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PROGRAMME FOR WORKERS’ ACTIVITIES

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Overall (long-term) Overall (long-term) objectives of technical objectives of technical cooperation:cooperation:

To promote democratic and free trade unions

To promote rights and interests of workers

WHYWHYOverall (long-term) objectives of Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation: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

HOWHOW

Capacity buildingStrengthen unions’ ability to train membersand to build strong organizations

Policy developmentHelping the unions to deal with the issues

Overall (long-term) objectives of Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation:technical cooperation:

To promote democratic and free trade unions

To promote rights and interests of workers

Capacity buildingCapacity building Training StructureTraining Structure enduring structureenduring structure well-integrated in union structurewell-integrated in union structure

Strengthening of training capacityStrengthening of training capacity training of trainerstraining of trainers training materialstraining materials

Strengthening of research and policy Strengthening of research and policy developing capacitydeveloping capacity

Policy DevelopmentPolicy Development

TrainingTraining

ResearchResearch

WorkshopsWorkshopsSeminarsSeminarsProjectsProjects

Advisory ServicesAdvisory Services

Helping the unions deal with the issuesHelping the unions deal with the issues

Current IssuesCurrent Issues

GlobalizationGlobalization

Organizing the Organizing the unorganizedunorganized

Fundamental Fundamental Workers’ RightsWorkers’ Rights

Women workersWomen workers

EnvironmentEnvironment

Child labourChild labour

New TechnologyNew Technology

Bureau for Workers’ ActivitiesBureau for Workers’ Activities

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ACTRAV ILO TURINACTRAV ILO TURIN MDT’sMDT’s

ACTRAV ILO TURIN - long term ACTRAV ILO TURIN - long term objectives: objectives:

To strengthen the process of institution/capacity To strengthen the process of institution/capacity building of education departments within workers’ building of education departments within workers’ organizations;organizations;

To increase the capacity of trade unions to plan & To increase the capacity of trade unions to plan & deliver educational programs in line with their deliver educational programs in line with their educational policies;educational policies;

To support the development/strengthening of To support the development/strengthening of specialized technical departments within trade unions;specialized technical departments within trade unions;

To develop human resources within workers’ To develop human resources within workers’ organization & particularly the staff servicing those organization & particularly the staff servicing those organizations.organizations.

To deliver high quality training with appropriate To deliver high quality training with appropriate methodologies/technologies in order to assist methodologies/technologies in order to assist participants in improving their training capacity in participants in improving their training capacity in specific subject areas;specific subject areas;

To increase the number of workers involved in the To increase the number of workers involved in the activities of the program, as well as in other suitable activities of the program, as well as in other suitable ventures promoted by the Centre;ventures promoted by the Centre;

To improve the quality of learning material, trade union To improve the quality of learning material, trade union expertise and study visit provided;expertise and study visit provided;

To actively promote additional courses on a bipartite To actively promote additional courses on a bipartite and tripartite basis, as well as the enhancement of and tripartite basis, as well as the enhancement of workers’ participation in the overall program of the ILO workers’ participation in the overall program of the ILO Turin Centre.Turin Centre.

ACTRAV ILO TURIN - specific ACTRAV ILO TURIN - specific objectives: objectives:

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N. of activitiesfor Africa

Qualitative AnalysisQualitative Analysis

Subject AreasSubject Areas Training MethodologyTraining Methodology Study VisitStudy Visit EvaluationEvaluation Overall participation of workers in Overall participation of workers in

ILO Turin CentreILO Turin Centre

Subject AreasSubject Areas

International Labour StandardsInternational Labour Standards Employment PoliciesEmployment Policies Social ProtectionSocial Protection Social DialogueSocial Dialogue Gender and Women Workers’ RightsGender and Women Workers’ Rights Training Methodologies / Distance Training Methodologies / Distance

Education and application of I.T. to Trade Education and application of I.T. to Trade Unions Unions

Sectoral programmes for Sectoral programmes for ITS’sITS’s

Training MethodologiesTraining Methodologies

Active learning methodsActive learning methods

Comparative ApproachesComparative Approaches

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

EvaluationEvaluation

COURSE OBJECTIVESCOURSE OBJECTIVES COURSE MEETINGSCOURSE MEETINGS WEEKLY EVALUATIONWEEKLY EVALUATION END OF COURSE EVALUATIONEND OF COURSE EVALUATION POST COURSE EVALUATION:POST COURSE EVALUATION:

FROM ILO TURIN CENTRE TO THE FIELD

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