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THE ITUC TRADE UNION
DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION POLICY
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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ITUC STRATEGIES
• PARTICIPATORY APPROACH (ITUC, RO, SSOs, NO, GUFs)
• ARTICULATION BETWEEN BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL PROGRAMMES
• COLLECTING BASELINES INFORMATION
• NETWORKING
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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)
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• 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
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ITUC CHALLENGES
THE WORLD MUST LOOK DIFFERENT AFTER THE CRISISFAIR GLOBALISATION, DEVELOPMENT, GREENER ECONOMY• EMPLOYMENT - BOOST DOMESTIC DEMAND - EMPLOYMENT INTENSIVE GROWTH - SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
• SOCIAL PROTECTION - HEALTH - PENSION
- CHILD WELFARE
- UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
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• 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)
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• TRADE UNIONS
- CAPACITIES TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES
- ADVOCACY
- NETWORKING
- ORGANISE TO CHANGE BALANCE OF FORCES
NEED OF GLOBAL SOLIDARITY
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