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MEETING OF THE ETUC GENERAL SECRETARY AND THE PRESIDENCY OF CCM

At the invitation of the President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia, for the first time since the full membership of CCM in the European Trade Union Confederation, the ETUC General Secretary, Luca Visentini had a meeting with the President of CCM, Darko Dimovski and the members of the Presidency of CCM.

Caption 1. ETUC General Secretary, Luca Visentini, the President of CCM Darko Dimovski and members of the Presidency of CCM

The meeting was also attended by the ITUC Special Advisor, Jaap Wienen, the ETUC Special Advisor, Josef Niemiec, and the Head of the Human Resources Department, Ms. Sinead Tiernan.

Caption 2. The ITUC Special Advisor, Jaap Wienen, the ETUC Special Advisor, Josef Niemiec, and the Head of the Human Resources Department, Ms. Sinead Tiernan

During the meeting, the ETUC General Secretary and the team of the ETUC and ITUC were informed on the current activities of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia on the adoption of the new Labor Law, the process of Collective Bargaining and Social Dialogue, CCM's activities to increase the Minimum Wage and the activities that are being implemented by the unions affiliated in CCM for protection and promotion of workers' rights.

The President of CCM, Darko Dimovski, emphasized that the cooperation with the ETUC and ITUC is extremely important for CCM and such support is an indication that we are on the right track.

The presence of the high level representatives from ETUC and ITUC and their support in our efforts for realization of the union activities is of a great importance for all.

The strength of the unions is in their numbers, training, competence, but also in their solidarity, support and joint actions not only in their own countries but globally.

The President Dimovski emphasized that only together can we achieve common goal of achieving and protecting human dignity and values.

Caption 3. ITUC Special Advisor, Jaap Wienen, ETUC General Secretary, Luca Visentini with the President of CCM, Darko Dimovski

The ETUC General Secretary, Luca Visentini expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to be in Skopje and to show solidarity with the Unions in the country. He welcomed the ongoing process of social dialogue, but at the same time he recommended to keep the positive aspects of the current Law and to use the revision process to strengthen social dialogue, to improve the coverage of collective bargaining and to fill the gaps that still exists in the Labor Code in line with the European Directives and ILO Conventions.

The ETUC General Secretary also expressed satisfaction about the constructive working meeting with the members of the Presidency of CCM, stressing that the European Trade Union Confederation will stay at disposal for any support and help in future if needed.

 

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