social partnership the irish model david begg general secretary irish congress of trade unions
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SOCIAL PARTNERSHIPTHE IRISH MODEL
David BeggGeneral Secretary
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
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SOCIAL PARTNERSHIPTHE IRISH MODEL
David BeggGeneral Secretary
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
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1987 2004
Two Decades Epic Transformation
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THE ECONOMY OF IRELAND IN CONTEXT
1987 2007
Unemployment 17% 4.4%
Debt to GDP Ratio 130% 25%
Inflation 15% 4.9%
GDP/Capita 2/3 EU Average
129% EU Average
Employment < 1 Million > 2 Million
Migration - 44,000/yr + 50,000
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SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN CONTEXT
• 1987 – The imperative to avoid the Thatcher experience
• Earlier attempts at neo-corporatism• EOI v ISI• The Voluntarist model• Centrality of the Labour Court• Complementary bodies – LRC and NIB
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EMERGING TENSIONS
Legal challenge by employers expose systemic weakness
The Laval Judgement
Flexible Developmental State or Competition State?
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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 15 years of economic growth…GNP
doubled
Slowdown expected….global imbalance
Big fallout from Construction….employment and tax
Growth – dip to 2% - rebound to 3-3.5%
Investment strong
Unemployment – 7.5% by 2011
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New Round of Negotiations
Within 10 year framework agreement
Pay – inflation running @ 3.3% - Food
Labour market regulations – Agency Workers
Pensions
Collective bargaining – Supreme court Judgement
Health