.nl

24 Tom Peeters Propagandist Logistiek

BTB-ABVV

Tom.Peeters@BTB-ABVV.BE

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25. Roberto Parrillo ACV Transcom, ETF Road Transport

Section President

rparrillo.transcom@acv-csc.be

26. Jan de Jong FNV Bondgenoten Jan.deJong@bg.fnv.nl

27. May Mi Than Tun Assistant to the Project Manager,

ILO

thantun@ilo.org

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EU funded ILO Technical Cooperation Project: “Strengthening the capacity of social partners in the road transport sector in Bulgaria and

Romania to engage in effective and constructive social dialogue at international, national and enterprise level”

ILO Reference: RER/08/09/EEC Grant Agreement VS/2008/0506 {REF EMPLREG/EMPL/H/3/ARC (2009)D/544}

Programme of the International Cross - Fertilization Workshop on Social Dialogue in Road Transport in Bulgaria and Romania

Language: Simultaneous translation (English/French/Bulgarian/Romanian)

Dates: 03 & 04 December 2009

Venue: ETF Conference Facilities, Galeria Agora, Rue du Marché aux Herbes 105, Boîte 11, Brussels, Belgium)

Lead Facilitator: Professor Peter Turnbull

Item Time Activity Remarks

Day 1

1A. 09.00 – 09.30 Arrival of participants / registration

2A. 09.30 – 10.00 Opening Session Welcome addresses (ETF, IRU, EC, ILO) introduction of participants, facilitators and officials, briefing on the workshop activities / programme, housekeeping arrangements

3A. 10.00 – 10.40 The Belgian experience of social dialogue in the road transport sector at national level

Presentation by representatives of Belgian social partners

4A. 10.40 – 11.00 Coffee Break Offered by ETF 5A. 11:00 – 11:40 The Dutch experience of social

dialogue in the road transport sector at national level

Presentation by representatives of The Dutch social partners

6A. 11.40 – 12.10 Presentation of report of Bulgarian delegation

20 minutes Presentation and 10 minutes Q/A

7A. 12.10 – 12.40 Presentation of report of Romanian delegation

20 minutes Presentation and 10 minutes Q/A

8A. 12.40 – 13.00 Establishment of groups and briefing on group work on Day 2

Two groups comprising six persons (a mixture of government; employers’ and

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of workshop workers’ representatives from the two countries). A short description of the group work procedure will be provided

9A. 13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Break Participants will use part of their DSA to have lunch per their preference

10A. 14.30 – 15.10 Presentation by Representative of DG Employment

Includes Q/A session

11A. 15.10 – 15.50 Presentation by Representative of DG TREN

Includes Q/A session

12A. 15.50 – 16.10 Coffee Break Offered by ETF 13A. 16.10 – 16.50 Group work (Part 1) - Groups

work separately

14A. 16.50 – 17.00 Summary of workshop activities of Day 1 and briefing on Day 2

By Professor P. Turnbull

15.A 17.00 End of Day 1

Day 2

1B. 09.30 – 10.30 Plenary session - Groups present first set of their findings and establish a common list of findings

Presentations by groups’ spokespersons, followed by discussion to be coordinated by Professor Peter Turnbull

2B. 10.30 – 10.50 Coffee Break Offered by ETF 3B. 10.50 – 11.30 Group work (Part 2) - Groups

work separately

4B. 11.30 – 12.20 Plenary session - Groups present second set of their findings and establish a common list of findings

Presentations by groups’ spokespersons, followed by discussion to be coordinated by Professor Peter Turnbull

5B. 12.20 – 12.50 Meeting of National Delegations Review and update of National Recommendations for project sustainability

6B. 12.50 – 14.20 Lunch Break Participants will use part of their DSA to have lunch per their preference

7B. 14.20 – 14.50 Meeting of National Delegations (continued from morning session)

Review and update of National Recommendations for project sustainability – preparation of an outline

8B. 14.50 – 15.30 Presentations of the outlines of the three updated national recommendations

Coordinated by Professor Peter Turnbull

9B. 15.30 – 15.50 Coffee Break Offered by ETF 10B. 15.50 – 16.10 Workshop assessment An evaluation questionnaire will be

completed by the participants 11B. 16.10 – 16.20 Summary of workshop activities

of Day 2 By Professor P. Turnbull

12B. 16.20 – 17.00 Closing session Closing remarks and presentation of certificates

13B. 17.00 End of Workshop

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EU funded ILO Technical Cooperation Project: “Strengthening the capacity of social partners in the road transport sector

in Bulgaria and Romania to engage in effective and constructive social dialogue at international, national and enterprise level”

International Cross - Fertilization Workshop on Social Dialogue in Road

Transport in Bulgaria and Romania (Working Language: Simultaneous translation – English/Bulgarian/Romanian)

(03 & 04 December 2009)

Venue: ETF Conference Facilities, (Galeria Agora, Rue du Marché aux Herbes 105, Boîte 11, Brussels, Belgium)

Lead Facilitator: Professor Peter Turnbull

DESCRIPTION OF GROUP WORK / ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (To be read in conjunction with the workshop programme)

1. Composition of Groups Workshop is divided into two (2) working groups of equal number of participants. Each group will have workers, employers and government representatives from Bulgaria and Romania. The groups will be named as Group A and Group B. The composition of each group will be made known to the workshop participants on the first day of the workshop (03 December 2009) after the lunch break.

2. “First Task” of Groups The groups will be first asked to examine the proposed national plans for the sustainability of the project (strengthening social dialogue in the road transport sector), which would be presented by the national delegations of Bulgaria and Romania during the morning session on the first day (03 December 2009) of the workshop. They should also take into account any pertinent information that was included in the presentations of the EC Officials, which will be made after the lunch break on the first day (03 December 2009) of the workshop. They should then identify and outline (in the form of bullet points on a flipchart or overhead transparencies, which will be provided for each group) short term and long-term possible impediments for the implementation of the above-mentioned proposed national plans. 3. First Meeting of Groups (16.10 – 16.50 hours, Thursday 03 December 2009)

Each group will meet separately (separate spaces will be made available) to address the “First Task” described above. Before embarking on the discussion pertinent to the “First

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Task”, each group will, in a democratic manner, choose the group coordinator, who will coordinate and direct all following work of the group. Each group will also nominate the group spokesperson that will present on behalf of his/her group the reports of the group during the following plenary meetings. The group coordinator and the group spokesperson may be the same person.

4. Presentation of group reports on “First Task” Each group will be allowed up to 15 minutes to report to the plenary having noted on computers or on a flipchart or on overhead transparencies their main points regarding the “First Task”

5. Plenary discussion on “First Task” (09.30 – 10.30 hours, Friday 04 December

2009) Following the presentations by each group (see item “4.” above), a plenary discussion will take place (to be facilitated by Professor Peter Turnbull) bringing together the main points of each group regarding the “First Task” so that there will be one common list of key short term and long-term possible impediments for the implementation of the above-mentioned proposed national plans. The workshop facilitator will note on a flip chart the agreed list of key possible impediments.

6. “Second Task” of Groups

The groups would be instructed to examine the agreed common list of key impediments referred to in item “5.” above and identify an impediment for impediment a one or more possible solutions to overcome the impediment.

7. Second Meeting of Groups (10.50 – 11.30 hours, Friday 04 December 2009)

Each group will meet separately in order to address the issues related to the “Second Task”.

8. Presentation of group reports on “Second Task”

Each group has about 15 minutes to report to the plenary having noted on computers or on a flipchart or on overhead transparencies their main points regarding the “Second Task”

9. Plenary discussion on “Second Task” (11.30 – 12.20 hours, Friday 04 December

2009) Following the presentations by each group (see item “8.” above), a plenary discussion will take place (to be facilitated by Professor Peter Turnbull) bringing together the main points of each group regarding the “Second Task” so that there will be one common list of possible solutions to overcome each possible impediment for the implementation of the above-mentioned proposed national plans. The workshop facilitator will note on a flip chart the agreed list of key possible impediments.

10. Meeting of National Delegations (12.20 – 12.50 hours, Friday 04 December 2009)

Each national delegation will meet separately in order to review and update (if considered appropriate ) the initial national plan that was presented during the morning session of the first day of the workshop, in the light of the findings / conclusions of the group work and plenary discussions described above.

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ACTION PLAN

FOR STRENGTHENING THE

SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN THE ROAD

TRANSPORT SECTOR IN

BULGARIA FOR THE PERIOD 2010-

2011

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Introduction Transport is of strategic importance for each country. Transport trends largely reflect

the economic development of the state. There is a close connection between the transport

sector and other sectors of the economy. On the one hand, to be successfully developed, they

need an effective and well-developed transport sector. On the other hand, the transport sector

is highly dependent on the development of other economic sectors. One of the main tasks of

the transport sector in Bulgaria is the provision of efficient and reliable transport services to

help improve the economic and social stability.

In Bulgaria, road transport has a dominant role in the transport system. In 2000 the

share of road transport represented 52.3% and it currently represents about 70% of all

transport activities by 2008 - before the onset of the global economic crisis - maintains

constant, high annual growth.

Licensed public transport companies of goods are over 7800, while carrying

passengers beyond 2000. Key importance is the international bus service in Bulgaria.

Currently there are 242 regular international bus lines, 142 of them are parties to the EU,

while the remaining 100 to non-EU countries. Developed and circulated to Bulgaria is the

internal transport of passengers to cover destinations which are not served by rail. Despite the

significant number of companies licensed to internal bus, the market for coach transport

observed several leaders who have a considerable fleet. Overall, the products provided by bus

companies for domestic and international shipments, largely satisfies the user requirements.

Road transport plays a significant role in terms of employment. Data from the

National Statistical Institute's 2007 shows that road transport in Bulgaria provides

employment to 73 496 people. In the transport enterprises engaged in freight transport, the

number of employees was 37 552. In the transport companies whose business is transporting

passengers are employed 35 944.

In terms of union density in the road transport sector the two representative trade

union organizations now have a total of 5367 members, of which 5287 are employed in 22

enterprises, mainly engaged in transportation of passengers within the country, mainly in

urban transport, and 80 working in enterprises for international road transport. The majority

of the membership of professional associations of employees - 4661 (86.8%) are employed in

municipal companies and the others - in private enterprises.

During the project of the International Labor Organization (ILO) “Strengthening the

capacity of social partners in the road transport sector in Bulgaria and Romania to engage in

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effective and constructive social dialogue at international, national and enterprise level" was

conducted a 5-day training in Sofia with the assistance and financial support of the European

Commission, which covered more than 20 representatives of the social partners. The main

objective of the training was to build and strengthen the capacity of social partners and other

institutions involved in the road transport sector aiming to build a constructive social

dialogue. As a result, participants received knowledge in terms of the ILO social dialogue and

ILO activities in the industry, history and the new agenda of social dialogue in the road

transport of the European countries and the EU social policy. Particularly useful for the

participants was their inclusion in work groups where it was felt the spirit of social dialogue.

In the assessment of the training, the audience indicated their satisfaction with the high

quality training and materials, the professionalism and rich experience of the lecturers in the

sector and have identified the need for training to engage a larger audience and to focus on

more specific topics of the Bulgarian reality such as working hours and rest periods for

drivers, the vision of the European Commission to reduce the subjectivism and unification of

the control criteria for the different administrations of the EU members states, the vision of

decent work, better quality of labor and welfare at work, the policy for healthy and safe

working conditions in road transport sector.

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Draft proposal

Action Plan for strengthening the social dialogue in the Road transport

sector in Bulgaria

The ILO project sets the base of a recognized need to improve the knowledge and

skills of social partners in conducting social dialogue in the road transport sector. In this

regard, the representatives of the government, employers and unions have reached mutual

agreement to continue what was made by ILO as proposing the creation of a draft proposal of

an Action Plan for strengthening the social dialogue in the Road transport sector in Bulgaria.

Main objectives

- Strengthening the social cooperation between the social partners on bilateral and trilateral

level;

- Informing the social partners of the social dialogue and preparing them to conduct

constructive negotiations and to defend their positions;

- Involvement of the stakeholders to the mechanism of social dialogue, through which the

social partners to promote the harmonization of working conditions and living standards of

the EU and at the same time to work efficiently and competitively in the business

environment;

- Understanding the process of social dialogue in Romania and Spain and sharing experiences

and best practices;

- Inclusion of more social partners - experts in the field of social dialogue;

Partners

Leading role in Bulgaria with its collaboration will play the Ministry of Transport,

Communications and Information Technology with the support of the Ministry of Labor and

Social Policy. By employers will be engaged all employers' organizations in the sector. By

representatives of the employees will contribute two nationally represented trade union

organizations FTTUB - CITUB and FTW Podkprepa – CL Podkrepa.

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It is envisaged between the social partners to be circulated and signed an agreement

which aims to lay down the duties and responsibilities of the parties in order to achieve

transparency and greater efficiency of the National Plan.

At international level are expected to be attracted the social partners of Romania and

Spain. Romania - as a country of strategic importance for Bulgaria - north "neighbor", which

passes through huge cargo. And Spain - as a country relatively old member of the European

Union, which has extensive experience in the conducting of social dialogue and also has

strong positions in the road transport market

Structure

It is envisaged to set up a National Tripartite Steering Committee (NTSC), which will

be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and coordination of the draft proposal of

the National Plan. NTSC is expected to consist of 6 members - two representative of each

social partner, which will meet four times a year. At its meetings NTSC will:

- organize and coordinate the training;

- organize and coordinate the international meetings;

- organize and coordinate the national conference;

- examine the reports from the training and the meetings;

In the National Plan has been included the conducting of one training of the social

partners in the social dialogue in the sector. This training will be organized by the ILO model,

but adapted to the specifics of the Bulgarian road transport. Training will be conducted on

materials provided by the ILO, which will be processed in accordance with Bulgarian

legislation and problems in the sector. It is planned to have one three-day training with

participants selected on a territorial basis. Bulgaria is divided into 6 main areas. The purpose

of NTSC is to have three representatives of the social dialogue trained of each region (one

government representative, one trade union and employer representative). During the training

will also attend a representative of NTSC who has to monitor the learning process. There will

be two speakers, who will be the certified by the ILO training representatives of social

partners. The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the capacity of the social

partners and the other institutions, the representatives of the road transport sector in Bulgaria

in order to engage them in constructive social dialogue on economic, labor, social and other

issues of common interest. Participants after the seminar should be able to:

� fully understand the process of social dialogue at national and company level;

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� explain to others the content and the benefits of the social dialogue in the road sector

and to advise organizations on their social dialogue;

� participate in constructive social dialogue on economic, labor, social and other issues

of common interest to the social partners.

The topics of the trainings are planned to be:

• Historical overview of the social dialogue and the role of ILO to strengthen the tripartism

and the social dialogue;

• Legal framework of social dialogue, according to the Labor Code: nature and scope;

collective bargaining - at national, regional or at enterprise level;

• How can we encourage the social dialogue to work;

• Construction and improvement of the skills in planning, implementation and monitoring of

the social dialogue; mobilizing the necessary resources;

• Building the skills of communication between the social partners - exchange of information,

consultation, negotiation

• Building the skills and creation of the conditions for feedback among the participants in the

social dialogue.

`After passing successfully the training the social partners will receive certificates

which they will use after that to continue this training in their regions.

We plan to be held two two-day international meetings.

� in Romania - a country bordering Bulgaria. The aim is to share experiences and best

practices in the conduction of social negotiations and in the active participation in the social

dialogue. In addition to create a network which aims to help the work and cooperation

between the two countries as cargo between them is significant. At this meeting will attend

the 18 participants in the training, the 6 representatives of NTSC and the social partners in

Romania - two of each social partner;

� in Spain – an old EU member state that successfully conducts social dialogue in the

road sector and which is defined as a country with substantial cargo. The aim is the Bulgarian

delegation to inform themselves with the successful mechanisms in Spain for conducting

social dialogue, to exchange experiences and best practices in the negotiations between the

social partners. At this meeting will attend the 18 participants and the 6 representatives of

NTSC of the social partners in Spain - two of each social partner.

The Plan provides the conducting of two-day national conference in Bulgaria where

are supposed to attend the 18 trained regional representatives of the social partners, the 6

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members of the NTSC, more representatives of the social partners and the delegates from

Spain and Romania. It is envisaged the conference to be attended by 60 delegates. The

purpose of this conference is to summarize the achievements during the training, to discuss

the exchange experience with our international partners and to strengthen the partner

relationships with the two member countries of the European Union.

Draft Budget of the Plan for 2010 in EUR

Heading 1 - NTSC

1.1. Costs per member per meeting

Travel costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00

Accommodation. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .50.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 50.00

Total expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.00

1.2. Costs of 6 members for a meeting

Total expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 050.00

1.3. Costs of 6 members for four meetings

Total expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 200.00

Total costs of NTSC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 200.00

Heading 2 - Training

2.1. Costs per member per meeting

Travel costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00.

Accommodation. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .150.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 80.00

Total expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330.00

Total expenses for 19 members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 270.00

2.2. Costs for lecturer

Honorarium for lecturer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00

Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330.00

Total cost for 2 lecturers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 260.00

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2.3 Cost of Facilities

Room + equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800.00

Total cost of facilities for 1 training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00

Total cost of training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 330.00

Heading 3 – International meeting in Romania

3.1. Costs for Bulgarian delegation

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300.00

Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .150.00

Per diam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 080.00

3.2 Costs for 24 members of the Bulgarian delegation

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 920.00

3.3. Costs for Romanian delegation

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300.00

Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 150.00

Per diam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 150.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880.00

3.4 Costs for 6 members of the Romanian delegation

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 280.00

3.5. Costs for interpreters

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00

Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150.00

Honorarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 340.00

Total costs for 2 interpreters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 680.00

3.6. Other costs

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 000.00

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Total costs for the International meeting in Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 890.00

Heading 4 – International meeting in Spain

4.1. Costs for Bulgarian delegates

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.00

Per diam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 230.00

4.2 Costs for 24 members of the Bulgarian delegation

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 520.00

4.3. Costs of Spanish delegates

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00

Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00

Per diam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 080.00

4.4 Costs for 6 members for the Spanish delegation

Total costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 480.00

4.5. Costs for interpreters

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.00

Honorarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 000.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 000.00

Total costs for 2 interpreters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 000.00

4.6. Other costs

Total costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 000.00

Total costs for the International meeting in Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 000.00

Heading 5 – National conference

5.1. Costs for Bulgarian delegates

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Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280.00

Costs for 45 delegates

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 600.00

5.3. Costs for Romanian delegates

Total costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400.00

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00

Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00

Per diam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990.00

5.4. Costs for 6 members of the Romanian delegation

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 940.00

5.5. Costs for the Spanish delegates

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230.00

Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.00

Per diam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .200.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .990.00

5.6. Costs for 6 members of the Spanish delegation

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 940.00

5.7. Costs for interpreters

Travel costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00

Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150.00

Honorarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00

Total costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00

Total costs for 6 interpreters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 400.00

5.8. Other costs

Total costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 000.00

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Total costs for the National conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 680.00

Promotion and publicity of the project

NTSC aims to achieve sustainability of the Action plan for strengthening the social

dialogue in the road transport sector for a period longer than two years. The results of the

Action plan will be disseminated through:

� web pages of the social partners;

� press release;

� brochures and posters;

� other materials.

Time frame

The action plan is expected to extend over a period of one calendar year - 2010.

Jan

Feb

Mar Apr

May

Jun Jul

Aug

Sep Oct

Noe

Dec

NTSC Program Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 Meeting 4 Training Program Training Program for international meetings Meeting in Romania Meeting in Spain Program for the National conference Meeting

Sustainability

In regards to the sustainability of the plan to strengthen social dialogue in the Road Transport

Sector in Bulgaria for the years after 2010 it is planned the social partners from the 6 areas in

Total . 143 100.00

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Bulgaria to continue the training on issues of social dialogue in the road transport sector. This

training will be organized on a regional basis, because in each region in Bulgaria there will be

3 representatives of the social partners who have successfully undergone the ILO training. On

the basis of the experience gained from the Romanian and Spanish delegates and after the

events hold in 2010 it is provided for the social partners to maintain a constructive social

dialogue and to continue and to strengthen their relations in the future.

Conclusion

It is necessary to promote the social dialogue. This should be done in close

cooperation with social partners. Good and safe working conditions and continuous

improvement of initial and continuing training of road transport workers are key factors for

positive and sustainable further development of the regions in which they are located. The EU

promotes high standards of reliability and safety during working hours, by providing adequate

(financial) support of programs for training and education and through enforcement of

existing legislation on safety. It is therefore essential to develop a national good social policy

in the road transport sector, in close cooperation with social partners.

With this draft proposal for an Action plan the social partners express their greater

willingness to cooperate in the field of social dialogue in the road transport sector. The aims

are strengthening the capacity of participating in the sector, raising awareness of the social

partners and building trust between them that will help their work together, conducting

training, creation of prerequisites for the sustainability of social dialogue.

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Strengthening the capacity of social partners in th e road transport sector in Romania

to engage in effective and constructive social dial ogue at international, national and enterprise level”

International Tripartite Workshop 03 to 04 December 2009

Brussels, Belgium

REQUIREMENTS1. Representation2. Autonomy3. Ability to communicate 4. Ability to negotiate5. Motivation6. Process transparency7. Respect8. Institutional support9. Institutional capacity of

representative organizations

CATEGORIES1. Social dialogue

required by law and institutionalized

2. Social dialogue required by law and not institutionalized

3. Voluntary

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

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SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

MISSION

MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS, LITIGATIONS, DISPUTING INTERESTS AND DIFFERING ACTION

PLANS

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

GOALS

TO BECOME A MODEL IN CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION IN TERM S OF:

- DISEMINATING INFORMATION- CONSULTATION,- MEDIATION, - NEGOCIATION - DECISION, IN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTIES, UPON BEST ACTION PLAN

WITH SOCIAL PARTNERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF SPECIFIC O R GENERAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS, IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE CONFLICTS, LITIGATIONS, DISPUTING INTERES TS AND DIFFERING ACTION PLANS

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REPRESENTATION

TRADE UNIONS

1. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DRIVERS TRADE UNIONS IN R OMANIA

2. FEDERATION “ TRANSLOC “

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

6. ROMANIAN ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT

7. ORGANISATION OF ROAD TRANSPORTERS ATLASSIB HOLDING

8. EMPLOYERS FEDERATION OF TRANSPORTERS IN ROMANIA

9. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TAXI OPERATORS AND INDEPENDENT DRIVERS IN ROMANIA

1. NATIONAL UNION OF ROAD HAULIERS FROM ROMANIA

2. FEDERATION OF TRANSPORT OPERATORS IN TOMANIA

3. CONFEDERATION OF AUTHORISED OPERATORS AND TRANSPORTERS IN ROMANIA

4. ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE CARRIERS IN ROMANIA

5. ROMANIAN UNION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

EMPLOYERS

Social dialogue required by law and

institutionalized

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

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SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

PLENARY

MINISTERY

UNIONSEMPLOYERS

REPRESENTATIVES OF NATIONAL EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION S WITH NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

REPRESENTATIVES OF UNION CONFEDERATIONSWITH NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

Social dialogue required by law and

not institutionalized

Negotiations between parties in order to agree upon the Collective Work Agreements

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

Voluntary

The category which reflects the highest level of ma turity and responsibility of social partners

It is materialized through special agreements, conv entions and deals etc.

SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT A ND INFRASTRUCTURE

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PROPOSED PLANStrengthening the capacity of social partners in th e road

transport sector in Romaniato engage in effective and constructive social dial ogue

at international, national and enterprise level”

ROAD TRANSPORT IN ROMANIA

Total length of roads in Romania 81.693 km Highways 281 kmEuropean Roads 6.073 km3-line roads 203 km4-line roads 1.280 kmOthers 73.856 km

Transported passengers ( thousand persons )- road transportation ( national + international) 296.953,5 - local public transportation 167.474,5

Road stock transport ( thousand tons ) 364.605,0

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ANALISYSOF THE NATIONAL TRIPARTITE SEMINAR

15 – 19 June 2009, Bucharest

Q 4 Significant 100 %Q 6 Complete 100 %Q 9 Complete 100 %Q12 Best practices information

Several case studies 100 %Q 13 Very good – useful information shared

among participants 100 %

COMMENTS

1. The participants salute ILO's initiative to organ ize the seminar

2. The participants find necessary that these progra mmes be continued and developed

CONCLUSIONS

THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMME IN ORDER TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION,

NEGOTIATION AND MOTIVATIONAL ABILITIES

GOALS

SHORT TERM - Encouraging social dialogue- Improving procedures used in all forms of social d ialogue

MEDIUM AND LONG TERM

- Creating a group of professionals in social dialogue, medi ationand negotiation ,on each relevant party, able to shareknowledge and help develop abilities by educating andpromoting best practices

- Evolving from the consultative model towards the socialpartnership model

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ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMME

PARTNERS

EDUCATIONFINANCIALRESOURCE

ADVERTISING

LOGISTICRESOURCES

EDUCATORS

PARTICIPANTS

CERTIFICATES

CONTROLLERSHIP

SPECIALISED DEPARTMENT WITHIN M.T.I.

NATIONAL TRIPARTITESTEERING COMMITTEE

ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMME

• Leading role during the programmeNATIONAL TRIPARTITE STEERING COMMITTEE (NTSC)

• Leading role in implementationSPECIALISED DEPARTMENT WITHIN MINISTERY OF TRANSPOR T AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• Participants- Employers in the road transport branch- unions in the road transport branch- Ministery of Transport and Infrastructure and Mini stery of Labour, Family and Social Protection

• Methods for implementation- workshops and shared sessions

• Logistic resources- ILO workbook- ILO practice and European Union rules and regulati ons regarding social dialogue- the practice and experience of employers and union s in the field of social dialogue

• Educators - external educators- graduates of the first ILO workshop

• Certificates- Ministery of Transport and Infrastructure- Ministery of Labour, Family and Social Protection

• Advertising- Web pages owned by participants and mass-media

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TARGETTED GROUPS

1. REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYERS ORGANISATIONS2. REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS3. SPECIALISTS FROM THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT AND

INFRASTRUCTURE AND FROM THE MINISTERY OF LABOUR, FAMILY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

PARTICIPANTS

1. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS ORGANISATIONS 10

2. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS 10

3. SPECIALISTS FROM THE MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND FROM THE MINISTERY OF LABOUR, FAMILY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION 10

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 30

PROGRAMME DURATION (two cycles of 2 years each ) 4 years

- 1st cycle 2 years- 3 workshops per year – one for each party (unions, employers, Government)- 2 shared work sessions per year - 1 workshop organized by the National Tripartite St eering Committee per year , aimed at monitoring, redesigni ng and adapting the programme for the next period/ cyc le.

- 2nd cycle 2 years- identically organized, but different content of me ssage, adapted to the new situations

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TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET

TOTAL 100.000 EURO

COMPONENTS:STAFF NTSC 10.000 EUROWORKSHOPS 45.000 EUROEDUCATORS 45.000 EURO

EXPECTED OUTCOME

�Better knowledge of the problematic, participants a vailability to share information and cooperate;

�Better understanding of the ways and methods for ef fective social dialogue

�Disseminating information regarding methods for pla nning, development and evaluation of the social dialogue

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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EU funded ILO Technical Cooperation Project: “Strengthening the capacity of social partners in the road transport sector in Bulgaria and

Romania to engage in effective and constructive social dialogue at international, national and enterprise level”

ILO Reference: RER/08/09/EEC Grant Agreement: N° VS/2008/0506 (SI2.513535)

End of Workshop Evaluation Questionnaire

The purpose of this questionnaire is to help us evaluate the Cross-Fertilization Workshop on Social Dialogue in Road Transport in Bulgaria and Romania (Brussels, 03-04 December 2009). The aims of the Workshop were to:

� expose the participants to new information from the Belgian and Dutch social partners and the European Commission (DG TREN and DG Employment)

� evaluate and develop the two national plans for improving social dialogue in the road transport sector

� to facilitate a cross-fertilization of ideas (“knowledge sharing”) between the delegates from different countries

� identify both short-term and long-term impediments to the implementation of national plans for social dialogue and develop appropriate solutions

� facilitate future networking of participants Participant’s Information

Please tick appropriate box – 17 participants responded Country: Bulgaria Romania Organisation: Government Employers Unions Workshop Objectives Please tick appropriate box 1. How informative was the presentation by the Belgian social partners?

Very informative 15 Informative 2 Not at all informative 2. How informative was the presentation by the Dutch social partners?

Very informative 7 Informative 10 Not at all informative 3. How informative was the presentation by DG Employment?

Very informative 11 Informative 5 Not at all informative Missing 1 4. How informative was the presentation by DG TREN?

Very informative 12 Informative 5 Not at all informative

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5. Please indicate the level of communication and co-operation among participants.

Very good 15 Good 2 Poor 6. How constructive was the discussion within the mixed country groups in terms of improving your national plan for strengthening social dialogue?

Very constructive 8 Constructive 9 Not at all constructive 7. How much “knowledge sharing” was there within your mixed country group?

Substantial 9 Moderate 7 Limited 1 None 8. How valuable was the feedback on your national plan for social dialogue?

Highly valuable 7 Valuable 9 Not at all valuable Not applicable 1 9. To what extent do you plan to revise your national plan for strengthening social dialogue as a result of the cross-fertilization of ideas at the Workshop?

Major revisions 2 Minor revisions 11 No changes 2 Missing 1

Not applicable 1 10. Will you maintain contact in the future with some of the participants from other countries, the EC Officials and persons that you had the opportunity to meet during the Workshop?

Definitely 14 Probably 3 Possibly No Missing 1

Thank you

Your comments are very much appreciated