THE ITUC TRADE UNION DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICY

ITUC PICTURE CREATION VIENNA CONGRESS (1 November 2006) UNIFICATION (ICFTU+WCL+INDEPT GROUP) 175 MILLION MEMBERS 311 AFFILIATED ORGANISATIONS 155 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES 4 REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS (AFRICA-ASIA/PACIFIC- THE AMERICAS- PERC) LIAISON OFFICES (NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, GENEVA, MOSCOW, SARJEVO, HONG KONG)

TRADE UNION DEVELOPMENT/SOLIDARITY ACTION  BUILDING A NEW INTERNATIONALISM PROMOTE SOLIDARITY AMONGST WORKERS WORLDWIDE BUILD UP FREE DEMOCRATIC AND INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS STRENGHTEN CAPACITIES CREATE A COUNTERVAILING FORCE MAINSTREAM EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOP A MORE COHERENT AND COORDINATED APPROACH IN TUDC WORK MOBILIZE RESOURCES

ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS  STRENGHTS UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL MOUVEMENT EXISTING EXPERIENCE WITHIN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT FROM IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (ILO, UN, EU…) MANDATE FROM THE VIENNA CONGRESS

 WEAKNESSES  DEFICIT IN COORDINATED TU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION STRATEGIES  DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP  INSUFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER POLICIES  LACK OF SUPPORT (TECHNICAL AND FINANACES)  INVOLVEMENT OF MEMBERS IN POLICY-SETTING AND ADVOCACY IS LIMITED

 OPPORTUNITIES  UNIFICATION PROCESSES IN CONTINENTS  GLOBAL UNIONS COUNCIL  DECENT WORK AGENDA AS VEHICLE - respect of Rights - promotion of sustainable and freely chosen employment - social inclusion policies (social security and social protection) - social

 THREATS  BILATERALISM AND COMPETION AMONGST STAKEHOLDERS  COMPETITION FROM NGOs  ACCOUNTABILITY OF PARTNERS  COMPLEXITY OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES  FOLLOW-UP AND MONITORING STRUCTURE  WEAKNESS OF PROGRESS-INDICATORS AND  RESULT-MEASUREMENT TOOLS  LACK OF “SEED-MONEY” & CONVERSATION OF GOUVERNEMENTAL DONORS (NATIONAL AND INT’NAL)

ITUC STRATEGIES PARTICIPATORY APPROACH (ITUC, RO, SSOs, NO, GUFs) ARTICULATION BETWEEN BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL PROGRAMMES COLLECTING BASELINES INFORMATION NETWORKING

ITUC PRIORITY PROGRAMMES HUMAN AND TRADE UNION RIGHTS (VIOLATION-ANNUAL SURVEY-NETWORKING)  ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY (IFIs-TRADE-ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS)  ORGANISING (CAPACITY BUILDING-INFORMAL ECONOMY-EPZ)

EQUALITY (DECENT WORK DECENT LIFE FOR WOMEN-MIGRATION- COMBATTING FORCED LABOUR-COMBATTING DISCRIMINATION RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA)  OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY (MAKING THE WORK PLACE HEALTHY AND SAFE- HIV/AIDS)  CLIMATE CHANGE

ITUC CHALLENGES  THE WORLD MUST LOOK DIFFERENT AFTER THE CRISIS  FAIR GLOBALISATION, DEVELOPMENT, GREENER ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT - BOOST DOMESTIC DEMAND - EMPLOYMENT INTENSIVE GROWTH - SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION - HEALTH - PENSION - CHILD WELFARE - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

RIGHTS - RESPECT FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT WORK - PACKAGE OF RELEVANT STANDARDS SOCIAL DIALOGUE - SOCIAL DIALOGUE ON TRANSITION AND MANAGEMENT OF CRISIS - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FAIR GLOBALISATION - BUILD STRONGER SUPERVISORY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK - FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES (POLICY COHERENCE, G20, UN)

TRADE UNIONS - CAPACITIES TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES - ADVOCACY - NETWORKING - ORGANISE TO CHANGE BALANCE OF FORCES NEED OF GLOBAL SOLIDARITY THANK YOU