Project Title:• TEAM BUILDING FOR UNION

LEADERS AND ORGANIZERS TOWARDS WORKERS ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTentative Duration Tentative Duration

Geographical Geographical CoverageCoverage

Project Language Project Language

Executing Executing Organization Organization

: One year: One year

: ALU (Luzon : ALU (Luzon Area)Area)

: English & : English & TagalogTagalog

: ALU/ILO: ALU/ILO

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Unit Unit

Preparation Date Preparation Date

AuthorAuthor

ALU (Luzon Area)ALU (Luzon Area)

: 26 March 2006: 26 March 2006

: Raquel F. : Raquel F. ClavillasClavillas

(raf652002@yahoo.(raf652002@yahoo.com)com)

PROBLEMS & ISSUESPROBLEMS & ISSUES• Bad condition of workers specially on Bad condition of workers specially on

PEZA;PEZA;• Lack of Workers’ Rights Awareness;Lack of Workers’ Rights Awareness;• Organizers’ awareness of ILO Organizers’ awareness of ILO

Conventions and some tools to be Conventions and some tools to be use in Organizing Techniques;use in Organizing Techniques;

• Familiarization on Labour Laws.Familiarization on Labour Laws.• Collective Bargaining AgreementCollective Bargaining Agreement

Target Groups: 10 ALU Direct Organizers

10 Local Union Officers

Implementers :Implementers :• Trainers who has the knowledge

about ILS, the capacity to give a good example of organizing strategies;

• ILO Trainers who has the knowledge on the structure of ILO;

• Legal Dept. of ALU to discuss the Labour Laws

Financiers:

ALU Counterparts

ILO Assistance

Long Term Objectives:Long Term Objectives: To increase the current membership;To increase the current membership; To build network of ALU union To build network of ALU union

affiliates;affiliates; To strengthen the capacity of local To strengthen the capacity of local

affiliates for organizing by providing affiliates for organizing by providing information/know-howinformation/know-how

To develop linkage/access to DOLE.To develop linkage/access to DOLE.

Immediate Objectives:Immediate Objectives:

At the end of this project, the target group will be At the end of this project, the target group will be able to:able to:

Conduct research and mapping of the target Conduct research and mapping of the target companies.companies.

Frame/propose strategies for organizingFrame/propose strategies for organizing Train organisers from within the local affiliatesTrain organisers from within the local affiliates Organize at least one (1) company with Organize at least one (1) company with

minimum of 100 workers/trained organizer with minimum of 100 workers/trained organizer with CBA signed.CBA signed.

KEY OUTPUTS7DIRECT KEY OUTPUTS7DIRECT RESULTS:RESULTS:

Organizers and local affiliates who have Organizers and local affiliates who have the knowledge and skills on the research, the knowledge and skills on the research, laws and can set strategies in organizing laws and can set strategies in organizing and help the trade union deals with the and help the trade union deals with the difficulties in decreasing membership and difficulties in decreasing membership and less capacity to hired full time organizers less capacity to hired full time organizers who can organize workers within his/her who can organize workers within his/her area.area.

2.2.

Good examples of the Good examples of the organizing campaign that can organizing campaign that can work hand on hand with the work hand on hand with the organizers and will make a organizers and will make a quality organizingquality organizing..

3.3.

More workers are unionized, have More workers are unionized, have knowledge about what are the ILO knowledge about what are the ILO Conventions and Recommendations Conventions and Recommendations and have the same mind-set that and have the same mind-set that would come out of more solidarity would come out of more solidarity among themselves. Can do among themselves. Can do Solidarity Campaign either.Solidarity Campaign either.

ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES:May 14 – 19, 2006May 14 – 19, 2006

June 2006June 2006

July – Sept. 2006July – Sept. 2006

Dec. 2006–Feb. 2007Dec. 2006–Feb. 2007

March – April 2007March – April 2007

Organizers’ Workshop Organizers’ Workshop (“Capacity Building for (“Capacity Building for Organizers Workshop”)Organizers Workshop”)ResearchResearch End of June End of June

- last submission of target - last submission of target companies.companies. Organizing CampaignOrganizing Campaign

Filing of PCE, Election Filing of PCE, Election heldheldCB NegotiationCB Negotiation

NOTE:NOTE:Monthly Report includes the number of Monthly Report includes the number of memberships signed;memberships signed;Quarterly Reports with Organizing Updates Quarterly Reports with Organizing Updates and recommendation of the Direct and recommendation of the Direct Organizers, evaluated by the Chief of Organizers, evaluated by the Chief of Organizing Section and with the approval Organizing Section and with the approval of the Area Vice President.of the Area Vice President.Annual Report With complete documents Annual Report With complete documents like Cert. of Creation, PCE, minutes of the like Cert. of Creation, PCE, minutes of the hearing, CB proposals, etc.hearing, CB proposals, etc.

MAIN INPUTSMAIN INPUTSFinancial AssistanceFinancial AssistanceResource PersonsResource PersonsDocuments, ILO, DOLE, Documents, ILO, DOLE,

Federations, Federations, EtcEtc..

INDICATORS: (Quality)INDICATORS: (Quality) can conduct mapping and know how to can conduct mapping and know how to

make future strategies on the target make future strategies on the target companies.companies.

Can conduct the meetings with 50% + 1 Can conduct the meetings with 50% + 1 attendees from the target companies.attendees from the target companies.

Should be from the local affiliates with Should be from the local affiliates with direct organizer from the federation on the direct organizer from the federation on the area and completed the workshop.area and completed the workshop.

Can organize at least 1 company within the Can organize at least 1 company within the area.area.

INDICATORS (Quantity)INDICATORS (Quantity) Submit target companies with at Submit target companies with at

least 100 to organizeleast 100 to organize Secure the 50% + 1 memberships of Secure the 50% + 1 memberships of

the target company within 2 months the target company within 2 months and 25% on the 3and 25% on the 3rdrd month. month.

50% organizers from the local 50% organizers from the local affiliates, 50% organizers direct from affiliates, 50% organizers direct from the federationthe federation

MANAGEMENT OF RISKS:MANAGEMENT OF RISKS:RISK POTENTIAL RISKRISK POTENTIAL RISK 1 Lack of funding1 Lack of funding of the Nat’l Unionof the Nat’l Union 2 Worker’s hesi-2 Worker’s hesi- tationtation 3 Employer’s Hesi-3 Employer’s Hesi- tationtation 4 Delay proceedings4 Delay proceedings in the court.in the court. 5 Federation’s 5 Federation’s

hesitationhesitation

POSSIBLE RESPONSEPOSSIBLE RESPONSE ILO assistance & ILO assistance &

some int’l. help.some int’l. help. Organizer’s know Organizer’s know

how and networkhow and network Formulate strategiesFormulate strategies

Organizer’s skills in Organizer’s skills in the amended laws.the amended laws.

Author’s convincing Author’s convincing powerpower

MONITORING / REPORTING / MONITORING / REPORTING / EVALUATION PROCEDURESEVALUATION PROCEDURES

• Monthly Reports

• Quarterly Reports

• Yearly Reports includes Evaluation