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CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN METAL WORKERS’ FEDERATION (EMF) IN BUDAPEST
STRENGTHENING TRADE UNIONS IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE

Budapest, November 9 2007
The EMF Conference, which took place in Budapest from October 24 – 26, 2007, is a good sign that not only those who live on the territory of Southeast Europe care for its future, but trade unions from the EU countries also show interest in this unstable area in political and economic sense, the influence and greatness of which define the paths that the EMF will follow when trade union development is in question. Twenty-two trade union representatives, EMF representatives, Secretary General Peter Scherrer, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Frank Hantke, as the organizer of this Conference, tell quite enough about the seriousness and attractive topics that were on the Conference agenda. For three days the participants read the reports and discussed about current topics concerning trade unions of Southeast Europe.

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REPORT OF XVI SESSION OF MWBU PRESIDENCY
AN INTENSE AND PRODUCTIVE PERIOD

Belgrade, October 26 2007
An intense and productive period of MWBU activities began by closing the Session of the MWBU Leading Committee and accepting the amendments to the Statute, stated the president D. Matic at the beginning of the Session. The report presented the overall activities of the MWBU Leadership as on the domestic so also on international level, and the results achieved together with colleagues of the BU TLF were especially highlighted. The position taken regarding the Association and Employers Union of TLF Industry, as well as the Ministry of the Economy and Regional Development and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, will aim at indicating the current situation in the TLF Industry, and propose measures and actions that would make the position and future of TLF Industry employees more certain. It is important to note that all trustee offices of the BU TLF shall be visited by the end of the year and that we shall then have a more comprehensive view of the situation in the TLF Industry. Within the Report, the Youth and Women’s Section presented their report on the results achieved and activities performed, and after a discussion, the Report was unanimously adopted.

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TRADE UNION SCHOOL OF MKS FOR WOMEN FROM CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPE, COMMUNITY OF INDEPENDENT STATES OF KAVKAZ AND CENTRAL ASIA, ORGANIZED IN SOFIA FROM OCTOBER 2 – 6.
DISCRIMINATION OF WOMEN AT THE WORKPLACE

Belgrade, October 26 2007
The Regional Women’s Conference on discrimination of women at the workplace analyzed the research results within the project titled ‘’International Trade Union Conferences’’, International Labor Organizations and Flemish Government of Belgium, ‘’Discrimination of women at the workplace in Central and East Europe and in the Community of Independent States’’, which was carried out in 24 countries by active members of women’s network. The participants in the Regional Conference were women – union leaders of women’s network MKS from 50 Trade Union Confederations, from 28 countries of CIE, ZND, Kavkaz and Central Asia. Over 80 women participants of the VIII Trade Union School of MKS had the opportunity, in four days, working in groups, to speak about and analyze the most important women’s problems they experience at the workplace.

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PROJECT OF ’’FRIEDRICH EBERT’’ FOUNDATION FOR SERBIAN STUDENTS
’’SERBIAN CAFE’’

Belgrade, October 25 2007
A group of 58 socially active students visited Germany in April 2007 and had the opportunity to be informed about its political system, culture and values through the program ’’Welcome to Germany’’. A group of students whose visit to Germany was financed by FES, wishes to convey its experience to colleagues, associates and young active members of democratic parties and unions, and open a discussion on the issues important for Serbia’s approaching to the standards of developed European countries and through comparison with Germany, as one of the countries - founders of the EU. The result is the project titled ’’Serbian cafe’’ which was presented on October 10 in Belgrade, in which the students of Belgrade’s Faculties and Schools participated, as well as the students which travelled to Germany through other Foundations sponsorship.

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PRIVATIZATION OF ’’ZASTAVA AUTOMOBILI’’ FROM FES VIEWPOINT
’’ZASTAVA AUTOMOBILI’’ PROJECT

Kragujevac, October 22 2007
A meeting was held in Kragujevac, organized by ’’Friedrich Ebert’’ Foundation, at which the participants were MWBU ’’Nezavisnost’’, Serbian Autonomous Metal Workers’ Union, Chamber of Commerce of Kragujevac, as well as union representatives of ’’Zastava automobili’’. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the approaching privatization of ’’Zastava’’ through a project titled ’’Zastava automobili’’, whose author is FES. The project contains the current situation in ’’Zastava’’, projected cooperation with ’’Opel’’, GM and Trade Union, Opel’s Employees Council. Frank Hantke of FES had a presentation on the ’’Initial reflection on a joint project’’ which consists of several issues and views.

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THE ORGANIZING SCHOOL OF MWBU ‘’NEZAVISNOST’’ TRAINED THE FIRST GENERATION OF ACTIVE UNION MEMBERS
WITH UNIONIST KNOWLEDGE TO MEMBERSHIP

Belgrade, October 17 2007
Long lasting sincere interceding of MWBU ‘’Nezavisnost’’ in dealing with education of our members actively and on a long-term basis, has lasted for 10 years already. On this path we have a strong and lasting support of FES Foundation, as well as of Solidarity Center AFL CIO. The representative of AFL CIO, colleague Laurie Clemens, as an outstanding unionist and instructor for distinguished active members of MWBU ‘’Nezavisnost’’, organized a 3-day seminar on the subject of ‘’Unionist organizing and recruiting’’. Union organizing and approach to small and medium-size enterprises was especially stressed.

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