ISTAS has lead (2017-2018) a European project approved in the 2016 EU social dialogue call on "Trade Union Preventive Agents" (hence the project acronym "TUPA"), which refers to people hired by trade unions visiting companies of which they are not part to improve participation in SMEs with fewer than 50 workers.
They are figures inspired by the Territorial Prevention Delegates of the Swedish experience, although they do not have the competences and institutional support of the model.
The project identifies similar experiences in the participating countries, and evaluates their impact and the factors that favour or hinder their implementation.
Our partners in the project are:
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Cardiff University (UK) |
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Fondazione Di Vittorio (Italy) |
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Solidarnosc (Poland) |
We also counted on the collaboration of a Swedish expert who updated the information on the existing experience in his country.
Final products
Final report (English only). David Walters, Kaj Frick and Emma Wadsworth; Trade union initiatives to support improved safety and health in micro and small firms: Trade Union Prevention Agents (TUPAs) in four EU Member States; October 2018.
Leaflet to disseminate results: Available in English, Spanish, Italian, Polish
Agenda Conference: Brussels, 29/11/2018,
Trade Union Preventive Agents (TUPAs). Supporting participative health and safety arrangements in micro and small firms.
Audiovisual on the results of the project (locution in English, subtitles available in English, Spanish, Italian, Polish)
Complementary materials
Video of Kaj Frick's presentation on the preliminary results of the project, Athens, 12 September 2018, ETUI Strategic meeting for the Workers Interest Group of the Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work. Draft agenda of Athens’ meeting.
Videos of the Conference presenting the conclusions of the project
David Walters (University of Cardiff) and Kaj Frick (Luleå Technical University) present the project, the methodology, the main results, the conclusions of the report.
Spain
Daniel García Argüelles (CCOO Asturias)
Valeria Uberti-Bona – ISTAS
Sweden
Tomas Kullberg – Ombudsman. Building region of Stockholm Gotland.
Kaj Frick – Luleå Technical University
Italy
Addo Buriani – CGIL Milano
Daniele Di Nunzio - FDV (Fondazione Di Vittorio)
Trade union strategies and experiences in relation to OHS participation in MSE
Laurent Vogel - ETUI. Chairman
Pedro J. Linares – CCOO
If you want more information about the project: vuberti@istas.ccoo.es
