ituc-asia pacific regional youth charter ituc-ap youth and education department ituc-asia pacific

ITUC-Asia PacificITUC-Asia PacificRegional Youth CharterRegional Youth Charter

ITUC-APYouth and Education Department

ITUC-Asia Pacific

ITUC-AP Regional Youth CharterITUC-AP Regional Youth Charter

Background of Youth Charter:

7th ICFTU-APRO Youth Committee Meeting, 1-3 December 2005, Bangkok, Thailand

ICFTU-APRO Minimum Demand for Youth

Topic:◦ Employment and Job Creation◦ Training and re-training◦ Wage issue and Working Conditions◦ Social Safety Nets◦ Health and Social Issues◦ Union participation – Youth Activity

ICFTU-APRO Youth Charter adopted, 8th ICFTU-APRO Youth Committee Meeting, 26 August – 1 September 2006. Busan, Korea


Structure of the Youth Charter:

Trends on employment of young workers

4 challenges for urgent support needed to youth

5 demands of ITUC-AP Youth


Preamble: Decent Work for the Youth World Youth UnemploymentGirls and Young Women – DisadvantagedLess Social Security in Informal EconomyNo Benefit for Young Workers – Globalisation

Deficit= World Trends

Main findings from the Regional Surveys on Young Workers conducted in 2002 and 2004

= Trends in Asia and Pacific region


Findings from Regional Survey on Young Workers in 2002 and 2004:

Youth Unemployment twice as high as of adults

Mismatch btw. Training/Education & Job Requirement

Shifting to Casual, Atypical, Temporary jobs Low Organisation Rate of young workers Social problem such as HIV/AIDS

Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth


Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth

1. Employment and Job Creation2. Education, Training/re-training and Job-

Exchange3. Working and Social Lives of the Youth4. Trade Union Participation


Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth1. Employment and Job Creation Youth Unemployment rate : 14.4% (Global : 6.2%) More atypical/informal workforce of Youth More vulnerable young women Youth in skill intensive economy (The YEN indication)

2. Education, Training/re-training and Job-Exchange Less opportunity to Youth, Child Labour Too fast technological changes Less vocational training by enterprises and

government Insufficient Job-exchange schemes


Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth3. Working and Social Lives of the Youth Low wage for of Youth (lower than minimum wage,

etc.) Wage gap between men and women Unfair wage treatment Social Safety Net needed Social problems (HIV/AIDS, Drugs, Harassment, etc.) 4. Trade Union Participation Low participation of Youth in trade union due to little

knowledge of the importance of trade union Aging trade union – generation gap Voice of Youth not reflected Union not attractive to Youth


The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:(General Policy Guidelines and National Actions)

1. Creation of job opportunity to promote youth employment

2. Vocational training, retraining and promotion of employability

3. Decent working conditions and Social Safety Nets

4. To fight against poverty, HIV/AIDS and drugs for decent social lives

5. More Youth participation in trade unions


The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:

1. Creation of job opportunity to promote youth employment

General Policy Guidelines: Consensus among social partners on Decent jobs Macro economic policy for quality employment ILO, UN, IFI, etc. should take up youth Youth structure in the national centre

National Actions: Demand government for more employment opportunity Suggest national centre to fund Job match campaign Hold campaign on decent job for youth Gender equality



2. Vocational training, retraining & promotion of employability

General Policy Guidelines: Promotion of employability for technological changes Adequate resources for training scheme Quality skill training scheme No Child Labour

National Actions: Organize education seminar on workers’ rights Increase national youth activities Seminars for youth parents Approach government to address needs



3. Decent Working Conditions and Social Safety Nets

General Policy Guidelines: Equal pay for equal work for youth Adequate wage for decent quality of living and

employment Public Social Safety Nets

National Actions: Enhance relations with neighbouring national centres Organise rally for fundamental rights Lobby in the parliament Hold Campaign for equal value of work Support MDGs



4. To fight against poverty, HIV/AIDS, drug for decent lives

General Policy Guidelines: Awareness campaign Eliminate Discrimination against HIV/AIDS GCAP

National Actions: Hold awareness programmes, HIV/AIDS campaign Suggest to put Youth Minister Hold seminar on poverty issue Ask more partnership with private and public sector Tie with HR commission / authority against harassment



5. More Youth Participation in trade unions

General Policy Guidelines: Recruit Strategy for youth Youth representation at all level of governing body Gender balance ensured Comprehensive youth policy Union education and training programmes Opportunities for exchange experiences National youth rally Global, Regional and National campaign for youth



5. More Youth Participation in trade unions

National Actions: Hold Youth Committee more regularly Put youth representative to national Executive Body Get a seat of delegates in the congress Ensure young worker issue at forefront Continue training programmes for youth Promote more funding for youth activities Restructure National Centre to attract and encourage

young people to join the union Organize new industries i.e. digital media, biochemical Hold more recruitment campaign Consider how to implement ITUC-Youth Charter


Thank you!

ituc-asia pacific regional youth charter ituc-ap youth and education department ituc-asia pacific

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