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International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Challenges in AP region around development cooperation Trade Union Development Cooperation Network Asia Pacific Regional 3-5 December 2014 P. Haridasan Divisional Director, ITUC Asia Pacific

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Challenges Diversity Level of Development – donor countries, emerging economies, developing countries, fragile states Political structure Different attitudes towards coalition building with CSOs

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Unionisation Rate CountryUnionisation Rate (%) Australia18 Bangladesh4 Fiji30 Hong Kong23.19 Indonesia8 India8 Israel33 Japan17.9 Korea9.8 Mongolia38.9 Malaysia8 CountryUnionisation Rate (%) Jordan10 New Zealand 21.5 Nepal6 Philippines7.5 Pakistan6 PNG5 Singapore20 Sri Lanka17.32 Taiwan29.1 Thailand2 Turkey9.4

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Informalisation Overwhelming majority in IE in South Asia over 85 % Growing precarious work, contract labour, migrant labour Ignoring these basic facts will be at its own peril

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Challenges Union density Dismal union penetration rate – in some countries as low as 2-4% Unions confined predominantly to formal sectors Poor gender participation Union fragmentation

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagement with regional Groupings ASEAN Ten-member grouping - Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos and Brunei Asean Trade Union Council Redistribution

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagement with regional Groupings ASEAN Significant achievement First Social Charter Migrant labour charter

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagement with regional groupings SAARC Eight-member grouping - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives South Asian Trade Union Council

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagement with regional Groupings SARTUC Space for dialogue Possibility of recognition Inclusion of migrant labour in the final communique Efforts for a migrant labour charter

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Consultation meeting with TUSSOs and GUFs Participants: TUSSOs, GUFs, ILO, sub-regional t.u. structures, ITUC and ITUC-AP Objectives: exchange information, activities, identify areas of joint activities A useful annual exercise

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagement with ADB Engagement with ADB periodically at different levels Takes up trade union concern and tries to influence policies Achievement: Recognition of CLS labour standards in its development cooperation with countries Engagement with national t.u.s A useful annual exercise

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagement in global fora Policy Forum on Development (PFD) A multi-stake holder space for dialogue Focus on European development policies and global development agenda At present only one seat Regional PFD meet envisaged next year

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals Participates in the UN debate Trade unions bring workers concerns Goals expanded from 12 to 17 Decent work included First discussion in the UNGA in September 2013 Final discussion and adoption by UNGA in September 2015

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation(GPEDC) Follow up structure of Busan event on development effectiveness Meeting in Mexico, April 2014

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific CSO Partnership for development effectiveness (CPDE) Coordinate all CSO positions and strategies towards the GPDEC

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific Engagements with other global engagements ITUC AP participate with ITUC in the following engagements > OECD-DAC > Annual meeting with World Bank/IMF > APEC-APLN > G-20 LC > Labour meet before G-8

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific What is to be considered Shift from donor driven to need based priorities Wider participation Changes in the t.u structures Ownership Evaluation based on membership growth Encourage self-reliance Reduce procedural requirements

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific What is to be Considered Reduce procedural requirements Monitoring and evaluation should be agreed by partners Involvement in the national development debates Recognise and assert unique distinct identity - membership based organisation

ITUC-Asia Pacific International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific What is to be considered Regional dimension recognised, greater involvement of regions Need for labour voice heard in forums Joint approach on common themes Avoid requirement for tedious cumbersome reporting procedures