campaigning decent work
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Campaigning Decent Work. The Belgian Experience. Overview. Towards a Decent Work Campaign 2008-2010: A Decent Work Campaign Some good results Follow up Lessons learnt. 1. Towards a DW Campaign. Core business TU’s and some NGO’s International campaign DWDL Two years of preparation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Campaigning Decent Work
The Belgian Experience
Overview
• Towards a Decent Work Campaign
• 2008-2010: A Decent Work Campaign
• Some good results
• Follow up
• Lessons learnt
1. Towards a DW Campaign
• Core business TU’s and some NGO’s
• International campaign DWDL
• Two years of preparation
• Unique synergy between TU’s and broader North-South movement
1. Towards a DW Campaign
2. 2008-2010: a DW campaign
2. A DW Campaign
3. Some good results
3. Some good results
• 167.269 signatures• DW in code of conducts and CBA’s• Large media/press coverage• Political support and engagements:
– DW on the agenda!– Parlementary Resolution on DW– DW as condition for trade and investment
agreements (e.g. BIT Colombia)?– …
4. Follow up
• Policy Working Group on DW continues
• Member-driven: focus on 2 topics:– Labour rights in FTA’s and BIT’s– Labour rights in supply chains
• Lobby activities
• DE: visibility and public action on WDDW– Domestic work (media and policy, 2011)– Youth Employment (facebook action, 2012)
5. Lessons learnt
• Innovative theme towards public, policy makers,…– N-S interconnectedness– New public: workers: identification!!
• Synergy between TU’s and NGO’s• DW as development strategy: TU core
business recognized by NGO’s• Need concrete demands and examples for
DE
5. Lessons learnt
• Heavy consultation process
• TU’s and Development education?– a win-win?– own interest– crisis as opportunity?– bring the same message– good example: domestic work convention