1. Wok Group Presentation
Country Situation Review

2. Indonesia, Philipine, Vietnam

3. Economic Crisis Effects: 1) Multi-national companies moved to China 2) Retrenched workers
Impact on Workers: 1) Flexible working arrangements 2) Difficult to bargain for additional wage and benefits 3) Reduction of working days

4. Union Response: 1) Skills training for retrenched workers/re-tooling 2) Increasing skills/knowledge in labor reform 3) Continue the organizing effort to get new members

5. Minimum Standards to All Workers: 1) We have, but there’s problem on implementation
- some countries have limitation/exemption
- Regional and sectoral wage
Labour Law Provide: 1) Right to Organize – YES
2) Right to Negotiate and Collective Bargaining – YES
3) Right to Strike – YES
4) Protection Against Retrenchment – YES
Compensation –YES
--- It is stated in the Constitution and Labor Code

6. Hurdles/Difficulties in Organizing Workers:
1) There are more informal and precarious workers
2) More contractual workers in ecomic zone
3) Workers supplied by Cooperative
4) Workers have little knowledge on their rights and benefits
5) Existing Company or yellow union

7. Shortcomings of the Social Security Schemes and System:
1) No unemployment insurance
2) Mismanage social security fund
3) Convert to trust fund (tripartite)

8. 3 Main Priorities of Trade Unions:
1) Organizing
2) Protection of workers in informal sectors and precarious workers
3) Implementation of existing labor laws

9. Thank you