Représentativité
La représentativité est le terme utilisé par la Commission européenne pour déterminer les participants légitimes au dialogue social, prévu aux articles 154 et 155 du traité sur le fonctionnement de l’Union européenne (TFUE). Pour être éligibles, les organisations doivent se rapporter à des secteurs ou à des catégories spécifiques et être organisées au niveau européen, avoir des organisations membres reconnues et faisant partie intégrante de la structure de partenariat social d’un État membre ayant la capacité de négocier des accords, et disposer de structures adéquates pour assurer une participation effective aux processus de consultation.
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This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the ports sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to participate, be consulted and have the potential to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations.
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13 December 2024
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Extractive industries sector
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the extractive industries sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue, and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the EU Member States. This study assesses the representativeness of IndustriAll Europe, representing trade unions in the extractive industries sector, and Euracoal, Euromines, IMA-Europe, Aggregates Europe – UEPG, and APEP, representing the employers and companies, in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for extractive industries.
9 November 2023
Representativeness of the social partners in European cross-industry social dialogue
This study provides information to allow for an assessment of the representativeness of the national and supranational social partners at cross-industry level in the EU. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European cross-industry social dialogue, and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s representativeness studies is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in selected sectors in the EU Member States. This study identified ETUC, BusinessEurope, SMEunited and SGI Europe as the most representative social partner organisations at cross-industry level in the EU.
23 November 2022
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Food and drinks sector
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the Food and drink sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in the EU Member States. This study identifies EFFAT – representing employees – and FoodDrinkEurope – representing employers – as the representative European-level social partner organisations in the food and drink sector.
27 October 2021
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Live performance sector
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the live performance sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the EU Member States. This study identified EURO-MEI, FIA and FIM – representing employees – and PEARLE* – representing employers – as the representative European-level social partner organisations in the live performance sector.
20 October 2021
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Audiovisual sector
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the audiovisual sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in the EU Member States. This study identifies EURO-MEI, EFJ, FIA and FIM – representing employees – and ACT, AER, CEPI, the EBU and the FIAPF – representing employers – as the representative European-level social partner organisations in the audiovisual sector.
9 December 2021
Industrial relations landscape in Europe
This report analyses and compares the industrial relations landscape in several sectors and activities that form a public service cluster across the 27 EU Member States and the UK – altogether employing over 57 million workers and representing 25% of the total workforce in the economy. It is based on Eurofound’s representativeness studies on the central government administration (CGA), education, human health, local and regional government (LRG), and social services sectors. The landscape includes over 500 national trade unions and around 400 employer organisations across the public services sectors, with the highest numbers of trade unions and employer organisations found in the human health sector. The aim of the study is to contribute to a better understanding of the overall industrial relations landscape of employer and union organisations in a number of sectors, while helping social partners in these sectors to further strengthen their social dialogue and build capacity.
6 December 2019
European sectoral social dialogue: Facts and figures
European sectoral social dialogue plays an important role in promoting dialogue between the social partners in industrial sectors at European level. There are currently 43 European sectoral social dialogue committees that bring together the social partners from the EU Member States – representatives of trade unions and employer organisations – to engage in dialogue on behalf of specific sectors. This research report provides facts and figures on sectoral diversity, social partner organisations, and representativeness at EU, Member State and sectoral levels.
Experts en Représentativité
Les chercheurs d'Eurofound fournissent des informations spécialisées et peuvent être contactés pour des questions ou des demandes des médias.
Victoria Cojocariu
Research officerVictoria Cojocariu est chargée de recherche pour les études de représentativité au sein de l’unité Vie professionnelle d’Eurofound. Elle est responsable de la gestion des contributions à la recherche des correspondants nationaux d’Eurofound, du contrôle de la qualité, ainsi que de la rédaction de rapports d’ensemble pour les études de représentativité sectorielle et de la construction de données pour la base de données des partenaires sociaux européens. Avant de rejoindre Eurofound en 2019, Victoria a travaillé en tant que coordinatrice de programme pour l’Open Society Foundation Romania et en tant que chercheuse pour le Centre pour l’innovation publique à Bucarest, contribuant à des projets de recherche nationaux et internationaux dans le domaine de la migration, de l’éducation, de l’accès au marché du travail des ressortissants de pays tiers, ainsi que des droits de l’homme. Elle est titulaire d’un baccalauréat et d’une maîtrise en sociologie.
Tina Weber
Senior research managerTina Weber is a senior research manager in Eurofound’s Working Life unit. Her work has focused on labour shortages, the impact of hybrid work and an ‘always on’ culture and the right to disconnect, working conditions and social protection measures for self-employed workers and the impact of the twin transitions on employment, working conditions and industrial relations. She is responsible for studies assessing the representativeness of European social partner organisations. She has also carried out research on European Works Councils and the evolution of industrial relations and social dialogue in the European Union. Prior to joining Eurofound in 2019, she worked for a private research institute primarily carrying out impact assessments and evaluations of EU labour law and labour market policies. Tina holds a PhD in Political Sciences from the University of Edinburgh which focussed on the role of national trade unions and employers’ organisations in the European social dialogue.
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