Transcript FIEC presentation

SODICO project
13/6/2013, Zagreb (HR)
« FIEC : the voice of construction
employers at the EU level »
Domenico Campogrande
Director Social Affairs - FIEC
Construction activity in the EU
Key figures for 2012
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1.172 Bln.€
(9,1% of EU27 GDP)
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14,6 Million workers
(6,8% of EU27 employment)
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3,1 Million enterprises
(mostly SMEs)
The construction industry in the EU
Characteristics
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Bad image
Lack of skilled workforce
Very fragmented (mostly SMEs)
Highly labour intensive
Specific employment and working
conditions
Specific and complex production process
SWEDEN
NORWAY
FINLAND
DENMARK
Created in 1905
POLAND
29 countries
33 federations
Enterprises
- of all sizes
- active in all fields
of building and
civil engineering
NETHERLANDS
ESTONIA
LITHUANIA
IRELAND
CZECH REPUBLIC
GERMANY
SLOVAKIA
BELGIUM
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG
EU Sectoral Social
Partner
TURKEY
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
GREECE
Full member
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRIA
CROATIA
Observer member
ITALY
CYPRUS
SLOVENIA
MALTA
BULGARIA
FIEC
Structure
General Assembly
Steering committee
Secretariat
Economic and
Legal
Commission
Social Affairs
Commission
Technical and
Environmental
Commission
The main EU Institutions
European Commission
The EU legislator
European Parliament
Council of Ministers
Social Dialogue at the EU level
General remarks
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Social Dialogue embedded in EU Treaty :
 Social
Partners must be consulted on social
policy matters (Art. 154)
 Social Partners may decide to launch
negotiations for autonomous agreements
(Art. 155)
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Autonomy of the Social Partners
Cross-sectoral <> Sectoral Social
Dialogue
Sectoral Social Dialogue
Construction
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Needs strong Social Partners in order to
be successfull
Started long before 1998 (beginning of the
EU Sectoral Social Dialogue)
Regular representativeness studies
(for construction 2013-2014)
Sectoral Social Dialogue
Construction
The Social Partners :
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FIEC (employers) : 33 federations from
29 countries
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EFBWW (workers) : 72 affiliated unions
from 31 countries
ESD Construction
Work programme 2012-2015
1.
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Vocational training :
Mutual recognition of qualifications
Anticipating future skills needs
Demographic changes
Information modules on « Asbestos »
ESD Construction
Work programme 2012-2015
2.
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Health and Safety (H&S):
Improving the overall H&S framework
Fostering a culture of H&S
Taking into account of new developments
Improving ergonomic conditions
ESD Construction
Work programme 2012-2015
3.
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Employment :
Ensuring adequate and efficient labour
market policies
Combating unfair and illegal practices
Strengthening industrial relations
ESD Construction
Work programme 2012-2015
3.
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Employment :
Feasibility study for a possible « Social
identity card »
Addressing pension issues
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