WHO WE ARE
What we stand for
Through ECEG's membership, the association represents:
more than
94,000 enterprises
3.3 million
direct employees
About ECEG and the Social Dialogue:
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European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees (SSDC) are fora for consultation on European policies. They are also tools for autonomous social dialogue among the European social partners who may develop joint actions and conduct negotiations on issues of common interest, thereby contributing directly to shaping EU labour legislation and policies.
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This policy instrument set up by the European Commission is provided to the social partners of chemical industry as well as to 42 other sectors operating in the internal market.
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The counterpart of ECEG in the SSDC is industriAll Europe, representing around 8 million workers from all European countries. As official sectoral social partners, the ECEG and industriAll Europe set up their Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee. They are autonomous in their work and responsible for the level and rhythm of their dialogue (number and type of meetings), the content of their dialogue (work programme, meeting agenda) and the outcome of their dialogue. The European Commission provides organisational, financial and policy support via a responsible policy officer. The Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics industries organises one plenary meeting as well as two (previously three) working group meetings per year.
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Access all Social Dialogue related documents here.
Our history
2002
2004
2009
Foundation of the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) by 11 national employers' associations. Currently, it brings together 18 Member federations
ECEG entered into a formalised Social Dialogue on behalf of the European Chemical Industry, alongside with its social partner, the then European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation (EMCEF), as of 2012, industriAll European Trade Union. Find our latest joint work programme here.
In December, ECEG is registered as an international non-profit association under Belgian law (ASBL). The process is finalised in 2011.
2015
Alongside the chemical sector, ECEG also represents the pharmaceutical, rubber and plastics sectors.
Our Structure
ECEG's administration includes the Board, the Steering Committee, the Secretariat and three Working Groups, covering Industrial Relations, H&S and Education and Lifelong Learning:
The Board
Klaus-Peter Stiller
President
BAVC
Yves Verschueren
Vice-President
essenscia
Magali Smets
Vice-President
France Chimie
Claudio Benedetti
Vice-President
Federchimica
Jonas Hagelqvist
Vice-President
IKEM
Stephen Elliott
Treasurer
CIA
The Steering Committee
Paolo Cuneo
Chair
Federchimica
Sylvain Jonquet
Vice-Chair
France Chimie
The Secretariat
Emma Argutyan
Director General
ECEG
Eleonora Isopo
Policy Executive
ECEG
The Working Groups
Competitiveness, Employment
and Industrial Policy
Education and
Lifelong Learning
Health & Safety and
Demographic Change
Simon Marsh
Chair
CIA
Koen Laenens
Chair
essenscia
Jochen Wilkens
Chair
BAVC/VCI
Anni Siltanen
Vice-Chair
Kemianteollisuus
LINKS
CONTACT
European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG)
Rue Belliard 40, PO 7
1040 Brussels
Belgium