Description
This project is a continuation of the project “Social dialogue - key to development” (2019/101822) which built trade union capacity on social dialogue through training and strengthened cooperation between Polish employers and trade unions. The new project will continue to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) through capacity-building, based on a comparative analysis of the legal solutions in Norway, Poland and selected European countries.
The project responds to a clear challenge in Poland, where there is strong need for increasing the collective bargaining agreement coverage, which is also important for the implementation of EU legislation in the labour market. This project will contribute to increasing knowledge about CBAs and raise the trade unions capacity to negotiate such agreements.
There is no formal Norwegian partner in the project, but close contacts were established during the first edition with LO Norway, who will continue to share their knowledge and experience on an informal basis.
The following activities will be carried out:
1. Comparative analysis of solutions and legal provisions in collective bargaining agreements in selected countries, three online expert debates, an analysis of CBAs concluded in selected workplaces in the Gdansk region, all to be presented in a publication.
2. Dissemination, including the project website, a database of Q&As, newsletters, social media, radio broadcasts, a film, thematic articles, and a closing conference for 200 people.
3. Training on cooperation between the employer and trade unions under individual and collective labour law, for a total of 60 persons.