1. Country Situation Review: Group Work 1
How has global economic crisis affected your country? What impact has it had on workers & trade unions? Any example of union response?
Legal protection of workers in employment: Does the labour law provide for - right to organize? Right to negotiate? Right to strike? Social Security entitlements of workers? Protection against retrenchment? Compensation?
Who is not covered by labour law? List draw backs of existing labour law?
What are the priorities of Trade Unions in Asian region?

2. Union responses to precarious employment: Group Work 2
What kind of jobs are being created in your economy? What kind of employment/jobs would you call ‘precarious’?
What initiatives are the unions taking for workers in precarious jobs? Give examples
What rights does the labour law provide for contract-casual workers?
What is the union response to employment flexibility demand of the employers?