The project is an answer to the Call for Proposals VP/2010/003 issued by the European Commission under the budget heading 04.03 03 03 “Information, Consultation and Participation Of Representatives of Undertakings”.

The main objective of the project "COM.IN.TRA” is to improve effective exchange of information in the European Work Council structures and promote training actions–both on national and international level to enable members of EWC to react in effective way especially in the context of corporate restructuring, mergers, take-overs and relocation in Community-scale undertakings.

To achieve this aim we would like to harmonise trade union training in different countries and provide European Works Councils Representatives of Undertakings with skills of effective use of the newest communication technologies and effective information management.

For this purpose participating organisations will design a course Communication Techniques and Information Management which will be based on experience of partners form four European countries, including the new member States. The preparation of methodology of the course will be accompanied by European workshops for chosen EWC members, to join practice with theory.

The course is a continuation of the project entitled “Role of trade union training in the implementation of the acquis communautaire on rights to information and consultation in multinational companies (IN.CON.TRA.)”

The partnership of the project is made of four national trade unions:

•       Confederacion Sindical de Comisiones Obreras CC.OO  (Spain),
•           Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses CGT-P (Portugal)
•                    Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria CITUB (Bulgaria)
•                   Ogólnopolsie Poruzumienie Związków Zawodowych OPZZ (Poland).

1. Preparatory meeting in Sofia for Trade Union representatives. (January). Division of tasks, preparation of detailed schedule
2. Working meeting in Lisbon (March).  Countries’ presentations on right to information, consultation and participation–what does it mean in practice in particular countries and companies? Discussion about the methodology, structure and content of the Communication Course and possibilities of application of developed methodology in Bulgaria, Poland and Portugal.
3. A creation of the manual for trainers and content of the workshops. (March-May)
4. Course for EWC Representatives in Madrid–Communication Techniques and Information Management Workshops (May)
5. The Summary seminar in Brussels (October). Meeting with representatives of European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Social Development Agency (SDA) and European federations to plan a European strategy for disseminating the material, recommendations for the future.