EMCEF COMMITTEEs

Promoting social dialogue in an enlarged Europe

First of all it must be asserted that social dialogue forms an integral part of the acquis communautaire.

In view of this, the European Commission has established interprofessional social dialogue and, since 1998, a Communication has allowed for the creation of sectoral committees. Over 30 of these committees currently exist. EMCEF represents 5 of them: Chemical, Electricity, Extractive Industry, Gas, and the cross-sectoral Nepsi. The social dialogue in the paper sector is in preparation.

The advantage of these committees is that the social partners, employers and employees, have complete control over their functioning from a political point of view: content, debates, issues to be discussed, resolutions to be adopted. The European Commission is responsible for the logistics: reimbursement of expenses, provision of rooms and interpreters.

The statutory EMCEF social dialogue committee meets twice per year. The European Sectoral Social Dialogue Liaison Forum also meets several times a year.

EMCEF Social Dialogue Committee

Co-ordinator is ---

Assistant is Corinna Zierold

Committee members [List] as approved by the Executive Committee meeting of 11 Feb 2010

President is Ferenc Rabi

Documents archive:
CHEMICAL
ELECTRICITY
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY
GAS

Chemical Electricity Extractive Industry Gas Nepsi Paper

ETUC - Work Programme of the European Social Partners 2006-2008

Draft finalised during Social Dialogue Committee meeting of 25 January 2006 [EN], [FR]

Tout sur le dialogue social europ�en...

En 2004, l'Observatoire social europ�enne a r�alis�, � la demande de la Commission europ�enne, un rapport et une base de donn�es des accords sign�s dans le cadre du dialogue social europ�en. Ce rapport ainsi que la base de donn�es sont dor�navant consultables sur le [site de la Commission].

All information regarding European social dialogue...

In 2004, the Observatoire social europ�en published, on demand of the EU Commission, a report and a data base on the agreements signed within the framework of the European social dialogue. Now the report and the database can be read on the [Commission website].

Follow-up Forum Liaison 17/10/2005

The link to the EAC consultation on a European Qualifications Framework referred to at the Liaison Forum meeting. [EN]

The presentation of Jack Malan, CSES, related to the external evaluation of the financial instruments in support of European social dialogue [EN]

PRESS RELEASE

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE: ELECTRICITY SECTOR SOCIAL PARTNERS AGREE TO DEVELOP A GOOD PRACTICE �TOOLKIT�

The Social Partners in the electricity industry - Union of the Electricity Industry-EURELECTRIC representing employers and EPSU/EMCEF for the trade unions - intend to create a �toolkit� for companies wishing to align their approach to equal opportunities and diversity in the workforce with best practice. (21 Dec 2004) [EN]

EMCEF SD Meetings

4 december 2004: Note [FR]

The European Commission's Social dialogue web pages [DE], [EN], [FR].

Article analysing the history and the developments of sectoral social dialogue at EU level [EN]

Communication from the commission: Partnership for change in an enlarged Europe - Enhancing the contribution of European social dialogue:

On 12 August 2004, the European Commission adopted a Communication entitled Partnership for change in an enlarged Europe - Enhancing the contribution of European social dialogue (COM(2004) 557 final). This document gives some background on social dialogue � discussion and negotiations between organisations representing workers and employers � at European level. [DE] [EN] [FR]