Industri ALL Union Coordination in the Automobile Industry -Building Bridges- Fernando Lopes September 30 th to October 3 rd, 2013 México CITY TITLE 1 INDUSTRIALL Mexico

Industri ALL Union Organization Mexico Union Registration Collective Bargaining Right to Strike Protection Contracts/ Employers/ Governement

Industri ALL Create a new Trade Union Rent/ Lend/ a trade union register Adhere to an existing union etc… Unionising in México

Industri ALL High-level mission : ITUC, TUCA, IndustriALL Mexico City, August  Ratification ILO C 98  Labour law reform  Social Protection floor  Protection Contracts  Specific cases: Los Mineros, SME, UNTyPP, Honda, etc.

Industri ALL Regional workshop in organising and campaigns September – Mexico City/FES & IndustriALL with affiliates from : Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominica Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Mexico Follow up projects : ILO; UNIFOR, textile & electronics sector

Industri ALL INDUSTRIALL/UNIFOR Organising Project Unity Council : Mineros, SME, STIMACHS, Continental Tyre, Honda, Vidriera, UNTyPP, SINTIA Training program for organisers Organising drives didactic support: PODER, PRODESC, CILAS, FAT

Industri ALL IndustriALL /FES Seminar Sept.30 – Oct Meeting on October 3 rd to evaluate and to decide on follow-up

Industri ALL NEXT STEPS  Follow- up meeting with the President & Labour Secretary  FoA Committee ILO  CONSTA ?  Independent Union’s Coordination  Support specific struggles /Solidarity action / TNSA

Industri ALL Independent Unions’ Coordination in the auto sector Los Mineros STIMACHS VW Puebla NISSAN CUERNAVACA SINTIA STUHM DINA others

Industri ALL Key questions How the union officials are elected How the collective agreement are build up and signed ( workers participation) How the changes in a work organization are negotiated The suppliers have a right to joint a free and independent union

Industri ALL THANK YOU !