World Day for Decent Work

Czech Republic: Through the WDDW against the crisis!

country Czech Republic
Date of the action: 7 October 2009
Level of the action: National
Name of the organisation: CMKOS - Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions
Contact person: MALEK Zdenek - cmkos@cmkos.cz

Activities related to the WDDW organised by the CMKOS and its affiliated trade unions on 7 October 2009

National level

-  Session of the CMKOS Council

-  The WDDW information campaign through CMKOS internet and intranet, periodical Sondy,

-  Information on the WDDW spread through the CMKOS Committee for Equal Opportunities, Youth Council and our Trade Union Association for the retired

-  The WDDW principles involved in the CMKOS and its affiliated trade unions permanent campaign against negative impacts of the crisis

-  The CMKOS anti-crisis analyses and proposals fully reflecting the decent work concept and recommendations of the Global Jobs Pact pursued by our unions in our bipartite negotiations and also in our national tripartite body

-  The WDDW principles presented by us to some of our political parties

Branch level:

- The CMKOS biggest affiliated trade union OS KOVO (metalworkers union) is fully engaged in the Global action day against precarious employment in the framework of the IMF actions. The OS KOVO linked to this action day several activities: statements, information campaign, methodological guide for company collective bargaining, training activities, participation in conferences etc.

- Trade Union of Workers in Commerce (OS OSPO) distributed among its members leaflets on the WDDW so that they may be spread in shops.

-  Trade Union of Building Workers (OS STAVBA) has decent work and the WDDW on the agenda of its eight regional sessions and assemblies of grass root organisation representatives, starting on 5 October

Regional level:

-  Interregional Trade Union Council BoBa takes part in the WDDW campaign

-  Our Regional Trade Union Council in Plzen calls the Regional Tripartite Council to adopt a resolution appealing to employers to respect Decent work principles in job policy;

-  CMKOS Regional Trade Union Council of South Moravia organizes a meeting with the Labour Inspection on the WDDW occasion. The representatives of trade unions and of the Labour inspection at regional level meet on 7 October in order to discuss labour relations and work conditions in the light of the decent work principles.


The Czech - Moravian Trade Union of Workers in Education leads the campaign for decent pay in this sector under the petition slogan „Against Crisis through Education“. The first part of the petition with more than 65.000 signatures was handed over to the Senate of the Czech Parliament, the WDDW was thus commemorated.

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The CMKOS Regional Trade Union Council of South Moravia organized a meeting with the Labour Inspection on the WDDW occasion. The representatives of trade unions and of the Labour inspection at regional level met on 7 October in order to discuss labour relations and work conditions in the light of the decent work principles.

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