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Welcome to BASTUN
Baltic Sea Trade Union Network
Representing over 11 million trade union members
BASTUN works as a forum where the trade unions of the Baltic Sea Region exchange information and discuss and define common interests. The network aims at political and social influencing, coordinates joint projects and raises issues related to the Baltic Sea Region within the international trade union family. BASTUN is a strategic partner of the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and cooperates closely with the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC).
In 2010-2011 BASTUN is chaired by by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO Norway) in cooperation with Confederation of Unions for Professionals (Unio) and the Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS).
The network is an active partner in the Baltic Sea Labour Network (BSLN). BASTUN works together with employers, politicians and governments from 9 countries in the Baltic Sea Region to create sustainable regional labour markets in Europe.
BASTUN was established in Helsinki in July 1999, in connection with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Congress. Today the Network consists of 22 trade union confederations around the Baltic Sea. The Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) is a strategic partner of BASTUN.
The permanent secretariat of BASTUN, created in co-operation with the Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS), is located in Stockholm..
   
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