2. ACTRAV ACTRAV PROGRAMME FOR WORKERS’ ACTIVITIES

3. ACTRAV Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation: To promote democratic and free trade unions To promote rights and interests of workers

4. WHY Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation:  Trade Unions - the building blocks of democracy  Trade Unions are training schools for democracy  Trade Unions - crucial partners in tripartism To promote democratic and free trade unions To promote rights and interests of workers

5. HOW  Capacity building Strengthen unions’ ability to train members and to build strong organizations  Policy development Helping the unions to deal with the issues Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation: To promote democratic and free trade unions To promote rights and interests of workers

6. Capacity building n Training Structure l enduring structure l well-integrated in union structure n Strengthening of training capacity l training of trainers l training materials n Strengthening of research and policy developing capacity

7. Policy Development n Training n Research n Workshops Seminars Projects n Advisory n Advisory Services Helping the unions deal with the issues

8. Current Issues n Globalization n Organizing the unorganized n Fundamental Workers’ Rights n Women workers n Environment n Child labour n New Technology

9. Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) ACTRAV ILO TURIN MDT’s

10. ACTRAV ILO TURIN - long term objectives: n To strengthen the process of institution/capacity building of education departments within workers’ organizations; n To increase the capacity of trade unions to plan & deliver educational programs in line with their educational policies; n To support the development/strengthening of specialized technical departments within trade unions; n To develop human resources within workers’ organization & particularly the staff servicing those organizations.

11. n To deliver high quality training with appropriate methodologies/technologies in order to assist participants in improving their training capacity in specific subject areas; n To increase the number of workers involved in the activities of the program, as well as in other suitable ventures promoted by the Centre; n To improve the quality of learning material, trade union expertise and study visit provided; n To actively promote additional courses on a bipartite and tripartite basis, as well as the enhancement of workers’ participation in the overall program of the ILO Turin Centre. ACTRAV ILO TURIN - specific objectives:

13. Quantitative Analysis

14. Qualitative Analysis n Subject Areas n Training Methodology n Study Visit n Evaluation n Overall participation of workers in ILO Turin Centre

15. Subject Areas n International Labour Standards n Employment Policies n Social Protection n Social Dialogue n Gender and Women Workers’ Rights n Training Methodologies / Distance Education and application of I.T. to Trade Unions n Sectoral programmes for ITS’s

16. Training Methodologies n Active learning methods n Comparative Approaches

17. Study Visits n Brussels (ICFTU, WCL, ETUC & EU) n Vienna (ÖGB) n Bonn (FES & DGB) n Oslo (LO) n Paris (CGT - FO) n Helsinki (SAK) n Lisbon (UGTP) n Rome (CGIL, CISL, UIL)

18. Evaluation n COURSE OBJECTIVES n COURSE MEETINGS n WEEKLY EVALUATION n END OF COURSE EVALUATION n POST COURSE EVALUATION: FROM ILO TURIN CENTRE TO THE FIELD

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