DIMITROV, PLAMEN GOTCHEV
Date of birth - 20.09.1963ã. Russe, Bulgaria
EDUCATION
1978-1982 - Secondary school - Electronics Technical School, Russe, Bulgaria.
1984-1989 - Master of Science - Higher Maritime Naval School, Varna, Bulgaria - Engineer
1997-1999 - Plovdiv University “P. Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Master in Human resources management, Economist
SPECIALISATIONS
September 1996 - December 1996 - Institute for Industrial Relations and Management “OKOM”, Sofia, Bulgaria - “Industrial Relations”.
September 1995 – Octomber 1995 - Madison, USA - “Vocational Training and Credit Unions”.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1989-1991 - Bulgarian Navigation Naval and Maritime Company - Ship Engineer Officer.
1991-1993 - Confederation of independent trade unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), 1 “Macedonia” sq., 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria - Varna District Coordinator.
1993-1997 - Confederation of independent trade unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), 1 “Macedonia” sq., 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria - Executive Secretary of the “Education and Training” and “Branch and Regional Structures”.
1997-2012 - Confederation of independent trade unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), 1 “Macedonia” sq., 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria - Vice-President , “General policy, organization, coordination and control” Department.
From 2012 – Confederation of independent trade unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) - President.
English and Russian - Excellent.
REPRESENTATION AND MEMBERSHIP
International and European level
- 1st Substitute member of the General Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
- Member of the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)).
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation.
- Member of the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) – Group II (Trade Unions)).
- Member of the Executive Committee of the EURO-Workers’ Education Associations.
National level:
- Member of the Executive Committee and Coordinating Council of the CITUB.
- Member of the Economic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria (ESC) and Chairman of the Standing Commission on Labor, Incomes, Life Standard and Industrial Relations at the ESC.
- Member of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation.
- Member of the National Council for Employment Promotion.
- Member of the Monitoring Committee of the National Strategic Reference Framework.
- Chairman of the Management Board of the Workers Education and Training College.
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the “Trud and Capital” Holding.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of the Pension Assurance Company "DOVERIE".
- Vice-Chairman of the Management Board of the Institute of Industrial Relations and Management “OKOM”.
- Chairman of the Management Board of the Non-Profit-Making Association “Charity Fund Prof. Dr. Zhelyazko Hristov, PhD”.
- Member of the Management Board of the Trade Union Mutual Insurance Cooperative(TUMICO).
- Member of the Steering Committee of the Social Investment Fund.
PARTICIPATION IN HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS AND FORUMS
- ILO Tripartite meeting of experts on facilitating transition from the informal economy to the formal economy, Geneva, September 2013.
- ETUC Mid-term Conference, Dublin, June 2013.
- 9th European Regional Meeting of ILO, Oslo, April 2013.
- European Employment Committee meeting with social partners on wage development, Brussels, February 2013.
- High level meetings between ITUC/GLOBAL Unions, IMF, and World Bank in Washington, D.C., USA, 2011, 2012, 2013.
- Panelist at the International High-level Conference on Decent Labour in Moscow, Russia, 2012.
- WG Spokesperson of the Youth Employment Committee at the General Discussion on youth employment crisis during the 101st session of the ILC, Geneva, 2012.
- Delegate, Bulgarian workers’ representative at the International Labour Conference, Geneva, 2010, 2012.
- Participant and speaker at many other international conferences, high level forums and tripartite summits.
