1. www.ituc-csi.org THE ITUC TRADE UNION DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICY

2. www.ituc-csi.org 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)

3. www.ituc-csi.org 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

4. www.ituc-csi.org 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

5. www.ituc-csi.org  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

6. www.ituc-csi.org  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

7. www.ituc-csi.org  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)

8. www.ituc-csi.org ITUC STRATEGIES PARTICIPATORY APPROACH (ITUC, RO, SSOs, NO, GUFs) ARTICULATION BETWEEN BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL PROGRAMMES COLLECTING BASELINES INFORMATION NETWORKING

9. www.ituc-csi.org 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)

10. www.ituc-csi.org 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

11. www.ituc-csi.org 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

12. www.ituc-csi.org 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)

13. www.ituc-csi.org TRADE UNIONS - CAPACITIES TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES - ADVOCACY - NETWORKING - ORGANISE TO CHANGE BALANCE OF FORCES NEED OF GLOBAL SOLIDARITY THANK YOU