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Globalisation context

Massive inequality within and between countries

Deficit of decent work / no choice

Demographic trend – need for labourforce

Greed / skills for lower price

Climate change

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Balanced development is needed

• Multilateral framework that puts people first

• Combating poverty, building DW – in the centre

• Work / life balance

• VET

• Life long learning

• Skills recognition

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Positive side

• In host countries: taxes and spending, work done

• Remittances (150b), but …

• Returnees

• Multiculturism

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International arena• International (WTO GATs Mode 4): labour

as commodity, narrow focus on temporary and circular migration to fill gaps

• IOM, GFMD• Bilateral agreements (HRs, skills, transfer)• European court of justice

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Why unions?

• All the workers

• Size

• “marked feature of global economy”

• Risks and vulnerabilities

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What?

• Advocacy

• Help and assistance

• Resource and analysis

• Organising and representation

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ITUC work• Workshop in 2006• SAPs• International platforms:• 2004 – ILO• 2005 – global commission on international migration

and development• 2006 – HL Dialog of the UN GA on IMD• 2007 – GFMD, statement• 2008 – GU Forum on MD, before GFMD

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Human rights are precondition to any fair model of globalisation

• Labour is not a commodity• Normative frame: Ratification and implementation:

accountability of governments: ILO Multilateral Framework• No racism and xenophobia: awareness, training etc.• Equal rights, coverage and treatment: FoA. Also

undocumented: exploitation of some workers threatens all the workers.

• Control over private agencies (Co.181) + ethic code• Development agenda: DW, ODA (0.7), quality public services,

legal mechanisms. Migration has to be a free choice• International agreements and partnerships: strengthen

cooperation, involvement of social partners and CSOs…), legal channels

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Policy making

• All the relevant structures to be involved

• Consultations and decision making with social partners, institutionalisation

• Agreements have to have social dimension

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Union examples• Native speaking organisers / officers (CSC, TUC, LO-

N…)• Structures to follow migrants (CISL, EAKL…)• Certification (CISL)• Vouchers / collective use of union services (FNV,

Belgians…)• Participation in quotas setting (FNPR)• Affiliation and cooperation of “migrant unions” (KCTU,

HKCTU, EMU - IGBau…)• Agreements of co-support (LBAS, Lo-S, LPSK etc.)• Materials in native languages (CGT, TUC, ZSSS etc.)

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Union examples

• UNISON/TEHY membership transfer

• Overseas Nurses Networks

• Joint membership (3F…)

• UNI Passport and IUF reciprocity agreement

• BWI world cup

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Conclusions: ITUC Congress action programme

• Ratification and implementation• Tripartite consultations• Respect of rights, transferability• ILS in agreements• Joint union actions• Cross-border work• Awareness and education• Campaigning and advocacy• ILO Multilateral Framework – implementation• Alliances with CSOs