Directive is to improve the right to information and to consultation of employees in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings.The arrangements for informing and consulting employees shall be defined and implemented in such a way as to ensure their effectiveness and to enable the undertaking or group of undertakings to take decisions effectively. Matters shall be considered to be transnational where they concern the Community-scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings as a whole, or at least two undertakings or establishments of the undertaking or group situated in two different Member States.Direttva è intesa a migliorare il diritto all’informazione e alla consultazione dei lavoratori nelle imprese e nei gruppi di imprese di dimensioni comunitarie. Le modalità di informazione e consultazione dei lavoratori sono definite e attuate in modo da garantirne l’efficacia e consentire un processo decisionale efficace nell’impresa o nel gruppo di imprese. Sono considerate questioni transnazionali quelle riguardanti l’impresa di dimensioni comunitarie o il gruppo di imprese di dimensioni comunitarie nel loro complesso o almeno due imprese o stabilimenti dell’impresa o del gruppo ubicati in due Stati membri diversi. Directiva tiene por objeto la mejora del derecho de información y consulta a los trabajadores en las empresas y grupos de empresas de dimensión comunitaria.Las modalidades de información y consulta a los trabajadores se definirán y aplicarán de modo que se garantice su efectividad y se permita una toma de decisiones eficaz de la empresa o del grupo de empresas.Se considerarán transnacionales las cuestiones que afectan al conjunto de la empresa o grupo de empresas de dimensión comunitaria o al menos a dos empresas o establecimientos de la empresa o del grupo situados en dos Estados miembros diferentes. Das Ziel dieser Richtlinie ist die Stärkung des Rechts auf Unterrichtung und Anhörung der Arbeitnehmer in gemeinschaftsweit operierenden Unternehmen und Unternehmensgruppen.Die Modalitäten der Unterrichtung und Anhörung der Arbeitnehmer werden so festgelegt und angewandt, dass ihre Wirksamkeit gewährleistet ist und eine effiziente Beschlussfassung des Unternehmens oder der Unternehmensgruppe ermöglicht wird. directive a pour objectif d’améliorer le droit à l’information et à la consultation des travailleurs dans les entreprises de dimension communautaire et les groupes d’entreprises de dimension communautaire. Les modalités d’information et de consultation des travailleurs sont définies et mises en œuvre de manière à en assurer l’effet utile et à permettre une prise de décision efficace de l’entreprise ou du groupe d’entreprises. Sont considérées comme transnationales les questions qui concernent l’ensemble de l’entreprise de dimension communautaire ou du groupe d’entreprises de dimension communautaire, ou au moins deux entreprises situés dans deux États membres différents.

1. http://mummia.filcams.it/
“Establishment of European Works Councils in multisectoral multinational companies”
MuMMIA Project Conference (VS/2012/0303)
Fortezza da Basso FIRENZE
17-18 May 2013
Friday May 17th
, 2013 Presentation by Gabriele Guglielmi

2. TNCs ieri e oggi

3. ETUC annual EWC Conference
“After the Recast –first lessons and future potential”
October 16th
, 2012
Comments by : Claudia Menne, Confederal Secretary ETUC
Our next 4 priorities:
1° Implement Information & Consultation
2° Limit perimeter of confidential data and information
3° More training
4° Be ready for inter sectoral aspect of TNCs and Groups

4. Why is Filcams proposing a project such as “MuMMIA”?
• In Filcams we know where the mouth of the river is eand we know if
it is a delta or an estuary, but often it is difficult to know which
mountain is the source and which affluents, lakes and lands did the
river encounter in its journey.
• We know if a TNC has only one activity on our territory and sectors,
but it is harder to understand where the mother company is. Often a
Group has for example its headquarters in USA, production in Asia,
distribution and assistance in many countries, also European.
• It is key for us to know in which countries but also in which sectors
that TNC is present, so that we may involve the European
Federations and national trade unions in a Trade Union Alliance
which is the base for any collective bargaining, including those for
EWC training.

5. UNI Global Union
Sectors
• Commerce
• Electricity
• Finance
• Gaming
• Graphical
• Hair and Beauty
• Industry, Business and Information Technology Services
• Media, Entertainment, Arts and Sports
• Post and Logistics
• Property Maintenance and Security Services
• Social Insurance and Private Health Care
• Temporary Work Agencies
• Telecommunications
• Tourism
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(Note: in green are the sectors partially or totally of interest to Filcams)

6. ETUC
Affiliated sector confederations
European Trade Union Federations (10)
EAEA European Arts and Entertainment Alliance
EUROCOP European Confederation of Police
EFBWW/FETBB European Federation of Building and Woodworkers
* EFFAT European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
EFJ/FEJ European Federation of Journalists
IndustriAll European Federation for Industry and Manufacturing workers
EPSU European Federation of Public Service Unions
ETF European Transport Workers’ Federation
ETUCE/CSEE European Trade Union Committee for Education
* UNI-EUROPA European trade union federation for services and
communication
* Affiliations of Filcams CGIL
In addition to national confederations

7. Mu.M.M.I.A.: context
Considerable gap between the amount of multinational companies
covered by the EWC Directive 2009/38/EC...and the amount of
established EWCs.
The ETUI databank contains around 2.400 multinazional companies
10% of which have a multisectoral perimeter
20%in case of groups of companies
In 20 years around 1.200 EWCs were established, more or less 60 per
year.
900 active EWCs, many must be renegotiated after new Directive.
Around 1.500 TNCs, even though covered by the Directive, don't have
an EWC.
50 current negotiations underway

8. Two parallel actions in a constantly
changing environment
1°Allow best functioning possible of existing EWCs which
involve more than 20.000 members.
2°Improve processes for establishing new EWCs
foreseeing also the unavoidable training for trade
unionists and future members.
In a constantly changing context, where company
perimeters and as a consequence involved trade unions
are often modified.

9. 2013 scenario partially improved
EWCs > 1.000
Of which:
IndustriAll <> 550
UNI Europa <> 150
EFFAT <> 100
• GSN <> 60
• SE <> 80
• Global Agreements <> 220

10. The crisis: restructuring in 27 countries are destroying more
than what they create
From the beginning of this crisis to the end of 2012:
• 5.400 restructuring processes
• 1.800.000 lost jobs
• 25 million unemployed at August 2012
Since April 2012:
• 335 restructuring processes (due to bankruptcy or
repositioning)
• in Industry, Transports, Logistics, Finance, Services …
– created 47.454 workplaces
– destroyed 72.300

11. Anticipate change
Things don't just happen overnight
• We must foresee change and anticipate it

12. EWCs and the right to Information & Consultation
• May favour trade union action to foresee and anticipate change
• May be of great support for the establishment of Trade union
alliances

13. MuM.M.IA. Focus studies
• 9 case studies
1. Bosch: IndustriAll, UNI
2. Carlson Wagon Lits ETF, UNI
3. Compass Group EFFAT, UNI
4. CREMONINI EFFAT, ETF, UNI
5. DECATHLON IndustriAll, UNI
6. HP IndustriAll, UNI
7. IKEA UNI, EFBWW
8. PERKIN ELMER IndustriAll, UNI
9. PUMA IndustriAll, UNI
50 questionnaires in 4
languages
7 Interviews to experts

14. Objective: Understand how to improve trade union action
Often a barrier exists, similar to the language one, between delegates
and trade unionists belonging to different sectors and thus different
Federations.
In addition to implementing the European framework of TNCs and the
Italian Filcams perimeter, the Mu.M.M.IA. Project had the aim of
examining within some specific multisectoral companies which were
the main obtacles encountered in the creation and correct
functioning of an EWC; to propose improvement solutions for the
processes; propose a method that, if it works in multisectoral
companies, could be applied as a generic model.

15. http://mummia.filcams.it/

16. http://mummia.filcams.it/
Establishment of European Works Councils in multisectoral multinational companies
MuMMIA Project Conference (VS/2012/0303)
Fortezza da Basso FIRENZE
17-18 May 2013
Friday May 17th
, 2013 Presentation by Gabriele Guglielmi