Best practices in socially responsible restructuring for printing companies

 

 

‘Best practices in socially responsible restructuring for printing companies’ is an Intergraf-led project funded by the European Commission’s DG Employment. It is the first time that social partners in the graphic industry at European level, supported by their national affiliates, engage themselves in a discussion on the topic. The project partners are KVGO (Netherlands), Assografici (Italy), bvdm (Germany), trade unions FISTEL-CISL (Italy), UNITE (UK), VER.DI (Germany) as well as UNI Europa Graphical.

 

The aims

Currently, the printing industry is facing extremely difficult challenges due to increasing competition from new media and imports from low cost economies. The situation is further aggravated by the current economic crisis. The project’s aim is to identify and tackle the challenges of the sector in both the short and the long-term. The project will unite social partners in different European countries to exchange information and best practices on socially responsible restructuring. Its scope covers the different needs of both large companies as well as SMEs.

 

A large number of workers’ and employers’ organisations throughout the EU will participate in the project through the network of affiliates. The goal is to give guidance to companies in order to better face the changing market conditions. The results will be widely disseminated to social partner organisations, national and European institutions and the public.

 

 

The programme

The project will run from December 2009 until November 2010. Two workshops and a conference will be organised in order to collect, exchange and analyse information. All Intergraf associations and their member companies are invited to participate.

 

The first workshop, aimed at large companies (over 250 employees), will take place on 18th and 19th March, and the second one, aimed at small companies (under 50 employees), on 15th and 16th June (note the new date). Both events are held in Milan. The results of the project will be presented in a large conference on 23rd November 2010 in Brussels.

 

The project will also deliver a study. Its aim is to identify the restructuring issues in the printing industry caused by the different drivers of change, and the particular implication for employment in both large and small companies.

 

Read more about the events.

With support from the European Union