ITC-ILO/ACTRAV Course A3-00391: Trade Union Training on International Labour Standards and ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up

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ITC-ILO/ACTRAV Course A3-00391Trade Union
Training onInternational Labour Standards
andILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and
Rights at Work and its Follow-up
Course Orientation

• ACTRAV-Turin

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Aims of This Session

1. To get to know with each other
2. To fully understand the objectives and expected
   outputs of this programme
3. To confirm the timetable of the course, and make
   necessary fine tuning to it reflecting needs and
   expectations of the participants and
4. To distribute responsibilities among the
   participants.

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1. Introduction

• Basic Rules of the Course
• To get to know with each other

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Four Ground Rules

1. Be active and participative in all activities
   throughout the course

1. Be attentive and supportive to your classmates

1. Learn from each other

1. Be punctual!

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Self-Introduction

1. Your name and nickname
2. Your trade union experience
3. Your expertise in international and national
   labour standards and
4. The main workers rights problem you will try
   to find a solution to during this course

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2. Objectives

• Long-term (development) objectives
• Immediate objectives
• Outputs

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Background
Historical Background
Economic Interest
Authoritarian Regime
Low Public Awareness
Weak Workers movement
Globalization
Deficiencies in National Labour Legislations
Failure in Implementation of Labour Legislation
Basic workers rights are not sufficiently
protected and are frequently violated/ignored in
Asia the Pacific Region
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What are Needed?
Trade Unions must promote actively utilize the
ILS and ILO Mechanisms
Effective Application ofInternational Labour
Standards
Deficiencies in National Labour Legislations
Failure in Implementation of Labour Legislation
CHANGE!
Basic workers rights are not sufficiently
protected and frequently violated/ignored in Asia
and the Pacific Region
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Long-Term Objectives of this Training Course
To achieve
Positive changes in the national labour
legislations and their actual implementations
Assurance of sufficient protections for basic
workers rights
By ensuring the regular and effective use of
International Labour Standards and the ILOs
mechanisms by trade unions.
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To Achieve Long-Term Objectives, We Need
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To promote a structure within trade unions
responsible for ILS
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To strengthen the capacity of unions for
developing strategies on ILS
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To facilitate workers education and training
programmes on ILS
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To build up networks of trade unions on ILS and
workers rights issues
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Immediate Objectives

• By the end of the course, all participants should
  become able to

Identify workers rights problems being faced
by your members
Fully utilize international labour standards and
the ILO mechanisms
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Check List for Achievements of the Immediate
Objectives

• The political, economic and social background for
  the workers rights situations today
• The possibilities and limitations of the ILS and
  ILO mechanisms
• Types and difference of international labour
  standards (Conventions, Recommendations,
  Declarations and Resolutions)
• The procedures for discussion, adoption,
  submission, ratification and notification of a
  new international labour standard
• The supervisory mechanisms of ILS, including
  regular procedures (Article 22 Reports on
  ratified Conventions and General Surveys) and
  special procedures (Article 24 Representation and
  Article 26 Complaint)
• The roles of the supervisory bodies of the ILO,
  including Committee of Experts (CEACR), and
  Conference Committee on Application of
  Conventions and Recommendations (CCACR)
• The effect of ILO Declaration on F.P.R.W. and its
  follow-up procedures including the Annual Review
  and Global Report
• The special procedures for Freedom of Association
  (a complaint to Committee on Freedom of
  Association) and the role of CFA
• The concept and areas of the eight core
  conventions
• The ways and means for workers participation in
  the ILOs standard setting machineries and
  supervisory mechanisms
• The forms and contents of workers
  comments/reports to the ILO under each
  supervisory procedure
• The specific workers rights problems of women
• The workers rights of the most vulnerable
  groups, including the workers in the informal
  economy, international economic migrants,
  HIV/AIDS carriers
• The effect of other international instruments,
  including the ILO Tripartite Declaration on
  Principles concerning MNEs, OECD Guidelines for
  MNEs, and UN Global Compact
• The role and effect of the private voluntary
  initiatives, including international framework
  agreements of GUFs and global reporting
  infinitives
• The options for trade union programmes and
  actions for promoting workers use of the ILS
  mechanisms
• The ways and means to promote workers
  communications networks on workers rights
• The effective Use of the Internet and
• The standard format for a project proposal, based
  on Summary Project Outline (SPROUT).

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Target Outputs of the Course

• Focal Points for Workers Rights in 16
  countries/unions who have capacity of
• Effectively utilizing ILS and the ILO mechanism
• Advancing for universal ratification and
  implementation of the key ILSs
• Promoting communication networks of trade unions
  in Asia and the Pacific region.
• 16 project proposals for promoting the use of ILS
  and ILO mechanism by unions
• A regional network of ILS Focal Points.

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Regional Network on ILS
50 trade union activists trained on ILS
A3-00391
A3-2739
A3-50567
A3-2382
SoliComm Computer Communications Network
OnlineConference
MailingList
E-Library
Website
Promotion of the use of the ILS by unions
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3. Time-Table
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Weekly Session Plans
1st week
Cross-cutting issues ILS basics
Weekly Evaluation
2nd week
Advanced skills on ILS
Weekly Evaluation
3rd week
Practical skills on the use of ILS
Weekly Evaluation
4th week
Study visit consolidate ILS skill
Final Evaluation
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4. Work Plans

• Concept of work plans
• SPROUT and LFA
• Development schedule

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What is Work Plan?

1. A work plan is a project proposal that aims to
   bring about a positive change by tackling with a
   problem
2. Work plans need to be implemented
3. Work plans must be time-bound
4. The objectives of work plans must be feasible,
   realistic achievable.

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Model Format SPROUT

• SPROUT Summary Project Outline
• the standardized format for project proposal used
  by the ILO and other UN agencies

Problem
Achievement ofIdeal Situation
Project
Solution
Cause of theProblems
Non-existenceof the Cause
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Conditions for the Work Plan
Problem must be related to lack of
protections or persistent breaches of basic
workers rights
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Cause of the problem must be reachable and
solvable by your unions action
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Solution must be linked with the use of ILS and
ILO mechanisms by your union
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Development Schedule

• By 18 Feb.
• Identification of the main problem and desired
  situation
• By 25 Feb.
• Elaboration on solutions and strategies
• On 4 March
• Presentation of the first draft of your workplan

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5. Evaluation

• Daily summary
• Weekly evaluation
• End-of-course evaluation
• Post-course evaluation

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Evaluation

• Daily Summary by a report team
• Weekly evaluation (on every Friday)
• End of the Course Evaluation
• Post-Course Evaluation
• Through follow-up activities to monitor
  implementation of work plans
• After-1year-ealuation questionnaire.

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6. Distribution of Responsibilities

• Team Leader
• Daily Report Team
• Recreation Team

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Team Leader

• Rotates weekly (no re-election)
• Assists and encourages participants to be
  punctual at all times especially for training
  sessions
• Assists and encourages participants to keep the
  training room tidy
• Assists trainers/resource persons as necessary
• Gives a vote of thanks to resource persons
• Sets an example of participation and encourages
  other participants to actively participate.

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Daily Report Team

• Rotates daily formed by a pair of participants
• Takes notes of, and summarizes the major points
  and key findings of each training session
• Reports the summary of the previous days
  training sessions at the beginning of the day (10
  minutes).

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Recreation Team

• Rotates weekly formed by 5 participants
• Plans, proposes and arranges social and cultural
  activities or events during free time or for
  weekend
• Plans and implements short energizers that
  participants can demonstrate during or between
  training sessions (e.g. singing a song,
  stretching or exercising)
• Should decide a coordinator.

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7. Other Important Issues

• Pre-Course Assignment
• Course website
• Use of PCs/Internet
• Security issues

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Pre-Course Assignments

• Pre-Course Orientation
• Country Report
• Resource materials
• Research and preparations

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Course Website

• http//training.itcilo.org/actrav/courses
  /2005/A3-00391_web/
• Contains all the records of the training course
• Serves as a database of resource materials and
  course works and
• Offers a networking point for the participants
  and resource persons.

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Use of PCs and Internet

• In the classroom
• In the lobby of Pavilion L
• In the Computer Lab.

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Security Issues

• On campus
• In cities.

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8. Q A
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Any Questions/Clarifications?

• About objectives?
• About target outputs?
• About specific contents?
• About study visit?
• About anything?

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Please enjoy the programand get the most out of
it!

• ACTRAV-Turin