CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Bart Samyn
Title: Deputy General Secretary
Nationality: Belgian

Diploma and Certificates:

• College Education: Teacher Mathematics / Physics
• Trainer for the trade union Youth Movement
• Educator for shop steward training
• Courses in labour legislation and social security rights

Language skills:

Dutch: mother tongue
English: very good
French: very good
German: basic level

Former professional experiences:

1978

“Social Rights” Office F.G.T.B. (Belgian socialist trade union confederation) Roeselare

1978-1982

Regional officer F.G.T.B. Youth Movement, region Middle and South West Flanders (region of Kortrijk – Ieper – Roeselare)

1979-1986

Trainer of F.G.T.B. shop stewards in the trade union institute of Roeselare

1983-1986

Adviser in the Regional office of the C.M.B (metal trade union of F.G.T.B.)

1986-1989

National C.M.B. consultant for job evaluation systems

1986-1992

National C.M.B. negotiator for the metal-related branches (garages, electricians, precious metals, metal trade, coach repairers, metal constructions)

1992-1999

First C.M.B. negotiator for the metal industry and responsible for international relations concerning collective bargaining Member of the EMF Collective Bargaining Committee

1995-1999

President of the Select Working Party of the EMF Collective Bargaining Committee and spokesperson for the EMF Collective Bargaining Committee

1997-1999

Head of the CMB Social & Collective Bargaining Department

Current professional tasks:

Since June 1999

Deputy General Secretary of the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) in Brussels