South-East European Youth Network and the position of youth at the labour market

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• South-East European Youth Network and the
  position of youth at the labour market

Dijana Šobota
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Youth at the SEE labour market (quantitative
indicators)
Country Stopa sudjelovanja u radnoj snazi Stopa sudjelovanja u radnoj snazi Stopa sudjelovanja u radnoj snazi Zaposelnost/stanovništvo Zaposelnost/stanovništvo Zaposelnost/stanovništvo Unemployment rate Unemployment rate Unemployment rate Inactivity rate Inactivity rate Inactivity rate
  Total M F Total M F Total M F Total M F
Albania 36.6 41.5 32.1 31.9 33.5 28.6 12.8 14.4 11.0 63.4 58.5 67.9
BIH 33.4 40.1 26.3 12.5 15.7 9.1 62.3 60.2 65.7 66.6 59.9 73.7
Croatia 35.9 39.9 31.6 25.5 29.1 21.8 28.9 27.2 31.1 64.1 60.1 68.4
Macedonia 35.8 42.0 29.3 14.4 17.2 11.4 59.7 59.0 61.0 64.2 58.0 70.7
Montenegro 35.0 41.2 28.6 14.2 16.3 11.9 59.5 60.4 58.2 65.0 58.8 71.4
Sebia 35.8 40.8 30.6 18.7 22.5 14.8 47.7 44.9 51.7 64.2 59.2 69.4
Kosovo 56.9 62.8 51.5 28.7 28.0 29.6 49.5 52.8 45.7 43.1 37.2 48.5
Western Balkans 38.5 44.0 32.9 20.8 23.2 18.2 45.8 45.6 46.3 61.5 56.0 67.1

EU 27 44.1 47.4 40.6 36.4 39.4 33.4 17.3 17.0 17.7 55.9 52.6 59.4
Source 2006 Labour Force Surveys (LSMS for
Albania), EUROSTAT and ILO
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Youth at the SEE labour market qualitative
indicators

• Around 44 of young workers employed in informal
  economy
• Around 41 of young workers employed on temporary
  jobs
• Self-employed youth 11 vs. 20 adult
• 21 young people in family business vs 6 adult
• Average wage of young workers 20 lower than
  adult workers wage gender pay gap around 20
• Almost 26 of young workers works more than 50
  hours per week

Source 2006 Labour Force Surveys (LSMS for
Albania)
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• Need for transnational partnership ? South-East
  European Youth Network (ICFTU/ITUC 2000)
• 19 members in 9 countries Albania, BIH,
  Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro,
  Romania and Serbia

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• SEEYN founded at the ICFTU CEE Youth Network
  meeting in Slovakia, December 2000
• Four regional groups Baltic, CEE, SEE and NIS
• October 2001 meeting in Croatia -ICFTU Network
  for SEE was established

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• May 2005 meeting in Montenegro SEEYN decided to
  accept TUs from Romania and Bulgaria
• February 2007 Sarajevo meeting Mina Vukojicic
  (UGS Nezavisnost) nominated as SEEYN coordinator
• SEEYN has one representative in the PERC Youth
  Committee

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SEEYN Members

• BSPSH Youth Section (Albania)
• KSSH Youth Section (Albania)
• SASO SSSBiH (BiH)
• SSRS Youth Section (BiH)
• UATUC Youth Section (Croatia)
• NHS Youth Section (Croatian)
• HUS Youth Section (Croatia)
• BSPSK Youth Network (Kosovo)
• SSCG Youth Network (Montenegro)
• UGS Nezavisnost Youth Section (Serbia)
• CATUS Youth Section (Serbia)

• SSM Youth Section (Macedonia)
• UNASM Youth Section (Macedonia)
• KSS Youth Section (Macedonia)
• KNSB Youth Forum (Bulgaria)
• Potkrepa Youth Section (Bulgaria)
• BNS Youth Section (Romunia)
• CNSLR Fratia Youth Section (Romania)
• CARTEL-ALFA Youth Section (Romania)

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Network objectives

• Improved exchange of information
• Joint strategies and concepts
• TU solidarity power through unity
• Improve overall position of youth
• Strengthen youth sections
• Response to challenges facing youth

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Network objectives

• Network as a specific structure for youth
  participation, protection, promotion and decent
  work
• Discuss national and regional issues of interest
  for young people
• Identify cooperation opportunities through
  cross-border projects aimed at building
  solidarity
• Training/education on recruitment and organizing
• Development and analysis of education policies

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Network activities

• Fora
• Seminars
• Multilateral meetings
• Workshops
• Conferences
• Campaigns
• Website (www.seeyn.eu)

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its Time!

• July 2007 June 2008
• 10 countries Albania, BiH, Bulgaria, Croatia,
  Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania,
  Serbia
• Project management, EU Balkan coordinators
  national coordinators FES, ETOSZ, SEP,
• Financed by EU and FES

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its Time!

• Aims
• further strengthen SEEYN,
• address problems of the youth,
• professionalization,
• networking
• transnational coordination of youth interests in
  TUs
• project management
• Capacity building for further projects

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its Time!

• Project inovations
• Emphasis on youth and TU youth organizations
• Transnational partnership of 10 countries/18
  organizations of SEE
• Eligible and non-eligible countries hence
  ETOSZ, EU, FES
• Dealing with Lisbon agenda goals and youth
  problems
• Promoting dialogue aimed at EU enlargement
• Innovative methods
• Decentralized activities and realization of
  different ideas

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its Time!

• Skopje Declaration
• comparable problems in 10 countries
• Appeal to authorities
• Launch coordinated, focused actions
• Joint action day 20 June 2008
• Represent interests through SEE.Y.NET
• Methods to tackle problems of youth
• Call on the GVTs horizontal strategies, social
  dialogue, decent work, involvement of youth in
  policy-making

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its Time!

• Joint Action Day Its time!
• 20 June 2008
• Unique action in the TU movement of SEE,
  simultaneously in 10 capitals
• Method of exerting pressure
• Various creative national campaigns
• Joint web page and posters/leaflets
• Big open air concerts
• Info stands
• Media coverage

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its time!

• Example of Croatia

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FES-EU Project SEE.Y.NET Its Time!

• Results
• Building alliances
• Data basis
• Crucial step in the context of EU integration of
  SEE
• Central objective/issue of the project in line
  with goals of Lisbon strategy
• Stabilization of the Balkans region
• European framework
• Information leaflets and other promo materials
• New demands and proposals for national and/or
  regional projects in the future
• Visibility and representation of youth

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• We are resolved to develop and implement
  strategies that give young people everywhere a
  real chance to find decent and productive work.
• United Nations Millenium Declaration, New York,
  2000
• Youth is our most valuable asset - our future. 
  We must nurture it.
• Kofi Annan, Summit, Vienna, 2006

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• Thank you!
• Read more
• www.seeyn.eu
• www.ituc-csi.org
• www.etuc.org
• www.sssh.hr
• Contact
• Dijana Šobota, UATUC Croatia dijana.sobota_at_sssh.hr
  
• Philippe Gousenbourger, ITUC philippe.gousenbourge
  r_at_ituc-csi.org