Business Center Club
The Business Center Club (BCC) is a business association in Poland . Founded in 1991, the non-governmental organization is committed to promoting the growth of the Polish economy , combating unemployment and supporting entrepreneurship. The association is one of the largest employers' organizations in the country. Its 2500 members include not only companies but also lawyers, scientists, students and members of the army. According to its own information, the association represents the interests of companies that provide around 600,000 jobs. In June 2002, the BCC was appointed as a member of the Trilateral Commission for Social Economic Affairs ( Trójstronna Komisja do Spraw Społeczno-Gospodarczych ). The association is thus involved in the drafting of laws and in collective bargaining . Nevertheless, the organization sees itself more as a business lobby than as a social partner .
The association gives various awards to companies and people and organizes competitions:
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BCC maintains 24 regional subgroups, the so-called lodges ( Loża ). The president of the association is Marek Goliszewski. The headquarters of the organization is the Lubomirski Palace in Warsaw .
Web links
- Association website (brief introduction in English, accessed on April 24, 2013)
Footnotes
- ↑ Klaus Ziemer, The Political System of Poland: An Introduction , Chapter: Employers' Associations , ISBN 978-3-531-13595-3 , Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden 2013, p. 253
- ↑ Article trade unions at the official funding portal of the Republic of Poland (accessed April 24, 2013)
- ↑ Information on the social partners in Poland on the website of the German Steel Construction and Energy Technology Association , [1] (accessed on April 24, 2013)