CATUS Youth Section Sekcija mladih SSSS

Mobilizing youth for action

- Serbia –

What to mobilize youth for?

• Promote what we stand for; bring demands to public

• Make youth heard

• Receive support and discuss

• Build partnerships

• Influence decision-making

• Receive feedback and be more representative

• Main topics: Position of youth and labour issues

What does the Youth Section do?

• Education of young TU activists

• Discussions and conferences

• Adoption of positions

Networking

cooperation and sharing expertize

Projects

Actions on local (case study), branch and national level

On national level with youth NGOs (NYCS)

Youth Section of the Autonomous Metalworkers Union of Serbia had organised a pro-Union campaign

From 8 – 11 july 2013 in city of Novi Sad (and in 2012)

„Young Europeans in Act - You are the Union too!“

70 young unionists metalworkers from Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia has participated in a public campaign

Support of the Regional Fridriech Ebert Stiftung Project

The goal of campaign was to promote Unity, activism and unionism among young people, just before the largest music festival in South East Europe „EXIT“. The

idea was to meet young people at places they go to, and that is the music festival.

EXIT 2013RREVOLUTION

Stand up for the rights of the youth and for social justice, get organized in a trade union! Fight for decent employment

and good education!

WE ARE TRADE UNION REVOLUTION

Practicing Performance- On lobbying + public actions -

Campaign in front of the Trade Union House

Campaign in front of the Trade Union House and in the Park

Campaign on the promotion of the idea of organizing in the Union in 2012 (video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GVvWu0wBc

We want to be heard!

Thank you!

Web-site:

http://www.sindikat.rs/sekcija_mladih.html Facebook group (Sekcija mladih SSSS)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/118168178246851/

E-mail: sekcija.mladih@sindikat.rs