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Welcome! Bienvenu(e)s !
¡Bienvendos/as! Benvenuti!
TUDCN General Meeting
Réunion Générale du RSCD
Reunión general de la RSCD
Centro Studi Nazionale CISL, Firenze, 27-29/04/2015
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OPENING OF THE GENERAL MEETING
OUVERTURE DE LA RÉUNION GÉNÉRALE
APERTURA DE LA REUNIÓN GENERAL
Wellington CHIBEBE
DGS ITUC / SGA CSI
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TUDCN video / Vidéo du RSCD / Video de la RSCD (2014)
KEY NOTE SPEECH: “ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES BEYOND 2015”
DISCOURS PRINCIPAL : « LES DÉFIS DU DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL AU DELA
DE 2015 »
PONENCIA PRINCIPAL: “RETOS SOBRE DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO Y SOCIAL DESPUÉS DE 2015”
Richard KOZUL-WRIGHT
UNCTAD/CNUCED 5
Q&A and discussion
Questions-réponses et discussion
Preguntas y respuestas y discusiones
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BREAK
PAUSE
PAUSA
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Opening words by Maurizio Petriccioli, Confederal Secretary, CISL
Mots d’ouverture par Maurizio Petriccioli, Secrétaire confédéral, CISL
Palabras iniciales de Maurizio Petriccioli, Secretario Confederal, CISL
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1.
Presentation and adoption of the agenda
Présentation et adoption de l’ordre du jour
Presentación y adopción del orden del día
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2.
Approval of the report from the previous TUDCN meeting
Approbation du rapport de la précédente Réunion Générale du RSCD
Aprobación del informe de la reunión anterior de la RSCD
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3.
Highlights from the ITUC Congress events
Évènements marquants lors du Congrès de la CSI
Cuestiones destacadas de los eventos del Congreso de la CSI
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3. Conclusions du Congrès
En ce qui concerne nos efforts de plaidoyer à différents niveaux : • Soutien à travers les réseaux de développement
régionaux, le renforcement des capacités et l’élaboration de politiques en vue d’un plaidoyer et des partenariats
• Renforcer notre plaidoyer à l’échelle internationale, en particulier auprès du système des Nations unies et comme contrepoids à l’influence des entreprises et à ceux qui continuent de promouvoir un modèle de croissance induite par le secteur privé, en vue de garantir un développement durable et inclusif dans le programme pour l’après-2015 et au-delà
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3. Conclusions du Congrès
En ce qui concerne la manière dont nous collaborons en tant que syndicats: • Améliorer les partenariats syndicaux basés sur nos
principes concernant l’efficacité du développement, les approches et objectifs communs
• Accroître les initiatives syndicales multilatérales de solidarité et soutenir les initiatives syndicales de coopération Sud-Sud
• Afin d’atteindre ces objectifs, nous devons continuer à renforcer le RSCD et confirmer son rôle de plateforme soutenant la solidarité et la coopération syndicales à l’échelle internationale
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4.
TUDCN governance: Open Coordination meeting – report
Working modalities of the TUDCN
Gouvernance du RSCD: Réunion Ouverte de Coordination – rapport
Modes de travail du RSCD
Gobernanza de la RSCD: Reunión Abierta de Coordinación – informe
Métodos de trabajo de la RSCD
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4. TUDCN organisational setting
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GENERAL MEETING
OPEN COORDINATION MEETING
WORKING GROUPS
SEMINARS
STEERING GROUP
TUDCN SECRETARIAT
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Steering Group (SG) The steering group will prepare TUDCN meetings, oversee the work of the TUDCN secretariat, ensure monitoring and evaluation of the work and assess regularly the financial and administrative situation of the Network. Composition: 5 representatives for the regions (Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Europe), 1 GUF representative, the TUDCN secretariat. Periodicity: One or two meetings per year (conference call or face to face).
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4. Working group on EU
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Area of Work Main Activities Participation requirements for
TUDCN members
EU
development
policies and
advocacy
- Influencing EU (PFD,
European Parliament,
EESC, EC) development
policy-making.
- Sharing information on
national initiatives.
- Making trade union policy
contributions to
government negotiations.
- Contribute to trade union
policy positions.
- Take part in advocacy work
at national level.
- Share information on
initiatives related to this
area.
- Availability to take part as
trade union
representatives in related
events.
4.
Working group on Trade Union partnerships and joint initiatives
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Area of Work Main Activities Participation requirements for
TUDCN members
Trade union
partnerships
and joint
initiatives
- Working on Organisation
Capacity Assessment
Frameworks.
- Sharing information on
trade union partnerships,
trade union cooperation
initiatives and working
methods.
- Fostering joint trade union
initiatives.
- Share information.
4.
Working group on Global Policies
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Area of Work Main Activities Participation requirements for
TUDCN members
UN processes
OECD DAC
policies
- Influencing UN
development policy-
making and OECD DAC
policies.
- Sharing information on
national initiatives.
- Making trade union policy
contributions to
government negotiations.
- Contribute to trade union
policy positions.
- Take part in advocacy work
at national level.
- Share information on
initiatives related to this
area.
- Availability to take part as
trade union representatives
in related events.
4.
Working group on South-South and Triangular Cooperation
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Area of Work Main Activities
Participation
requirements for TUDCN
members
South-South and
triangular
cooperation
- Contributing to and bringing a
trade union perspective to the
debates and decision-making
processes on South-South and
triangular cooperation.
- Sharing information on South-
South and triangular
cooperation initiatives.
- Fostering joint trade union
initiatives.
- Share information.
4.
Working group on Development Education
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Area of Work Main Activities Participation requirements
for TUDCN members
Development
education
- Sharing information on
national initiatives.
- Fostering joint trade union
initiatives.
- Share information.
LUNCH
DÉJEUNER
ALMUERZO
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PART I: PROGRESS REPORTS
PARTIE I : RAPPORTS SUR L’ÉTAT D’AVANCEMENT
PARTE I: INFORMES DE PROGRESOS
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5.
TUDCN activities report May 2014-April 2015
Rapport d’activités du RSCD mai 2014-avril 2015
Informe de actividades de la RSCD Mayo 2014-Abril 2015
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5.a)
Advocacy, state of play and results
Activités de plaidoyer, état d’avancement et résultats
Actividades de incidencia, situación y resultados
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5.a)
UN post-2015 and FfD
Post-2015 et financement du développement
Post 2015 de NNUU y la FpD
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5.a)
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Working Area Outcome Result
Post-2015 Development Agenda
Open Working Group proposal on Sustainable Development Goals
Trade Union Priorities throughout SDGs Goal 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work Goal 1, 5, 10: Targets on Social Protection
Financing for Development
Addis Ababa Outcome Expected result in July: Strong references to ILO standards, Decent Work
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EU policies
Politiques de l’UE
Políticas de la UE
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5.a) EU/UE Working area Outcomes Results
EC communications
Private Sector in dev (2014) & Council Conclusions (2014)
“Implementation of internationally recognized guidelines and principles concerning business behavior”
Means of Implementation (SDGs/FFD) 2015
Social dialogue: missing
European Parliament
EP report on global Framework (2014)
• Fighting inequalities, decent work Agenda and social dialogue
• SPF and minimum wage • Business/legally binding rules • FTT
EP report on FFD (2015) private sector / human rights, environmental standards and social dialogue
EU Policy Forum on Development
Lima, 2014 and Brussels 2015 TUs participation and speaking role granted
5.a)
OECD-DAC
OCDE-CAD
OCDE-CAD
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5.a)
Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC)/CSO Platform (CPDE)
Partenariat mondial pour une coopération efficace au service du développement (GPEDC) / Plateforme
des OSC
Alianza Global para la Cooperación Eficaz al Desarrollo (AGCED); Alianza de OSC para la Eficacia
del Desarrollo (AOED)
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5.a)
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Working Area Outcome Result
Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC=
Mexico Communique Explicit Recognition of Trade Unions More moderate language on Private Sector
Steering Committee Trade Unions seat in Steering Committee
CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE)
Mexico HLP on HRBA Recommendations on HRBA raised to the GPEDC
Research on Private sector in development
Publication on “Business Accountability FOR development”
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Trade Union Partnerships, state of play and results
Partenariats syndicaux, état d’avancement et résultats
Asociaciones Sindicales, situación y resultados
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5.b)
TUDEP implementation
Mise en œuvre du TUDEP
Implementación del TUDEP
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5.b) TUDEP
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Working Area Outcome Result
Trade Union Development Effectiveness
Partnerships regional seminar on the TUDEP
Increased knowledge of the TU Development Effectiveness Principles and the use of TUDEP by TUDCN members
Increased use of TUDEP: new organisations have started using TUDEP
5.b)
Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA)
Évaluation de la capacité organisationnelle (ECO)
Evaluación de la Capacidad Organizacional (ECO)
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5.b) OCA/ECO
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Working Area Outcome Result
Organisational Capacity Assessment
Seminar on OCA First approach to key elements for TU capacity development
First elements for key principles and methodologies for the elaboration of shared OCA
5.c)
News from TUDCN members: regions, national organisations and GUFs
Nouvelles des membres du RSCD : régions,
organisations nationales et PSI
Noticias de los miembros de la RSCD: regiones, organizaciones nacionales y Federaciones de
Global Unions
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BREAK
PAUSE
PAUSA
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6.
TUDCN internal evaluation Working groups: assessing on progress and results
Evaluation interne du RSCD
Groupes de travail : évaluation des progrès et des résultats
Evaluación interna de la RSCD
Grupos de trabajo: evaluando el progreso y los resultados
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6.
Questions • TUDCN priorities: were/are they
relevant/adequate? What did we missed? • What is the value added in participating in the
TUDCN? • TUDCN results: have we achieved what we
expected? Any lost opportunities? • Which of the communication tools and
information used/disseminated by the TUDCN were the most useful for you?
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6.
Reports in plenary from the working groups
Rapports en plénière des groupes de travail
Informes en plenaria de los grupos de trabajo
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Closing of first day
Clôture de la première journée
Cierre del primer día
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Tonight: Organised dinner!
Ce soir : Dîner organisé !
Esta noche: ¡Cena organizada!
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Day 2 / Jour 2 / Día 2
PART II: FUTURE PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES
PARTIE II : PRIORITÉS ET STRATÉGIES FUTURES
PARTE II: PRIORIDADES Y ESTRATÉGIAS FUTURAS
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“Current trends and future scenarios on the post 2015 and Financing for Development processes: CSO engagement strategies”
«Les tendances actuelles et les scénarios futurs sur les processus post-2015 et le financement du développement : stratégies
d’engagement des OSC »
“Tendencias actuales y escenarios futuros sobre los procesos post 2015 y de Financiación para el Desarrollo”
Barbara ADAMS
Global Policy Forum/Foro Político Global
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7.
Next steps and TU messages on Sustainable Development Goals (+2015) and Financing for Development (Addis
Ababa Conference)
Prochaines étapes et messages syndicaux sur les Objectifs de Développement Durable (+2015) et le financement du
développement (Conférence d’Addis-Abeba)
Próximos pasos y mensajes sindicales sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (+2015) y la Financiación para el
Desarrollo (Conferencia de Addis Abeba)
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7.
Q&A and debate
Questions-réponses et débat
Preguntas y respuestas y debate
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BREAK
PAUSE
PAUSA
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8.
Advocacy strategic work streams 2015-2016
Champs de travail stratégiques sur le plaidoyer 2015 - 2016
Líneas de trabajo estratégicas de incidencia 2015-2016
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8.
Social Dialogue for Development partnerships
Dialogue social pour le développement
Diálogo social para el desarrollo
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8. Dialogue social
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Pertinence de la proposition
• Discussions avec l’UE sur le dialogue social dans le développement (2013-14)
• Conclusions 1er Forum Syndicats-OCDE/DAC
• Approche OIT sur la gouvernance
• Emergence/omniprésence du secteur privé dans la coopération au développement
• Comment opérer le changement/transfert/ alternance de pouvoir
8. Dialogue social
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Objectifs et résultats potentiels • Promouvoir le dialogue social comme un instrument
de développement • Créer un groupe de pression (lobby - ”coalition of
the willing”) avec des gouvernements favorables • Associer les institutions “favorables” (OIT, UE,
OCDE/DAC, UNDP, UNCTAD,…) • Rendre les effets (évidence) du dialogue social pour
le développement dans le sud visibles • Reconnaissance et soutien dans les approches pour
le dialogue social comme cible pour la coopération
8. Dialogue social
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Eléments de la pertinence • L’agenda de la gouvernance et l’appropriation démocratique • L’ « agenda de la croissance » : miser sur les politiques
progressistes de l’emploi, sociales et économiques • Renforcement de la démocratie et des instruments de
participation au niveau de l’entreprise et de la société • Transition pacifique et renforcement de l’État/de la
communauté; résilience • Renforcer la responsabilité au niveau des entreprises et à
d’autres niveaux • Œuvrer pour un « power-shift » (transfert de pouvoir) : des
mécanismes de redistribution et de solidarité, et de la lutte contre l’inégalité
8. Dialogue social
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Questions clés
En quoi le dialogue social (DS) a-t-il contribué à l’agenda de la gouvernance et à l’appropriation démocratique du développement économique et social ? • En quoi le DS a-t-il influencé l’ « agenda de la croissance » ?
Consolidation du marché du travail, établissement de politiques sociales et économiques progressistes ? A-t-il joué un rôle déterminant à l’heure de s’attaquer aux défis de l’économie informelle ?
• Quel rôle a joué le DS envers l’établissement de structures de dialogue social à l’échelon d’entreprise et communautaire? A-t-il contribué à la prise de décisions démocratique au niveau national concernant le développement économique et social ?
• En quoi le DS a-t-il contribué à la résolution de conflits dans les domaines social et économique, voire au-delà ?
8. Dialogue social
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Questions clés
En quoi le dialogue social (DS) a-t-il contribué à l’agenda de la gouvernance et à l’appropriation démocratique du développement économique et social ? • Le DS s’est-il attaqué aux mécanismes de redistribution et de solidarité
et quel a été son rôle dans la lutte contre l’inégalité et la promotion des droits ?
• Est-ce que le DS a promu de la responsabilité au niveau des entreprises et/ou à d’autres niveaux (inspection du travail, …).
• Est-ce que le DS a contribué au « changement/transfert de pouvoir » pour plus d’équité et de durabilité dans le développement économique et social et sous quelles conditions ?
• …
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Private sector accountability in development: workstream for trade unions
Responsabilisation du secteur privé dans le développement : flux de travail pour les syndicats
Rendición de cuentas del sector privado en el desarrollo: corriente de trabajo para los sindicatos
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8. Private sector
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State of play
• The Private Sector and its role in Development - A trade union perspective
• TU policy positions vis-à-vis Institutions
• Business Accountability FOR Development: ITUC-TUDCN/EURODAD publication
8. Private sector
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Main messages and criteria
• Adherence and implementation of internationally recognised guidelines and principles concerning business behaviour (including financial transparency) and their accountability instruments should become key condition to grant private sector support in development cooperation
• Compliance should be linked to eligibility and an adequate monitoring system should lead to suspension of financial support in case of violations
• Integrating rights-based approaches, through an inclusive and multi-stakeholder paradigm, including social dialogue.
• IFAs should be interconnected with granting financial support to private enterprises in development
• Financial additionality and development outcomes measurement • Democratic ownership and the use of country systems including in public
procurement
8. Private sector
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Current engagements
• Evidence-based case studies showcasing the currents weakness in terms of private sector accountability;
• Country-based cases (in developing countries); • private sector programmes supported or co-
financed by official development assistance (ODA); • Focus on labour rights and decent work; • Accountability, ownership and transparency as
common benchmarks for development outcomes assessment.
8. Private sector
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Strategies (what do we need to do?)
• Follow up research oriented advocacy – global, regional and national level
• Monitoring national policies and getting involved in private-public dialogues and in programming
• Deepen the analysis and advocacy on criteria/indicators on PS engagement
• Regular annual reporting “watch” on decent work in development policies – incl. PS
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Other priorities
Autres priorités
Otras prioridades
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8.
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The Monitoring Framework of the GPEDC
Farida Bena
Thematic Indicator
1 Development co-operation is focused on results that meet developing countries’ priorities
Extent of use of country results frameworks by co-operation providers (specific criteria to be finalised).
2 Civil society operates within an environment which maximises its engagement in and contribution to development
Enabling Environment – to be finalised
3 Engagement and contribution of the private sector to development
Measure to be identified
4 Transparency: information on development co-operation is publicly available
Measure of state of implementation of the common standard by co-operation providers
5 Development co-operation is more predictable
a) annual: proportion of aid disbursed within the fiscal year within which it was scheduled by co-operation providers;
b) medium-term: proportion of aid covered by indicative forward spending plans provided at the country level
6 Aid is on budgets which are subject to parliamentary scrutiny
% of aid scheduled for disbursement that is recorded in the annual budgets approved by the legislatures of developing countries.
7 Mutual accountability among development co-operation actors is strengthened through inclusive reviews
% of countries that undertake inclusive mutual assessments of progress in implementing agreed commitments.
8 Gender equality and women’s empowerment
% of countries with systems that track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
9 Effective institutions: developing countries’ systems are strengthened and used
(a) Quality of developing country PFM systems; and (b) Use of country PFM and procurement systems.
10 Aid is untied % of aid that is fully untied.
Global indicators
8.
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2nd monitoring round about to start
• 4 pilot indicators to be finalised
• Technical advisory group in place – Brian Tomlinson for civil society
• CPDE’s internal monitoring working group – Diego for trade unions
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Working groups and plenary discussion
Groupes de travail et discussion en plénière
Grupos de trabajo y debate en plenaria
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LUNCH
DÉJEUNER
ALMUERZO
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8.
“Reinforcing trade union partnerships in development and organisational capacity: future
perspectives”
« Renforcer les partenariats syndicaux dans le développement et la capacité organisationnelle :
perspectives futures »
“Fortaleciendo las asociaciones sindicales en el desarrollo y la capacidad organizacional:
perspectivas futuras”
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9.
Partnerships and joint initiatives strategic work streams 2015-2016 TUDEP implementation promotion / Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA)
Partenariats et initiatives conjointes : Champs de travail stratégiques 2015-2016
Promotion de la mise en œuvre du TUDEP / Evaluation des capacités organisationnelles (ECO)
Líneas de trabajo estratégicas de asociaciones e iniciativas conjuntas 2015-2016
Implementación y promoción del TUDEP / Evaluación de la Capacidad Organizativa (ECO)
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9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
Trade Union Development Effectiveness Principles
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1. Democratic ownership
2. Autonomy
3. Partnership
4. Transparency
5. Accountability
6. Coherence
7. Inclusiveness and equality
8. Sustainability
• Democratic sustainability
• Political sustainability
• Organisational sustainability
• Financial sustainability
• Environmental sustainability
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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TUDEP Implementation and Promotion
• Used to evaluate and improve partnerships
• Various levels with respect to the use of TUDEP
• Very positive responses from organisations that
learned how to use it
• Importance of promoting TUDEP (Partnerships
seminar in South America, leaflet on the principles)
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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Capacity Development and Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA)
• Organising, but what kind of organising? Organising is not only about recruitment, how strong are our organisations? How sustainable.
• Strengthening organisations – capacity development
• We have been doing capacity development for a long time but are we succeeding in developing our capacities?
• Need to assess capacity development
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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WHY OCA for TUs?
• A useful way to evaluate if our organisations are being strengthened.
• Initially a donor driven initiative for which TUs should set their criteria and priorities. (discussion with donors to influence them and put forward our own tools)
• Need for a shared approach given different OCA tools used by TUs (10 at least) and the burden on partners.
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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WHAT key capacities?
• Capacity to organise and be representative • Capacity to be democratic and inclusive • Organisational capacity: providing good services for
members (education and training), sustain the organisation, plan monitor and evaluate
• Capacity to communicate • Negotiation capacity • Capacity to mobilise • Capacity for financial autonomy • Political capacity: including coherence, legitimacy, abilities
to lobby policy and society, influence decision making and improve working conditions
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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HOW OCA for Trade Unions?
• Participative, transparent and horizontal approach
• Keep things simple and practical
• Ownership based: Democratic ownership
• Take into account contextual differences: regionalise
• Based on the 5C model
• Involve hard and soft skills
• Integrate the Trade Union Development Effectiveness Principles
• Adapt to all the trade union family
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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WHEN OCA for Trade Unions?
• Mapping of OCA frameworks used by trade unions (January-March)
• OCA seminar (March)
• Trade union partnerships working group. (April-December)
• Meeting (October)
• Guidelines (December)
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
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QUESTIONS
TUDEP implementation and promotion • Are organisations using TUDEP? If not, why not? • How can we promote the implementation of the TU
Development Effectiveness Principles and the use of TUDEP?
Organisational Capacity Assessment • Are there additional elements that we should take
into account when assessing the capacities of TU organisations?
9. OCA/ECO & TUDEP
Working groups and plenary discussion
Groupes de travail et discussion en plénière
Grupos de trabajo y debate en plenaria
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PAUSE
PAUSA
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10.
National and regional donor support concerning trade unions as development actors – challenges and future
actions
Soutien des bailleurs de fond nationaux et régionaux en ce qui concerne les syndicats en tant qu’acteurs du
développement – Défis et actions futures
Apoyo de donantes naciones y regionales respecto a los sindicatos como actores de desarrollo – Desafíos y
acciones futuras
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1. Assurer le maintien de L'APD au moins à son niveau actuel (0,36%) Aumentar recursos
2. Budget cuts
3. Decreased funding in the foreign assistance budget
4. the amount of ODA to be increased
5. Reconstruir Políticas de Cooperación y su financiación.
6. La baisse continue du financement
7. Find enough money for coming up to 1% of BNI
8. without hiding asylum-cost within the budget
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ODA evolutions
and role of TU as
development actors
What are our specific
objectives as Unions
here…
9. More visible results
10. Secteur privé en matière de développement (encadrement et respects des normes, évaluation de l'impact etc)
11. Pressure on wages and labour rights as a means to increase competitiveness
12. Pressure from strong economic interests
13. Establecer una política de mayor cobertura y inversión debido a los niveles de ingreso de Chile 82
See communication part
14. Realise continuation of the TUCP programme
15. Trade
16. Deuda Externa
17. Fortalecer os laços com América Latina y África
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10.
Focus on Development Education
Focus sur l’éducation au développement
Enfoque sobre Educación para el Desarrollo
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10. DEAR
DEAR programme focus during 2014-2020
• Forging a new global partnership
• Global perspective of DEAR
• Alignment with the emerging post MDG global development framework
• Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as a pillar of DEAR
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10. DEAR
DEAR programme strategic objectives during 2014-2010
• Concentrating on value added & complementarity
• Focusing on key global issues
DEAR programme lines of action during 2014-2010
• Raising public awareness and mobilising the public regarding development issues on a European scale
• Promoting development education
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10.
Promotional strategies and tools to raise trade union profile in development education and awareness raising
on development issues
Stratégies et outils de promotion pour mettre en valeur le profil syndical de l’éducation au développement et la
sensibilisation aux questions de développement
Estrategias y herramientas de promoción para poner de relieve el perfil sindical en la educación al desarrollo y la
sensibilización sobre cuestiones de desarrollo
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10. DEAR brochure
Concept • Trade unions are actors of development education and
awareness raising (DEAR) • This brochure intends to make TUs a more prominent
actor DEAR • This will be done by explaining the key role of TUs in
DEAR, the issues they bring on in the DEAR agenda, their outreach, and their ultimate goals
• DEAR projects run by SSOs will serve as examples • It will be very graphic and visually-appealing • It will be available in English, French and Spanish. • Its publication is scheduled for late 2015
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10. DEAR brochure
Goals • Increase recognition of Trade Unions as actors of DEAR • Use it as a promotional tool at local, regional, national, EU and
global level • Promote decent work as a key global issue when it comes to
DEAR • That Trade Unions are consulted at decision-making level
(national and EU) on DEAR issues • Explain that there’s more than NGOs when it comes to DEAR
(though NGOs can be a partner in some TU DEAR projects) • Facilitate the participation of Trade Unions in EU DEAR
programmes • Promote the share of Trade Union best practices on DEAR
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10. DEAR brochure
Next steps • Formulate criteria for selection of DEAR projects to show
in brochure • Liaise with DEAR officers in SSOs, to receive a
compendium of DEAR projects • Select several projects/interventions to showcase on the
brochure • Production of written and visual content • Feedback from SSOs • Translation • Printing • Launch and dissemination
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10.
Working groups and plenary discussion
Groupes de travail et discussion en plénière
Grupos de trabajo y debate en plenaria
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10. DEAR
Questions
• Sharing approaches
• Elaborating common messages
• What are the main arguments that we should put forward for the recognition of TUs as DEAR actors
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Tonight: Free time dinner
Ce soir : Dîner libre
Esta noche: Cena libre
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Day 3 / Jour 3 / Día 3
PART III: ACTION PLAN 2015-2016
PARTIE III : PLAN D’ACTION POUR 2015-2016
PARTE III: PLAN DE ACCIÓN PARA 2015-2016
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Regional development networks future
Perspectives
Perspectives futures pour les réseaux régionaux de développement
Perspectivas futuras de las redes regionales de desarrollo
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Equipping African trade unions for policy influence and inclusive development :
Project overview
Presentation by Adrien Akouete, Deputy General Secretary, ITUC-Africa
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Background: the rationale • As is widely acknowledged, three decades of economic policy
driven by ‘free-market’ ideology have failed to deliver equitable growth and establish the basis of long-term economic development in Africa.
• Since the mid-1980s, African governments have followed the neo-liberal economic policy prescriptions of the Washington Consensus.
• To promote economic development, these governments have carried out economic reform programmes based on the primacy of self-regulating markets, severely reduced government involvement in the economy, and the heavy reliance on foreign investments - and related to these, open trade, investment and financial regimes.
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Background: the rationale • However, these programmes have neither been able to address
key constraints of Africa’s economies, nor have they led to structural change and economic diversification. Instead, the primary commodity export-dependence that Africa inherited from colonialism has deepened even further, as many countries have de-industrialised and/or seen their manufacturing sectors stagnated.
• In addition, the open trade, investment and financial regimes and policies that these countries have adopted have meant that little of the wealth generated by increased primary commodity production and global commodity price increases have accrued to them. Rather the substantial portion of this wealth is accumulated in a few hands outside the continent-and within the few African elites and their cronies.
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Background: the rationale • In human terms, this degradation of overall domestic productive
capacity and the continuing massive net transfer of resources out of Africa have played out as a story of joblessness, collapse of rural livelihoods, flight from rural desperation into expanding urban squalor, crisis in the provision of health and education services -in other words, increased vulnerability for the majority, side by side expanding wealth for a narrowing minority.
• It is a further indictment of the poverty of neo-liberal thinking that attempts are made sometimes to portray this collapse of both rural livelihoods and formal sector jobs and the consequent explosion of the “informal economy” as evidence of “structural transformation” and the growth of service sector.
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Background: the rationale • But not only has neo-liberalism failed to deliver directly for Africa
in Africa.
• It also produced the catastrophe of the global financial and economic crisis, in the course of which the desperate circumstances that the majority of Africans have known for decades were introduced into heartlands of “global prosperity” in Europe and elsewhere.
• In Africa, the expressions of the global crisis only served to further highlight the fragility of its economies.
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Background: the rationale • In Africa trade unions remain a political force to be reckoned
with, as they continue to be one of the very few societal organisations with a sizeable constituency, country-wide structures and the potential for mobilising members on social, economic or political matters and bring about real change.
• However the capacity of trade unions to carry out the above mentioned mandate is extremely weak, owed to: dwindling membership base, Poor human & financial resources, growing informal economies, jobless economic growth, etc.
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Background: the rationale • Trade unions need to hold African States accountable and assist
them to reclaim their role in national economies and development.
• This is because all the issues that reverse our gains as workers are as a result of the way in which our economies are organised, managed, resources extracted and redistributed.
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Objectives and expected outcomes
• Overall objective: To influence the African policy space on job creation, structural transformation, and equitable economic development in Africa
• Specific objective: To provide the affiliates of ITUC-Africa with tools of analysis to enable them to interrogate job creation policies, structural transformation and economic development trends at the national, sub-regional and continental levels
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Expected outcomes
a) Improved knowledge regarding national policies on employment creation as well as national development policy agendas
b) Enhanced capacity of trade unions to provide alternative policy frameworks and proposals for development at the national, sub-regional and continental level
c) Increased ability of the African trade union movement to influence the decisions of the Regional Economic Blocks such as SADC, ECOWAS and East African Regional Economic Commission with regard to regional economic development policies
d) Strengthen knowledge regarding the policy approach of and role of multinational organisations such as the Bretton wood Institutions (World Bank and IMF) and other UN agencies in Africa and the international commitments that African countries have made on behalf of their citizens to enable trade unions to hold national governments accountable
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Proposed activities & time frames 1. Trade Union Capacity Assessment: Analysing and documenting the
current capacity of trade unions to influence national, sub-regional and regional development agendas
Activities: research and policy analysis (survey of capacity in terms of nature of trade union personnel involved in policy analysis and influence at the national centres, sub-regional organisations and continental levels Expected Outcomes/output: a report providing a reflection of the capacity of the trade unions to engage in policy issues: is it adequate/ inadequate/ weaknesses and strengths and how weaknesses (if any) can be addressed Period/When?: July 2015-August 2016
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Proposed activities & time frames 2. Capacity development: Lobbying and advocacy training for the
affiliates of ITUC-Africa
Activities: national and regional training workshops on how to identify issues for effective lobbying and advocacy
Expected outcomes/outputs: enhanced capacity of trade unions to effectively lobby and advocate for change at the national, sub-regional and collectively at continental level
Period/when?: August- October 2015
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Proposed activities & time frames
3. Research: Analysis of national development policies on job creation and overall development plans at national, sub-regional and continental level
Activities: 1) Desktop and empirical data collection of national development and job creation policies at the national level-with a particular emphasis on the participation of trade unions in such processes.
2) Desktop review of regional economic policies of the sub-regional and regional economic blocks
Expected outcomes/output: a report proving information on what the different priority areas of development in the countries identified as well as sub-regionally and continentally. Such a report will assist the trade unions in holding national governments and regional institutes accountable and the information shall be useful in assisting trade unions to decide on priority areas for lobbying and advocacy
Period/When?: July 2015-August 2016
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Geographic coverage
A total of 20 countries shall be covered across the five sub-regions as follows:
a) West Africa: Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal
b) Southern Africa: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, DRC
c) East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
d) Central Africa: Cameroon, Gabon, Chad
e) North Africa: Tunisia, Morocco
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I thank you!
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WG EU: what’s next?
Groupe de travail UE : quoi ensuite ?
Grupo de trabajo UE: próximos pasos
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European Development Days (EDDs)
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European Parliament • EP on the report on the role of private sector in development. Shadow
rapporteur: Arne Lietz MEP (S&D, Germany) -> EP resolution on “Decent work worldwide”
• EYD2015, June: hearing on decent jobs and sustainable growth (proposal)
EC strategy • Revision of the “Agenda for Change”, following the new SDGs framework
• Possible meeting with Development Commissioner: role of social dialogue in development (informal economy; social protection; employment policies) and its support in EU development programmes
• Role of trade unions in development education
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TUDCN communication strategy
Stratégie de communication du RSCD
Estrategia de comunicación de la RSCD
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Principles and goals of TUDCN regarding communication and outreach
• Planning • Mainstreaming • Coordination • Accountability and evaluation • Inclusion
• Information • Networking • Solidarity • Transparency • Multilingualism • Dissemination
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Channels of communication
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Channels of communication
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Channels of communication
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Channels of communication
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Channels of communication
• Working groups
– WG Development Education
– WG EU development policies
– WG Global policies
– WG Partnerships and Joint Initiatives
– WG South-South and Triangular Cooperation
– A new WG on Communication and Outreach?
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Survey and GM group work feedback
Feedback Action
Survey: make results more visible Shared responsibility
Send newsletter in PDF Feasible, through a direct link
Delay and quality of translations
Number the documents Feasible
Indicate if it’s public or internal doc Feasible
Facebook over website? FB as a marketing tool. Website is a database of information, our archive.
Distance education Twitter webinar/online course
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Suggestions
• Website: link to TUDCN on your website
• Newsletter: send articles on a rolling basis
• Twitter: open an account, I can help with that
• Facebook: Follow us and share our content
• TUDCN video: subtitles in other languages?
• New WG on Communication and Outreach?
• Equal Times: send us suggestions or hot topics to make your issue global
BREAK
PAUSE
PAUSA
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Work Plan 2015-2016
Plan de travail 2015-2016
Plan de trabajo 2015-2016
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2015 (May-December)
Global
Regions
NY thematic seminar
May
TUCA-CSA network, October
WG PARTNERSHIPS
October
Policy area: private sector accountability in development
UN FFD, Addis Ababa
July
Policy area: social dialogue in development
Publication on TUs initiatives in development education
Social dialogue seminar+2nd TU -
OECD/DAC FORUM November
TUDCN OCM
September
ITUC-Africa, network
November
Policy area: organisational capacity
2016 (January-April)
Global
Regions
ITUC-AP Network
ITUC-Africa Network
April
TUCA-CSA Network February
Policy areas: social dialogue in development
Policy area: PS accountability in development
TUDCN GM March WG EU Dev
Education April
WG PARTNERSHIPS
February
Policy area: organisational capacity
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Evaluation of the GM and final conclusions
Évaluation de la Réunion Générale et conclusions finales
Evaluación de la Reunión General y conclusiones finales
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TUDCN statement of solidarity with the people of Nepal and with ITUC Nepalese affiliates • The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network
(TUDCN), gathered in Florence for its 2015 General Meeting, expresses it support and solidarity with the people of Nepal and with the ITUC Nepalese affiliates, after the appalling earthquake on Saturday 25 April 2015.
• More than 5.000 people lost their lives and the death toll could go beyond 10.000.
• TUDCN calls for quick and effective relief of those affected, and for the international community to assist Nepal in its reconstruction.
• TUDCN encourages trade unions worldwide to help with their available means to the reconstruction of Nepal and the assistance to the Nepalese people.
End of the meeting and LUNCH
Fin de la réunion et DÉJEUNER
Clausura de la reunión y ALMUERZO
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See you soon! Au revoir !
¡Hasta pronto! Arrivederci!
TUDCN General Meeting
Réunion Générale du RSCD
Reunión general de la RSCD
Centro Studi Nazionale CISL,Firenze, 27-29/04/2015