Steering CommitteeLuxembourg, 9.10.2012

D.Sakařová

SLOVENIA – Zreče, 25.-27.9.2012 Agenda:

Recent development in Europe Country reports Nomination to „Financial Working

Group“ Possible cooperation with other regions Next Meeting Key topics for next Meeting

All available country reports will be available in the Industriall web sites – section Regions

Covered issues: Involved unions TU Membership Basic information about individual countries Main problems of the given countries TU Aims for the near future Brief information about Collective bargaining

systems

Note: Data on behalf of the whole economy calculated to full yearly jobs. Data for Eurozone are imbalanced average of EU-15 countries, e.g. without Cyprus and Malta, for which the data are not available. Source: OECD. Stat, ČNB calculation

Exchange Rate

RecalculationPurchasing Power Parity Recalculation

Source: Eurostat

Economic downturn / production-investment / Loss in Competitiveness (-12 ranks ) Reduction in real wages ( changes in taxes,

inflation, income) Attack against workers' rights (lack of interest

reconciliation, new LC, flexibility without security) Attack against union rights / strike right, LC / Attack against institutions of democracy / 

(Constitutional Court, Media Law, new Electoral Law)

Attack against social welfare system ( unemployment- and social benefits, health care )

Hopelessness of young people ( education, tuition fee, increased migration)

The slowdown of economic activity in Slovenia’s main trading partners in the second quarter of 2012

A decline in domestic demand and a drop of exports

An increase in the number of people registered as unemployed in the country

The volume of loans granted by domestic banks to Slovenian companies is decreasing

Lack of trust among the social partners and apathy in the population thinking that nothing can be done to improve the situation substantially

Economy is stagnating, GDP level from the year 2008 was not yet overcome

We „harvest the fruits“ of governmental policy failures from the nineties (coupon privatisation and destruction of production capacities)

Recently it is about competition for lowest taxation

Government is not able to estimate the perspectives of economic development (failures in crisis impacts estimation in 2009)

High level of unemployment (young people till the age of 35)

Week enforcement of law, long court cases Public finances consolidation Minimum labour standards are not

observed, weaker labour protection of employees

Low wage level, low purchasing power High level of inflation, increase of energy

prices

Increase of Pension Age Problems with dialog with the Polish

Government People are not implementing their

knowledge's in Poland – searching work in abroad

Employers are not members of Employers Associations – problems in collective bargaining

Rotation Principle Spring: Slovakia – week 25.-

29.3.2013 (3 days including arrival/departure)

Autumn: Czech Republic

Restructuring and the Role of Trade Unions in Restructuring

Crisis – approaches and steps of individual Governments