The International Labour Movement ________________

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ What is the WTO and why does the ICFTU work with GUFs to bargain framework agreements with MNCs while being concerned about EPZs and PRSPs?

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ The labour movement consists of: – organizations such as unions, labour councils, federations and congresses, – plus organizations which support unions with activities aimed specifically at union members such as co-operatives and some non-governmental associations (NGOs), and – individuals who work to support the goals of labour organizations.

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ Labour education ● Union education is educational activity conducted by labour organizations (unions, branches, labour councils, federations and congresses) for their members. ● Labour studies refers to post-secondary courses and programmes which focus on labour and the working class. ● Labour education encompasses union education, labour studies and other non-vocational activities aimed at unionists. ● Worker's education refers to non-vocational education for all workers, unionized or not.

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ National Unions and Federations ● Local unions or branches represent workers in one or more workplaces ● National unions represent multiple local unions or branches ● Federations (labour centrals) represent multiple national unions

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ International Confederations (International federations of national unions) ● International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) – 231 affiliated organizations in 150 countries – 158 million members ● World Congress of Labour (WCL) – 26 million members ● World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ICFTU Regional Organizations ● AFRO (Africa) – 13 million members and 53 affiliates in 44 countries ● ORIT (North and South America) – 45 million members and 33 affilates in 29 countries ● APRO (Asia-Pacific) – 30 million members and 40 affiliates in 28 countries

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ Global Union Federations EI- Education International IMF- International Metal Workers' Federation ICEM- International Federation of Chemical, Energy and Mine Workers PSI- Public Services International UNI- Union Network International

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ Global Union Federations ITGLWF- International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation IFBWW- International Federation of Building and Wood Workers IUF- International Union of Food... ITF- International Transport Federation IFJ- International Federation of Journalists

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ Regional Organizations ETUC- European Trade Union Confederation OATTU- Organization of African Trade Union Unity SPOCTU- South Pacific Oceania Council of Trade Unions

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ Other Organizations TUAC- Trade Union Advisory Committee (OECD) APLN- Asia Pacific Labour Network (APEC) FES- Friedrich Ebert Stiftung JILAF- Japan Labour Foundation Solidarity Centre - AFL-CIO international foundation

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ International Labour Organization ● UN specialized agency which legally declares international labour rights ● Founded 1919 ● 175 members states ● 1969 Nobel Peace Prize ● Operates in tripartite manner: gov'ts, employers, unions ● All international labour confederations represented

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ International Labour Organization ● Annual Conference of representatives sets policies ● Governing Body acts between conferences ● Workers' Group consists of all labour delegates

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ International Labour Organization ● International Labour Office acts as secretariat ● ACTRAV – supports labour organizations ● ACTRAV – Turin: educational branch of ACTRAV

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Annual Conference ● Ultimate decision-making body of the Organization ● Each country sends four delegates: Governments: 2 Employers: 1 Labour Organizations:1 ● Meets every June in Geneva

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Governing Body ● Acts between annual conferences ● Consists of: Governments28 members Employers14 Labour organizations14 ● Meets three times a year ● Workers representatives elected from ICFTU, WCL, OATTU list ● Elects ILO Director-General (Juan Somavia)

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Workers' Group ● Consists of all labour delegates ● Elects a President and Secretary ● Secretary represents Group between Conferences

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ACTRAV ● Part of ILO secretariat ● Works to develop capacities of labour organizations, especially in developing countries ● Headed by Director (Jim Baker) ● 37 professional staff (18 Geneva; 19 in regional offices) ● ACTRAV- Turin – Labour education branch of ACTRAV – 6 labour educators – 12 residential courses in Turin plus other activities

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Activities Decent Work International Labour Standards ● Conventions ● Recommendations

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Core Conventions ● Freedom of Association # 87- Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize (1948) # 98 - Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining (1949) ● Abolition of forced labour # 29 - Forced labour (1930) # Abolition of Forced Labour (1957)

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Core Conventions ● Equality # 100- Equal Remuneration (1951) # 111- Discrimination - Employment and Occcupation (1958) ● Elimination of Child Labour # Minimum Age (1973) # Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999)

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Conventions Labour Education Convention # 140 – Paid Educational Leave ● “leave granted to a worker for educational purposes for a specified period during working hours, with adequate financial entitlements”. ● Union education specified as one of the purposes of PEL ● 33 ratifications

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work ● Freedom of Association and collective bargaining ● Elimination of forced labour ● Abolition of child labour ● Elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation All ILO members states are obliged to respect the fundamental principles related to rights at work whether or not they have ratified the relevant Conventions

International Labour Movement ________________________________________________ Follow-up to the Declaration ● Annual review of countries which have not ratified one or more of the four categories related to fundamantal rights ● Began a series of annual reports outlining the state of affairs related to the four categories in all countries.

The International Labour Movement ________________