Strengthening social dialogue in the local and regional government sector in the ‘new’ Member States and candidate countries
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- Employment in public administration 98
- Employment in education 100
- Employment in health and social services 101
- The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
- European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
5.6. Public sector employment data97
EPSU the European Federation of Public Service Unions is a member of the ETUC. 8 million workers organised in their 216 trade unions are members of EPSU. These workers deliver services to the public in health and social services, local, regional and central government, and the utilities in energy, water and waste. EPSU organises workers in both public and private companies including large transnational companies. 
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the representative organisation of over 100,000 local and regional authorities federated through 47 national associations in 34 European countries. Its Employers’ Platform (CEMR-EP) is a recognised partner in the European sectoral social dialogue for local and regional government, where it represents the employers.
1 We were able to combine these interviews with case study visits carried out for other projects. The Polish case study was carried out by one of ECOTEC's partner organisations, ECORYS Polska. 2 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004 3 Catholic University of Leuven: Monographs on the situation of social partners in the acceding and candidate countries, intersectoral level, March 2004 4 European Commission: Industrial Relations in Europe 2004 5 Union of Towns and Communities of the Czech Republic 2004 6 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004 8 EIRO: Changes in national collective bargaining systems since 1990, May 2005 9 Catholic University of Leuven: Monographs on the situation of social partners in the acceding and candidate countries, intersectoral level, March 2004 10 Ibid. 11 Figures received from the Association of Estonian Cities in May 2005 12 European Commission: Employment in Europe 2004. 13 Sources: EIRO: Industrial Relations in the Candidate Countries in 2004; European Commission: Industrial Relations in Europe 2004; EIRO 2003: The development and current situation of employers’ organisations in Estonia. EIRO 2003: The development and current situation of trade unions. 14 More statistics are due to be provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs. 15 Kadri Kallas, University of Tartu. 16 These numbers include the employees of central and local government agencies as well as the agencies and institutions administered and financed by them, and employees in public enterprises. 17 Kadri Kallas, University of Tartu. 18 Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe: Local Government in Hungary by Istvan Temesi Hungarian National Association of Local Governments (1999): Local Government in Hungary. Ministry of Interior (2004) The Hungarian System of Local Governments. Steiner and Daraza (2004) The Characterisctics of the Hungarian Local Authority System and the Municipal Economic Management. TÖOSZ 19 European Commission: Employment in Europe 2004. 20 Maria Lado: Industrial relations in the candidate countries. EIRO, European Commission: Industrial Relations in Europe. 2004 21 Expecting more detailed figures from the Ministry of Interior. 22 The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (July 2005): Létszám és kereset a nemzetgazdaságban, 2005. Január-május. 23 EIRO: Collective Bargaining Trends in 2002-2003. 24 Maria Lado: Industrial relations in the candidate countries. EIRO 25 Figures from EIRO: Central wage deals reached for 2005. 26 Union of Local and Regional Governments: Local and Regional Governments in Latvia 2004. 27 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004 28 EIRO and European Commission: Industrial Relations in Europe 2004, 29 University Catholique de Louvain: Monographs on the situation of social partners in the acceding and candidate countries – intersectoral level. 2004. 30 University Catholique de Louvain: Monographs on the situation of social partners in the acceding and candidate countries – intersectoral level. 2004. 31 Beksta and Petkevicius: Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe: Local Government in Lithuania. Dexia: Local Public Companies in the countries of the European Union 2004. 32 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004 33 EIRO, European Commission and Universite Catholique de Louvain. 34 Ministry of Justice and Local Government – Malta. 35 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004 36 EIRO and European Commission. 37 Universite Catholique de Louvain: Monographs on the situation of social partners in the acceding and candidate countries – intersectoral level. 2004. 38 Andrzej Kowalczyk: Local Government in Poland in Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe, Poland Development Gateway 2004 39 National Development Plan 2004-2006, Council of Ministers, Warsaw, January 2003, p.6 40 Ibid, p.6 41 Ibid, p.14 42 Poles about Trade Unions, Report, Centre for Public Opinion Research (CBOS), Warsaw, 2001 and Gardawski J., The decrease of the unionisation rate in Poland – the reasons for and attempts to break the deadlock, Polish Centre for Industrial Relations Monitoring, Institute for Public Affairs - EIRO, Warsaw, 2004, p.35 43 Polish Constitution, 2 April 1997, Article 20, Journal of Laws No. 78, item 483 44 The Polish Enterprise Classification contains codes and the list of business activities of a given enterprise. They are regulated by the Public Statistics Act. 45 These criteria are not to be confused with the criteria provided for by the Polish Labour Code. 46 Trade unions and employers’ organisations belonging to the WKDS are also members of the Tripartite Committee at the national level. 47 The Marshall is the head of regional government. He or she also organises the work of the Managing Board of the Voivodship. 48 Gardawski J., Social dialogue in Voivodships, Polish Centre for Monitoring of Industrial Relations, EIRO, Warsaw, 2004 49 See for example Zybertowicz A., Social dialogue at regional level, Toruń 2003, available at: www.undp.org.pl (Polish version) 50 Source: Materials from the training for the members of the Committee in Opolskie Voivodship. 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