ITUC/PERC-FNV Project

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ITUC/PERC-FNV Project CEE/NIS Promoting rights
of and representing workers engaged in informal
labour relations

• Subregional workshop, Brussels, 24-25 June

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Regions

• Western Balkans (SEE)
• Newly Independent States (NIS)
• 1st Circle Ukraine, Georgia, Croatia, Serbia
• 2nd Circle Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan,
  Montenegro
• Albania was of the 1st circle but had to be
  transferred in the 2nd due to

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Partner organisations SEE

• Albania, the Confederation of Trade Unions of
  Albania (KSSH), the Confederation of Independent
  Trade Unions of Albania (BSPSH)
• Croatia, the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of
  Croatia (UATUC) and Independent Union of Croatia
  (NHS)
• Montenegro, the Confederation of Trade Unions of
  Montenegro (SSCG)
• Serbia, UGS Nezavisnost and Confederation of
  Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (SSS)

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NIS

• Ukraine, Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine,
  Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine,
  All-Ukrainian Association of Workers Solidarity
• Georgia, Georgian Trade Union Confederation
• Azerbaijan, Azerbaijanis Trade Union
  Confederation
• Armenia, Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
  
• Kyrgyzstan, Federation of Trade Unions of
  Kyrgyzstan

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Activities implemented Ukraine

• National working group established (8 persons,
  S.Glovackas S. Lytvyn ILO Migration programme
  Ukraine). Planning meeting 2007.11.01-02 Kiev
• Target areas Lvov, Odessa, Donetsk, commerce,
  agriculture construction, transport
• National Tripartite round table together with
  ILO, IOM and ITUC 2007.12.17-18, 60 participants,
  Prof.K.Petkov, S.Glovackas (observers from
  Moldova invited)
• National situation analyse paper done in March
  2008
• National coordinators Yuri Kurilo VOST
  (vostky2_at_i.com.ua)
• Natalia Levickaja KVPU (info_at_kvpu.ua)
• Bogdan Overkovsky FPU (trud_at_fpsu.ua)

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Georgia

• National Working group established
• (5 personsS.Glovackas) First meeting
  2007.11.08-09
• National situation analyse paper done by 2008
  April.
• Target sectors-commerce, agriculture, textile,
  transport, private security, construction
  Adzaria region
• Markets vendors union established.
• National coordinator Gocha Aleksandria
  gtuc_at_geonet.ge

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Serbia

• National working group established.First meeting
  2007.11.23 (9 persons Prof.K.Petkov,
  S.Glovackas, F.Hantke FES Belgrad Office)
• 2007.11.22 Separate meetings with Nezavisnost and
  SSS leadership
• National situation analysis paper done in March
  2008
• National coordinators Mina Vuikovic Nezavisnost
• Mina.vuikovic_at_nezvisnost.yu
• Sanja Pavpovic SSSS sanja Pavlovic_at_ssss.yu

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Croatia

• National working group established. First meeting
  2007.12.20 (8 persons Prof.K.Petkov S.Glovackas)
• National situation analysis paper done in March
  2008
• National coordinators
• Domagoj Ferdebar, UATUC,
• Domagoj.ferdebar_at_sssh.hr
• Anna Gradzevecki, NHS, ana.Gr_at_nhs.hr

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Armenia

• Project introduction seminar for TU ledership
  2008.02.05 (20 participantsS.Glovackas)
• Tripartite round table 2008.02.06( 22
  participantsUNDP Office representative))
• Raising awerness workshop on IE for Trade Union
  Youth (20 participants), 2008.02.07-08
• National coordinator Levon Khachaturian
• Levnic_at_arm.ar

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Azerbaijan

• Project introduction seminar for target branches
  leaders 2008.02.24 (10 participants)
• Sectors commerce, transport, textile,
  agriculture,,small business union, construction
• National Tripartite round table 2008.02.25 (30
  participants S. Glovackas)
• IE raising awareness seminar for AHIK Youth
  2008.02.26
• National mass media campaign against illegal work
• National coordinator Agil Dadashev,
  ahik_at_azerin.com

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Kyrgyzstan

• Project introduction round table for target
  branches leadership 24 April.12 Participants S.
  Peterssen ILO Moscow S. Glovackas
• Raising awareness seminar for FPK Youth
  2008.04.25-26
• 20 participants S.Peterssen, S.Glovackas
• Target sectors textile, commerce, transport,
  agriculture and food producing
• National Coordinator Rysgul Babajeva,
  gulya77_at_mail.ru

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Albania

• Project Introduction Round Table for KSSH BSSP
  target branches leadership. 15 participants
  J.Radzepovic ITUC/PERC Sarajevo, H. Cambier,
  S.Glovackas, 2008.03.14 Tirana
• Sectors construction, wood, commerce, turism,
  textile, service
• Meeting with ILO project office in Tirana.
  Activity cooperation with ILO Budapest office.

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MonteNegro

• Project meeting with target branches. Working
  group established. 2008.06.16
• 12 participants J.Radzepovich, S.Glovackas
• Mapping Paper N.Turchinovich October 2008
  n.turcinovic_at_yahoo.com

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Other activities

• 2007.12.04-05 Vilnius Informal economy seminar
  for CEE.35 participants.From Advisory group A.
  Leppik, K.Petkov, S.Glovackas in cooperation with
  FES.
• Working meetings with ILO Moscow and Budapest
  workers activity officers.
• Planning meetings with IUF,UNI,BWI Moscow offices
• Project introduction and working group during
  PERC Women school Sophia Bulgaria 2007.10.15
• Project activity presentation and experience
  exchange
• on ITUC worldwide IE task force meeting Brussels
• 2008.04.28-29, S.Glovackas, A.Leppik
• About project informed international NGOs
  networks Solidar, WIEGO, Streetnet and etc.