INTRODUCING THE ETUC
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Influencing European Decision – Making bodies (European
Commission, European Parliament, European Council, European
Court of Justice).
European Social Dialogue
European actions!
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THE ETUC YOUTH COMMITTEE
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President has 1 seat in ETUC Executive Committee
Bureau members participate in every ETUC Working Groups
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SITUATION OF TRADE UNIONS
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De-unionisation trend since 1970s
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Mildly convergent development in union density since mid-1980s
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Trend became more pronounced in the 1990s
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Today: ‘net’ union density in EU27 = 27.8% in 2000 > 23.4% in 2008 (source: EC 2011)
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The crisis has worsen the situation dramatically
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‘Most problematic group of workers to unionise’ (Pedersini 2010:13)
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‘Lower unionisation among young workers than among older counterparts (Blanchflower 2007; Huiskamp &
Smulders 2010:202; Machin 2003; Serrano Pascual & Waddington 2000:20-4; Visser 2002)
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But ‘generation gap’ is not completely new (cf. Payne 1989:111)
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Yet union membership has fallen more rapidly among the young and more workers have never experienced union
membership, particularly among the young (Bryson & Gomez 2005; Schnabel & Wagner 2005)
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ETUC - YOUTH; RECENT ACTIONS
• Conference on “Quality education for quality jobs” Cracow, 2011 –
publication available
• Negotiation of the “Framework of Actions on Youth Employment”
(September 2012 – June 2013) available with Annexes on ETUC website
• Alternative Summits at the occasion of Inter-Ministerial Summits: Berlin –
July 2013; Paris – November 2013;
• Negotiation of the Joint Analysis on the Labour Market in Europe (ongoing)
• European Youth Event – European elections (Strasbourg; May 2014)
• Next Youth Committee Meeting – Brussels, 24 June 2014
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SOCIAL DIALOGUE: FRAMEWORK OF
ACTIONS ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
• The negotiation process: initial positions and length
• The four priorities:
• Follow - up
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ETUC YOUTH POSITION ON
APPRENTICESHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS
• On-the-job training, not replacing job positions
• Full social protection
• Binding contract between the educational institution,
intern/apprentice and hosting organisation
• Decent remuneration
• TU and Collective Agreement coverage
• Statistics
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ETUC POSITION ON THE YOUTH
GUARANTEE
•Guarantee the high quality of job offers, trainings, traineeships and
apprenticeships, particularly in those sectors where job creation will be
most important in the future.
•Full implementation of the main aspects of the EYG: a guaranteed offer
and intervention within 4 months.
•Ensure full participation of social partners, civil society and young
people.
•Guarantee appropriate social protection for young people to avoid the
increasing risk of poverty and precariousness.
•Right target youth population and provide tailored approaches in order
to respond to the heterogeneity of the target groups.
•Extend it to 29 y.o.; link with ESF programming and already existing
measures (where applicable)
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A NEW PATH FOR EUROPE: ETUC PLAN
FOR INVESTMENT, SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH AND QUALITY JOBS
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An ambitious investment plan that will revitalise the European economy.
A social Europe; a Europe that provides its citizens with quality employment and a
secure future.
The end to austerity. The EU must put solidarity back at the heart of its policies. Social
Europe must not be dismantled.
A new industrial policy based on innovation, research and development, education,
training, health and just transition.
Social justice for its citizens. The gap between rich and poor must close.
Equality. Effective measures to secure equal pay and rights for all must be upheld. The
pay gap between women and men must end.
Progressive taxation. Redistributive and graduated taxation on income and wealth, the
end of tax havens, tax evasion, fraud, corruption and undeclared work.
Fair global trade.
VIDEO
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ETUC YOUTH CONFERENCE 2014 – ROME date TBC
State of the art of Youth Guarantee implementation in Europe
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Salvatore Marra, s.marra@lazio.cgil.it
Ignacio Doreste Hernàndez, i.doreste@etuc.org
ETUC Youth page on Facebook
www.etuc.org/youth
@etuc_ces
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La voix des travailleurs
auprès des décideurs européens
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