Māra TomsoneLatvian Building Workers Trade Union President
Organizing Practices and Perspectives: A North – South SharingRöneberga, 16 June 2006
Average salary in Baltic states in 2006 (before tax)
Counrty Salary EUR per month
Latvia 351
Lithuania 400
Estonia 500
Average salary in international companies in Latvia in 2006
(before tax)Company name Salary
EUR per month
CEMEX 328
Consolis Latvia 471
Knauf 571
NCC Konstrukcija 654
SVR TERBELAT 714
YIT Celtniecība 1142
Countries having investments in Latvia (top five) Sweden Germany Estonia Russia The Netherlands
Multinational companies in Latvian building and building material production industry
Company name in Latvia
Owner country Number of TU members in Latvia
Number fo employees in Latvia
CONSOLIS LATVIJA Finland 70 240
NCC Konstrukcija Sweden 3
No TU organization
130
SVR TERBELAT Finland 6 18
YIT CELTNIECIBA Finland 10 60
RUDUS LATVIJA Finland _ 100
DALDEHOG LATVIA Sweden _ 40
CEMEX Mexico 105 194
KNAUF Germany 80 152
IN TOTAL 274 (29%) 934 (100%)
Latvian Building Workers Trade Union activities in international companies
Activity Company name
Collective agreements signed
NCC Konstrukcija
CEMEX
KNAUF
Collective agreements under negotiation
CONSOLIS LATVIJA
SVR TERBELAT
YIT CELTNIECIBA
Workers participation in TU education activities
SVR TERBELAT
NCC Konstrukcija
YIT CELTNIECĪBA
CEMEX
KNAUF
Consolis Latvija
Wisiting construction sites and factories, meeting workers
SVR TERBELAT
NCC Konstrukcija
YIT CELTNIECĪBA
CEMEX
KNAUF
Consolis Latvija
European Works Council representatives in Baltic states
Lithuania Estonia LatviaConsolis - - -
Gerb.Knauf Gipswerke
- No operation in country
-
Heidelberg Cement Group
- - -
NCC No operation in country
No operation in country
-
YIT-Huber - - -
Skanska - + -
Paroc + - -
Social dialogue in intermational companies (Consolis Latvia)
Social dialogue in intermational companies (Knauf)