Comparisons of VET Systems and Collective Agreements for the Labour Rights in the Construction Industry, The Netherlands and Turkey

Abstract

Working’ is regarded as a humanitarian effort; requiring respect due to ‘labour is not a commodity’ principle. Organisations such as ILO have been established to set standards for labour. Despite there are different applications, the system consists of employee unions and employer associations and social partners in Europe. The EU monitors member states where applications differ due to economic, politic and industrial backgrounds. In the industrial relations, VET Systems are crucial. Learning is still either craft or training-based linked to employment policies, cultures and economic profiles. The construction industry urges for collective agreements due to its labour nature; since the industry demands for variety of professions within organisational chains. The mobility requiring security, temporary building process coping with deadlines, climate, dangerous labour in addition to specific demands for particular skills and unique production chains require special regulations. Therefore, bargaining leads to labour rights and workers’ training to achieve more qualified products or safety reasons; as well as a tool to increase economical activity and revise industry’s image. The Netherlands and Turkey are compared to analyse industry’s prosperity in EU.