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Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Latvijas Brīvo arodbiedrību savienība (LBAS)
EU Transparency Register
844603627356-46 First registered on 20 Jun 2017
Goals / Remit
Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) is the biggest non-governmental organisation in Latvia, which protects the interests of professional trade union members and employees on the branch and inter-branch level.
LBAS coordinates the cooperation between 20 independent trade unions, represents and protects the interests of its members in national and international institutions, implements a joint working programme.
The purpose of LBAS activities is to protect the interests of trade union members. The main principle of operation is solidarity – joint coordinated actions of the affiliates. LBAS represents its members' interests and protects their rights in the socio economic field.
Together with the government and Latvian Employers' Confederation LBAS works in the National Tripartite Cooperation Council. LBAS observes the principles of social dialogue in cooperation with the social partners.
LBAS participates in the elaboration of economic and social development programmes, in the evaluation of draft laws, in working groups on improvement of labour conditions, salaries, tariff policies, compulsory social insurance and social guaranties, healthcare as well as employment, vocational education and lifelong learning.
LBAS represents the interests of its members in:
National Tripartite Cooperation Council and its Sub-councils;
State and municipal institutions;
courts.
LBAS provides consultations to the trade union members on concluding the collective agreements, participates in revision of labour disputes, social and economic discords. At present LBAS unites more than 10% of all workers of Latvia.Main EU files targeted
All EU initiatives, policies and legislative files in the field of employment, education, social issues (Working Time Directive, Posting of workers, Coordination of social security systems, Free movement of workers, Internal market (Services package), International trade agreements (TTIP, CETA, TISA), Company law, Youth Employment, European Social dialogue, European Semester cycle, Gender Equality, European Social Pillar, Workers' participation (including European Works Councils) etc.).
Address
Head Office
Bruņinieku Str. 29/31
Riga LV-1001
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Ābeltiņa Ariadna (Coordinator of Foreign Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Egils Baldzēns (President)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
http://www.lbas.lv/links
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
50,837 € (Source: Erasmus+, European Social Fund and European Commission (Information, Consultation and Participation of Representatives of Undertakings programme) projects)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Advisory Committee for Vocational Training#X01803 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1803 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Campaigns and manifestations
LBAS is responsible for the European Social Fund project "Development of Bilateral Social Dialogue of the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia for Better Regulation for the Reconciliation of the Business Environment" which covers also some international activities (2017-2021)
LBAS participates as a partner in the international project "SACADOS - Supporting anticipation of change and development of skills - involving trade union representatives in information, consultation and participation procedures at the workplaces"Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 29 Sep 2023 Location Riga (LV) Subject Social dialogue and collective bargaining, Commission initiatives on Social Dialogue, minimum wages and platform work. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Sep 2023 Location Riga (LV) Subject The Social Dialogue package and the progress on collective agreements. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Mar 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on minimum wages. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro
- European Trade Union Institute
- Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
- European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
- The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK
- Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů
- Irish Congress Trade Unions
- EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
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