1. Course Orientation Trade Union Capacity Building for Decent Work
ITC-ILO/ACTRAV Course (A )
Trade Union Capacity Building for Decent Work
18 – 28 March 2013, Turin
Course Orientation

2. Background
: Decent Work Decade for A-P region - economies are growing but Decent Work?
‘Crisis’ exposed many vulnerabilities – export dependency, low & declining real wages for majority, inequalities & insufficient social protection for workers.
Major challenges: Underemployment, precarious work, inadequate social protection, lack of respect for FoA & right to collective bargaining & growing informal economy – a clear indication that the economies are not creating decent work
Asian Govts looking towards Exports & FDI as a major driver of growth and jobs!

3. If economic growth has to benefit all…
What lessons can we learn from the ‘Global Economic Crisis’ and how countries are dealing with it?
What can trade unions do at national level to promote labour standards and decent work? What needs to be done to balance export led model with wages & standards led development path?
FDI & MNEs influence also labour relation policies: What are unions doing to organize and influence MNE behaviour?

4. this training programme…
Thru exchange of experiences & mutual collaborative learning this
course seeks to -
promote understanding on development challenges facing Asian
countries and ILO’s Decent Work agenda & role of trade unions;
Introduce Actrav Training methodology titled "Decent Work Cube" for
trade union training for promoting decent work;
Build knowledge on factors affecting wages, productivity & Decent
Work & strengthen national trade union capacities to take informed
actions through social dialogue and negotiations to decent work for all
workers;

5. Key issues to be discussed
Response to Crisis & development strategy for Decent Work in Asia
Country Reviews: Industrial Relations & key challenges for Decent Work
ILO’s agenda for social justice in the era of globalization & TU strategies
ILO Standards and their supervision (focus on FoA)
Social Dialogue & Collective Bargaining for Decent Work: ITUC priorities
Social protection floor for social justice and a fair globalization
The Decent Work Country Programme & the United Nations Development Assistance framework (DWCP and UNDAF)
Planning Union Training for Decent Work Promotion “DECENT WORK CUBE

6. Key issues to be discussed
Trade union initiatives for promotion of Decent Work: Experiences of Latin American unions
Decent Work for Women: Integrating Gender Perspective in TU work
Organizing & Social protection of precarious workers: Union actions
Precarious work in selected ASEAN countries
Regulating Employment Relationships for Decent Work
Organizing & Collective bargaining– the pathway to Decent Work
Follow up Work Plans: Trade union training action plans for the promotion of Decent Work in Asia

7. Main Outputs Expected
Each participant will prepare a follow up work plan to strengthen his unions work in support of decent work, ex. promoting FoA and organizing, actions to promote ratification and implementation of the core labour standards social protection & promotion of policy on MNEs, etc
This work plan will be used for evaluation purposes and future follow up activities.
Guidelines for preparing follow up proposal will be given

8. Evaluation Feedback is welcome on daily-basis
Daily Summary – by participants
End of the Course evaluation
Feedback is welcome on daily-basis

9. Role of Participants
Be active & participative in all activities through out the course – your experience is also a source of education for all, including us!
Be PUNCTUAL! – please….. 
Daily Report in the morning of each day: Each participant will inform the group of one or two key ideas that they learnt or found useful from the previous day’s sessions.
Come up with ideas for follow up work plan

10. Any Questions?