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Social dialogue is intended to promote social peace, a precondition to economic development. It is a prerequisite for prevention and resolution of social conflicts, it is generally today a mode of regulation in all societies. In Mali, social dialogue developed extraordinarily under the third Republic, from the revolution of March 1991 and with the advent of democracy and the rule of law. This went hand in hand with the emergence of pluralism in trade unions. Somewhat paradoxically, today, the development of social dialogue is facing precisely the issue of representativeness. The functioning of some institutions of the country is paralyzed, as well as the functioning of various trading commissions, in both private and public sector. In such a context, the highest state officials themselves are struggling to bring together social actors around the table. Thus, it is urgent to determine essentially representativeness of trade union organizations of workers, through the organization of professional elections and the use of consensual criteria previously defined.Beyond the issue of representativeness, it is necessary to question the realities and contemporary issues of social dialogue in Mali. First of all, this involves taking stock of its legal framework, be its rights to information, consultation or collective bargaining at national, sectoral level of the company, or of the provisions relating to the management of social conflicts. Furthermore, consideration should be given to the conditions leading to improved social dialogue in Mali. On the one hand, this entails proposing normative changes, on the other hand, reflecting on its revitalization through, in particular, its actors, the intervention of third-party facilitator training, but also the extension of its scope to questions relating to fundamental social rights, or even to societal dimension. ; Le dialogue social a pour but de promouvoir la paix sociale indispensable à tout développement économique. S'il est un passage obligé en matière de prévention et de ...

The problematic nature of Social Dialogue (SD) in Turkey is explored in this discussion of the various interdependent factors that shape the aggregate entity. Starting from the various historical, political, cultural, economic, social & international perspectives on SD, the author identifies eight issues salient to SD on labor to argue that both internal & external factors are creating an optimistic willingness to develop SD as a main tool to address new challenges. The relationship between institutional framework & fragmented labor are complicated by the diversity of trade unions, & the politics of union executives in a context of hostile industrial relations. A weak civil society dependent on the state for implementation of legislations, & the legacy of a state dependency limits integrative collective bargaining, & trade unions thus remain the obdurate defenders of the status quo. Although internal market development should have been based on the role of occupational organization, personal ethics, & responsibility, the current willingness by social partners to integrate Turkey into the EU, & promotion efforts by the SD portray an optimistic future. Tables, References. J. Harwell

In Poland, both corporate and civil society partners are engaged in many types of dialogue on public issues (public policies of the state). Those types largely correspond to the models of dialogue held in Western Europe. The author puts forward a claim that development of dialogue in Poland is hampered not by structural (legal and organisational) arrangements, but by its low level of advancement, at least in some dimensions. Its intensity is reduced by small amount of expertise circulating within its mechanisms, by imperfect methods of argument presentation, low level of mutual persuasion (confrontation) or limited access of social partners to participation in decision-making in the state (due to statist model of the state functioning). The application of dialogue mechanisms in public policies in Poland remains limited due to numerous barriers stemming from a variety of sources. They result from the way of functioning of some social life structures (statism and clientism) and political life institutions (strong politicisation), as well as from long term cultural factors (lack of the dialogue culture in the past).

This article looks at US experiences of the contracting-out form of privatisations, the problems it can cause and the forms of resistance that have developed among public service unions. It focuses in particular on how the municipal workers' union in Indianapolis combined resistance with partnership to avert privatisation and achieve improved service, employment guarantees and better pay and working conditions. It then details, with reference to airport security, some of the perils of allowing privately owned companies, with their limited business preoccupations, to manage an area with a major public-good component.

Der Artikel diskutiert die verschiedenen Gründe, warum der Soziale Dialog im Erweiterungsprozeß der EU wichtig ist. Der erste Grund liegt in den Entwicklungen des Sozialen Dialoges innerhalb der EU, wie im ersten Teil beschrieben. Diese Entwicklungen umspannen die Einrichtung des Sozialen Dialoges in den Römischen Verträgen, die Val Duchesse-Initiative von Delors in der Mitte der 80er Jahre bis hin zu den neuen Rechten für die Sozialpartner im Vertrag von Amsterdam und im neuen 'makroökonomischen Dialog', der auf dem Wirtschaftsgipfel in Köln 1999 initiiert wurde. Der zweite Grund ist, daß der Soziale Dialog eindeutig Teil des gesetzlichen und institutionellen Besitzstandes der EU (acquis) ist und für die Sozialpartner wichtige Verantwortlichkeiten mit sich bringt. Der dritte Teil beleuchtet die Implikationen für die Sozialpartner in den Bewerberländern. Insbesondere wird an sie appelliert, eine aktivere Rolle in den Beitrittsverhandlungen ihrer Länder zu spielen, die Umsetzung des acquis zu unterstützen und sich selbst auf die Teilnahme im Sozialen Dialog der EU vorzubereiten. Zur Zeit sind in den mittel- und osteuropäischen Staaten die Institutionen für Tarifverhandlungen sowohl auf der Ebene der Unternehmen als auch darüber nur mangelhaft entwickelt. Dies läßt die Umsetzung von einigen Aspekten des acquis fraglich erscheinen. Der Soziale Dialog ist ein wichtiger Teil des acquis, und vor dem Beitritt werden enorme Anstrengungen sowohl auf seiten der Regierungen als auch der Sozialpartner in den Beitrittsländern notwendig sein, damit er Wirklichkeit wird. (Transfer / FUB)