Meeting of Working Group 1: “Decent work to face the global economic crisis with social justice for a fair globalization” Gerardo Martínez - Chair Trade Union Technical Advisory Council (COSATE) Santo Domingo – July 28, 2010

Workers’ perspective IN THE NEOLIBERAL MODEL, WORKERS HAVE LOST OUR IDENTITY SINCE VALUES BASED ON PRODUCTIVE WORK FOR A REAL ECONOMY NO LONGER EXIST IN THE NEOLIBERAL MODEL, WORKERS HAVE LOST OUR IDENTITY SINCE VALUES BASED ON PRODUCTIVE WORK FOR A REAL ECONOMY NO LONGER EXIST I.E., “A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL” I.E., “A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL”

Workers’ perspective STATES HAVE RESCUED COMPANIES AND BANKS THAT REQUIRED STAFF ADJUSTMENTS AND DISMISSALS. STATES HAVE RESCUED COMPANIES AND BANKS THAT REQUIRED STAFF ADJUSTMENTS AND DISMISSALS. COUNTRIES HAVE TAKEN ON DEBT, WHICH BECAME SOVEREIGN DEBT, AND ITS BURDEN AGAIN IS BORNE BY WORKERS. COUNTRIES HAVE TAKEN ON DEBT, WHICH BECAME SOVEREIGN DEBT, AND ITS BURDEN AGAIN IS BORNE BY WORKERS.

Workers’ perspective WORKERS HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY A SOCIAL MODEL THAT HOLDS THAT ONE OF THE PARAMETERS FOR SUCCESS IS THE WEAKENING OF SOCIAL AND LABOR CONDITIONS. WORKERS HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY A SOCIAL MODEL THAT HOLDS THAT ONE OF THE PARAMETERS FOR SUCCESS IS THE WEAKENING OF SOCIAL AND LABOR CONDITIONS. A SOCIAL ORDER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THAT LEGITIMIZES INEQUALITIES AND ONGOING SACRIFICE BY WORKERS. A SOCIAL ORDER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THAT LEGITIMIZES INEQUALITIES AND ONGOING SACRIFICE BY WORKERS.

Workers’ perspective IN MARCH 2009, THE GLOBAL JOBS PACT WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH 2009, THE GLOBAL JOBS PACT WAS ADOPTED The Pact calls for urgent actions to promote economic recovery and job creation, while setting out the basis for a greener, and more balanced, equitable, and sustainable global economy. The Pact describes a way to achieve this and is the result of the contribution by all ILO members. The Pact calls for urgent actions to promote economic recovery and job creation, while setting out the basis for a greener, and more balanced, equitable, and sustainable global economy. The Pact describes a way to achieve this and is the result of the contribution by all ILO members.

Workers’ perspective POLICIES FOR ADJUSTMENT ARE REITERATED AND THE G-20 AT THEIR MEETINGS HAVE NOT GENERATED ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS FOR WORKERS. POLICIES FOR ADJUSTMENT ARE REITERATED AND THE G-20 AT THEIR MEETINGS HAVE NOT GENERATED ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS FOR WORKERS.

Workers’ perspective FOR WORKERS, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE CRISIS, BECAUSE THE MODEL IS THE CRISIS. FOR WORKERS, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE CRISIS, BECAUSE THE MODEL IS THE CRISIS. THE QUESTION IS HOW TO CHANGE THE MODEL. THE QUESTION IS HOW TO CHANGE THE MODEL. PROPOSALS OTHER THAN FORMULAS MERELY PROMOTING GROWTH WITH INEQUALITY ARE REQUIRED. PROPOSALS OTHER THAN FORMULAS MERELY PROMOTING GROWTH WITH INEQUALITY ARE REQUIRED.

Workers’ perspective THE AMERICAS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK JOINT PROPOSALS FOR A DEVELOPMENT MODEL. THE AMERICAS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK JOINT PROPOSALS FOR A DEVELOPMENT MODEL.

Workers’ perspective THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MORE GROWTH IF THERE IS NO DISTRIBUTION. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MORE GROWTH IF THERE IS NO DISTRIBUTION. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MORE GLOBALIZATION IF IT IS NOT FAIR. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MORE GLOBALIZATION IF IT IS NOT FAIR. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MORE COMPETITIVENESS IF THE STAKE IS WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND THEIR WAGES AND BENEFITS. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MORE COMPETITIVENESS IF THE STAKE IS WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND THEIR WAGES AND BENEFITS.

Workers’ perspective THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MINIMAL SOCIAL SECURITY POLICIES THAT SERVE TO GENERATE ONGOING JOB LOSSES. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH MINIMAL SOCIAL SECURITY POLICIES THAT SERVE TO GENERATE ONGOING JOB LOSSES. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH FINANCIAL RESCUE MEASURES THAT ULTIMATELY INDEBT STATES AND THE POPULACE AS A WHOLE. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH FINANCIAL RESCUE MEASURES THAT ULTIMATELY INDEBT STATES AND THE POPULACE AS A WHOLE.

Workers’ perspective THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH THE EASING OF LABOR REGULATIONS AND WITH PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT. THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH THE EASING OF LABOR REGULATIONS AND WITH PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH SOCIAL DIALOGUE AMONG EQUALS. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH SOCIAL DIALOGUE AMONG EQUALS.

Workers’ perspective THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH RESPECT FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN THE REAL ECONOMY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH RESPECT FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN THE REAL ECONOMY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH ORGANIZED INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS THAT SEEKS COMPLEMENTARITY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH ORGANIZED INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS THAT SEEKS COMPLEMENTARITY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH A FINANCIAL SECTOR GEARED TO THE REAL ECONOMY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH A FINANCIAL SECTOR GEARED TO THE REAL ECONOMY.

Workers’ perspective THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH FAIR WAGES AND RESPECT FOR LABOR IDENTITY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH FAIR WAGES AND RESPECT FOR LABOR IDENTITY. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMLIES, THEIR RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL PROTECTION THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMLIES, THEIR RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Workers’ perspective THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT INTEGRATES TRADE WITH VALUES OF MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS WITH A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT INTEGRATES TRADE WITH VALUES OF MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR. WE REALIZE THAT SUCH A TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES A PROFOUND INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURAL REORGANIZATION TARGETED AT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE HUMANIZATION OF TRADE. WE REALIZE THAT SUCH A TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES A PROFOUND INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURAL REORGANIZATION TARGETED AT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE HUMANIZATION OF TRADE.

Workers’ perspective WORKERS REJECT ADJUSTMENT AND WILL FIGHT TO ALTER THE VARIABLES OF THIS UNJUST MODEL. WORKERS REJECT ADJUSTMENT AND WILL FIGHT TO ALTER THE VARIABLES OF THIS UNJUST MODEL. THIS PATH, IN A FRAMEWORK OF EFFECTIVE SOCIAL DIALOGUE, REQUIRES REAL ECONOMY ENTREPRENEURS, STATES WITH POLICIES PROMOTING WELL-BEING, AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. THIS PATH, IN A FRAMEWORK OF EFFECTIVE SOCIAL DIALOGUE, REQUIRES REAL ECONOMY ENTREPRENEURS, STATES WITH POLICIES PROMOTING WELL-BEING, AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Workers’ perspective WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT INEQUITABLE POLICIES ARE AT THEIR FINAL STAGE WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT INEQUITABLE POLICIES ARE AT THEIR FINAL STAGE AS INDICATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF MY COUNTRY, BECAUSE “TODAY THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO THE CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT MODEL” AS INDICATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF MY COUNTRY, BECAUSE “TODAY THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO THE CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT MODEL”

Workers’ perspective AN EXPECTANT PUBLIC EXISTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGE EACH DAY AND WITH EACH ADJUSTMENT. WHENEVER INEQUALITY DEEPENS, AS A GROUP WE BECOME MORE MILITANT IN SEEKING AN INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT IS EQUITABLE IN ITS EFFORTS TOWARD AND PROMOTES SOCIAL JUSTICE. AN EXPECTANT PUBLIC EXISTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGE EACH DAY AND WITH EACH ADJUSTMENT. WHENEVER INEQUALITY DEEPENS, AS A GROUP WE BECOME MORE MILITANT IN SEEKING AN INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT IS EQUITABLE IN ITS EFFORTS TOWARD AND PROMOTES SOCIAL JUSTICE.