ACTRAV-ITC-ILO COURSE A3 51642 Trade Union Training on Freedom of Association (FoA), Organising

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ACTRAV-ITC-ILO COURSE A3 51642Trade Union
Training on Freedom of Association (FoA),
Organising Collective Bargaining in the era of
Globalization19-23 Nov 2007, Bangkok

• Course Orientation

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Aims of This Orientation

1. To understand the background, objectives,
   contents expected outputs of this training
   programme
2. To confirm the timetable of this course make
   fine-tuning to it, if necessary
3. Agree on the role of participants.

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Background

• The world of work is changing due to
  globalization economic liberalization -
  structural changes in the economy, growing
  informalunorganized economy, changes in the
  composition of the workforce, advancements in IT,
  etc role of state is changing role of private
  sector is increasing
• While labour productivity has gone up, employment
  growth has not been adequate within the
  organized sector, there is pressure to downsize!
• Underemployment, insecurity, poor working
  conditions and lack of respect for workers rights
  rampant in Asia-Pacific for various reasons
• Against this background, labour law reforms

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Background

• How to protect workers interests in this era of
  globalization?
• Emerging socio-economic situation requires not
  only expanding organizing efforts but also new
  skills among trade union leaders for dispute
  mediation and collective bargaining, especially
  to deal with private sector.
• The workshop will provide an opportunity for the
  participants to share experiences on trade union
  organizing, collective bargaining techniques and
  the role of ILOs International Labour Standards
  as instruments for promoting freedom of
  association, right to organize and collective
  bargaining.

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Objectives of the Course

• At the end of the course, the participants
  should be able to
• Identify main challenges being faced by trade
  unions in organising collective bargaining and
  explain how trade unions can meet them
  effectively
• Demonstrate understanding of the process of
  globalization how trade unions can meet its
  social economic challenges
• Understand the ILOs supervisory mechanisms for
  Freedom of Association (FOA) to promote an
  enabling environment for trade union
  organizing
• Propose improved strategies for organizing,
  targeting in particular the workers in private
  sector and in informal economy

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Objectives of the Course

• Understand areas for collective bargaining and
  formulate effective charter of demands for
  negotiations in private sector companies
• Comprehend use of balance sheets companies
  financial data for collective bargaining
• Know about strategies for collective bargaining
  at enterprise levels
• Mainstream gender issues in all the programmes
  and actions of unions, including in organizing
  activities
• Develop an action plan to share experiences,
  initiatives for education, actions and solidarity

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Key Issues to be discussed

• Globalization, Decent Work Challenges for Trade
  Unions
• Labour Standards, FoA Supervisory Machinery for
  promoting Workers Rights
• Changing management policies, strategies in this
  age of globalization
• Strategies for collective bargaining at
  enterprise levels
• Economics of a firm
• Sources of Information for collective bargaining

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Key Issues to be discussed

• Collecting information, analysis preparing
  charter of demands
• Balance Sheet Analysis its use for collective
  bargaining
• Negotiating Productivity agreements
• Enabling conditions Strategies for Organizing
  Workers
• Development of Action plan on Organizing
  Promotion of Rights of Workers, including
  Migrants participants contribution

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Main Outputs Expected

• Preparation of action plan(s)
• Participants will design develop a specific
  action plan incorporating some elements of the
  course subjects that can be implemented with a
  specific target group in local settings or
  together internationally. These plans will be
  used for evaluation purposes for any future
  follow-up seminar.
• Strengthening of Regional Network for action on
  Trade issues to share experiences, news and
  promote campaigns on workers rights, sharing of
  information on developments at national level and
  for joint actions
• more on all this later

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Evaluation

• End of the course evaluation
• Post-course evaluation to be conducted one year
  after the completion of the course
• Feedback is welcome on daily-basis

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Role of Participants

• Be active participative in all activities
  through out the course
• Be PUNCTUAL! please.. ?
• Form a 2 member Daily Report Team to take
  notes, summarize major points key issues of
  each training session the team will change
  daily will present the summary of previous day
  sessions - every day at 8.45 a.m.
• Generate ideas for action plan group or
  individual

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Any Questions?