SociaLTy
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation ·Lithuania
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">The aim of the project is to strengthen the bipartite social dialogue in Lithuania which is weak compared to Norway and other EU countries. Lithuanian social partners at national level are rarely involved in bipartite cross-sectoral dialogue in the design and implementation of reforms and policies. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">The project was run by the Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation, which is the biggest trade union confederation in Lithuania, comprising 24 branches of trade unions. The partner was the main confederation of employers - the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK). Their sister organisations from Norway were involved as partners: the Norwegian Trade Union Confederation (LO) and Norwegian Federation of Service Industries and Retail Trade (NHO).</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">The project responds to a need for stronger national cross-sectoral social partners confederations, and to increase their capacity to take part in bipartite social dialogue. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">The main area of the project is to improve social dialogue, prepare a Basic Agreement and implement decent work through improved social dialogue, inspired by the Norwegian experience though cooperation with Norwegian social partners.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Key activities in the project:<br> - Introductory training on social dialogue in Vilnius.<br> - Open communication training in five cities.<br> - Study visit to Norway and round table discussions. <br> - Mid-term workshop on Social dialogue and collective agreements in Vilnius.<br> - Leadership training in five cities.<br> - Final conference and one day training in Vilnius.</span></span></span></span></span><br> </p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The best experience from project partners was during the study visit in Oslo and to learn how the Norwegian model works. Experts from partner’s organizations (LO and NHO) gave high-quality presentations. LPSK have gained valuable information and knowledge being applied in creating a culture of social dialogue in trade unions and across the country. An even larger audience from Lithuania could learn about Norway's experience during the final conference where LO presented how the Norwegian model works and how it benefits both employees and employers.
Project partners
- Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise Donor project partner· Norway
- Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Donor project partner· Norway
- Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK) Project partner· Lithuania