Working Programme:

Work-Package 8: Dissemination and Valorization

The final stage of the project, which shall go beyond the project deadline, involves the follow-up and support for the promotion of European Works Councils among multinational undertakings in small European and new member states. The project website shall serve as the main channel for this purpose. Through the website, support for the joining, establishing and running a European Works Councils shall be provided. Also, direct and specific assistance for the joining, establishing and running a European Works Council shall also be made available through the online helpdesk in the website. Information about the project and its deliverables shall also be provided through the distribution of a number of paper informative brochures and e-brochures to undertakings in the partner countries and beyond.

The Project partners shall also be required to carry out proactive promotion of the project and its deliverables. This shall involve the sending out of e-brochures about the project to their networks of contacts, to promote the project in formal and informal meetings and discussions, and to contribute informative material to the local media of their respective countries. This workpackage shall be coordinated by SEK of Cyprus.


Deliverables:

 Promotion through informative e-brochures of the Project and its deliverables.

 Promotion of the Project and its deliverables during formal and informal meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences in related subjects.

 10,000 three-gate informative brochures with all the information on the benefits in, and best practices of joining, establishing and running a European Works Council. These brochures shall come in the following languages: 2000 in English, 2000 in French, 2000 in Maltese, 2000 in Greek Cypriot and 2000 in Estonian.

 9 newspaper articles, three in each partner country in major newspapers on the issue of information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings and European Works Councils. The newspaper articles shall highlight the issue, the current practices, the direction of EU policy and the project deliverables.