Development of Trade Union Policies and Strategies for OSH/E and HIV/AIDS

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Development of Trade Union Policies and
Strategies forOSH/E and HIV/AIDS
Hiro Ishibashi Specialist on Workers
Activities ILO SRO Manila ACTRAV-Turin Course
A3-00605July 19, 2006 ITCILO
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Outline

1. Quick overview of the ILO/ACTRAV in Asia and the
   Pacific Region
2. International and Regional Commitments to Decent
   WorkOpportunity for Trade Unions
3. Decent Work Country Program and Priority Outcomes
4. Developing your own strategy

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1. Quick Overview of the ILO/ACTRAV in Asia and
the Pacific Region
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What does the ILO do?

• Adopts and supervises international labour
  standards

Provides technical assistance(to help states
adopt/implement ILSs)
Promote development of independent employers and
workers organization
Fosters social dialogue on labour and employment
issues among constituencies
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Key Points

• ILO is not an organization for workers.

ILO is not a police.
It is you who can influence ILO, not us.
It is you who initiate an action, not us.
ILO is not a funding org, but an advocacy org.
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ILO Regional Structure for AP

• ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
  Region (Bangkok)

Subregional Office for East Asia (Bangkok)
Subregional Office for South Asia (New Delhi)
Subregional Office for Southeast Asia and the
Pacific (Manila)
MongoliaChina (HKM)ThailandVietnamCambodiaL
aosMalaysia Burma (Myanmar)S. Korea Singapore
India Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan Sri
Lanka Afghanistan Bhutan Iran
Philippines Indonesia Timor Leste Fiji Papua New
Guinea Samoa Solomon Island Kiribati Vanuatu Austr
aliaNew Zealand
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Subregional Structure

• Technical Specialists
• Intl Labour Standards
• Employment
• Social Security
• Industrial Relations
• Employers Activities
• Workers Activities

Subregional Office for Southeast Asia and the
Pacific (Manila)

• Area Officein Jakarta

Area Officein Suva
Philippines AustraliaNew Zealand
Fiji Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon
Island Kiribati Vanuatu
Indonesia Timor Leste
Constituencies (Governments, Employers and
Workers Organizations)
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ACTRAV Structure for A/P

• ILO Head Office in Geneva
• Bro. RaghwanDesk Office for Asia/Pacificraghwan_at_
  ilo.org

ILO SRO Bangkok Sis. Elsa RamosSenior Specialist
on Workers Activitiesramose_at_ilo.org

• ILO SRO New Delhi
• Bro. Ahn Pong-Sul
• Senior Specialist on Workers Activitiesahn_at_ilo.o
  rg

ILO SRO Manila Bro. Hiro IshibashiSenior
Specialist on Workers Activitiesishibashi_at_ilo.or
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ILO RO Bangkok Sis. Christine NathanRegional
Specialist for Workers Educationnathan_at_ilo.org
ILO Turin Center Bro. Arun KumarProgramme
Officer for Asia and the Pacific
kumar_at_itcilo.org
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2. The International and Regional Commitments
toDecent Work
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Realization of Decent Work

• Fundamental principles and rights at work and
  labour standards

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Better opportunities for women and men to secure
decent employment and income
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Social protection for all(social securities,
OSH/E, HIV/AIDS)
Strengthening social dialogue(national, regional
and global levels)
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Decent Work is a Global Goal

• To make the goals of full and productive
  employment and decent work for all a central
  objective of national and international
  macroeconomic policies as well as poverty
  reduction strategies

Para. 47 2005 UN Summit Outcome Document
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ILO Conventions on OSH
General Provisions Occupational Safety and
Health Convention (No. 155) Occupational Health
Services Convention (No. 161) Protection against
specific risks Radiation Protection Convention
(No. 115) Occupational Cancer Convention (No.
139) Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise
and Vibration) Convention (No. 148) Asbestos
Convention (No. 162) Chemicals Convention (No.
170) Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents
Convention (No. 174) Protection in specific
branches of activity Hygiene (Commerce and
Offices) Convention (No. 120) Safety and Health
in Construction Convention (No. 167) Safety and
Health in Mines Convention (No. 176) Safety and
Health in Agriculture Convention (No. 184)
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Ratification Status
C. 155 C. 161 C. 115 C. 139 C. 148 C. 162 C. 170 C. 74 C. 120 C. 167 C. 176 C. 184
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China X
China-HK
Fiji
India X
Indonesia X
Korea, Rep. X
Lao
Malaysia
Mongolia X
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines X
Sri Lanka X
Thailand
Viet Nam X X
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Decent Work must bean Asian Goal too!

• Realizing Decent Work in Asia

The main theme of the 14th Asian Regional Meeting
of the ILO(Busan, 29 Aug. - 1 Sept. 2006)
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To Make D.W. a Reality in A/P
Five Key Areas of Work
Productivity, Growth Competitiveness
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Youth Employment
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Management of labour migration
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Good governance
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Social protection for all
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1. Productivity, Growth Competitiveness

• KEY QUESTIONS
• How to promote productivity growth and
  competitiveness without sacrificing jobs (and
  vice versa)
• How to ensure fairer distribution of the
  productivity gains among the social partners.
• KEY ACTIONS
• Focused investment in dynamic growing sectors
  (e.g. service sector) and in the sectors where
  labour is dominant (e.g. agriculture)
• Creating the enabling environment for enterprise
  development in the formal economy
• Enhancing trainability and employability of
  workers

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2. Youth Employment

• KEY QUESTIONS
• How to ensure smooth and successful transition
  from school to decent employment with decent
  income
• How to provide appropriate and sufficient social
  protection at key stages in life-cycle by
  adopting a life-cycle perspective.
• KEY ACTIONS
• Reforming education and training systems for
  young people in a way to reduce skill mismatches
  and increase employability
• Increasing labour demand for young people and
• Promoting entrepreneurship for young people.

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3. Management ofLabour Migration

• KEY QUESTIONS
• How to ensure a win-win-win situation among
  sending countries, receiving countries and
  migrant workers.
• KEY ACTIONS
• Develop a non-binding, rights-based regional
  framework with
• Realistic long-term assessment system of labour
  supply and demand in different countries
• A system of mutual recognition of skills
  qualifications and competency standards.
• Ratify Convention 97 and 143

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4. Labour Market Governance

• KEY QUESTIONS
• How to realize Decent Work in the context of
  global production systems, competition and
  changing patterns of employment relations and
• How to achieve an ideal balance between security,
  stability and flexibility.
• KEY ACTIONS
• Reform labour laws (in conformity with ILSs) and
  labour market governance institutions with full
  involvement of social partners
• Reform labour administration and expand coverage
  to the most vulnerable workers

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5. Social Protection for All

• KEY QUESTIONS
• How to extend the social protection coverage to
  the uncovered workers, especially in the informal
  economy, rural agriculture and migration.
• KEY ACTIONS
• Extend the coverage of national schemes to the
  informal economy supplemented by voluntary
  community-based and micro insurance schemes and
  other mechanisms
• Strengthen national capacity to ensure sound
  financial management, good governance and
  adequate institutional approach and
• Design and test new approaches and tools to
  reduce poverty based on comprehensive responses

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Tripartism is the KEYfor our Success
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Realizing Decent Work in Asia
Poverty reduction through a rights based approach
to development
Institutionalize real tripartism and partnerships
with development actors
Facilitate C.B. to address productivity, job
growth, job protection
Stronger employers and workers organizations
No freedom of association, no decent work
The main targets of the ILOsDecent Work Country
Programmes
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3. Decent Work Country Program and Priority
Outcomes How the ILO works at a national level
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What is DWCP?

• Framework for delivery of ILO services to our
  constituencies
• Results-Based Management
• Dialogue about priorities at the national
  level
• Opportunity for constituencies to influence how
  the ILO works.

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How does DWCP work?

• Member states (through tripartite consultations)
  set specific Decent Work Objectives/Priorities
  (just 2-3 priorities) to be achieved in 2006-2007

ILO supports the member states to achieve the
objectives/priorities
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Countrys Own Objectives and ILOs Objectives
Countrys OwnObjectives
DWCP
ILOs Objectives
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Possible Problem

• OSH and/or HIV/AIDS are not listed as priority
  issue in the DWCP for your country

If OSH HIV/AIDS are really a top priority for
workers and for trade unions, you need to make
sure that they are included in DWCP.
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4. Developing your own strategy
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What do you need (want)to accomplish ultimately?

• Eradication of occupational injuries, death and
  diseases

How can you achieve the target? What to do???
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What are the Necessary Condition for your Success?

• Strong national political will, commitment,
  policy and budget allocation

Sufficient legal protection covering all types of
workers
Existence of free, democratic, representative and
competent trade unions
Awareness of all citizens on OSH HIV/AIDS
issues and their participation
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Strong Political Will, Commitment, Policy and
Budget

• Strength
• National tripartite OSH committee
• Public OSH Center/Institution
• OSH could always be an entry point for
  bipartite/tripartite social dialogue.
• Weakness
• Capacity of trade unions on OSH
• Lack of specialized OSH officers availableat all
  levels

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Legal Protection

• Strength
• ILO Standards (Conventions and Recommendations)
  on OSH
• Other international instruments promoting OSH.
• Weakness
• Weak national legislation
• Low ratification of ILO Conventions
• Unions have little knowledge on intl guidelines
  (?)

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Existence of Trade Unions with Competency

• Strength
• Corelationship between the presence of unions and
  high OSH standards
• Unions can be a good partner for managers.
• Weakness
• FOA is weak in Asia/Pacific, hence unions are
  weak
• Union leaders are often weak in understanding and
  technical OSH issues.

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Public/Mass Awareness on OSH

• Strength
• OSH issues are relatively easy to attract
  peoples attention
• Media can support OSH initiatives.
• Weakness
• Difficulty in reaching the workers families in
  the socially excluded areas/groups
• Using media is often expensive.

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Your Workplan
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The Key Points

• Analysis of the current OSH and/or HIV/AIDS
  situations
• Clear long- short-term objectives and outcomes
  to be achieved (specific changes)
• Strategies to achieve the target
• Realistic budget.

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• Good Luck!