2010 nov 24 organizing strategies (eng-bur) [compatibility mode]

8/2/2019 2010 Nov 24 Organizing Strategies (Eng-Bur) [Compatibility Mode]

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Organizing in thechanging world of work

Arun Kumar, Actrav-ILO-Turin


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Organizing one of the main ways for unions to promote DecentWork & Social Protection for workers

But its a task made very difficult in this period of flexible and

insecure employment where neither labour laws, nor labourmarkets or employment conditions are favourably placed forpromoting organizing;

Federation of Trade Unions-Burma

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,difficult.

So, what can FTUB and its unions do?


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How do trade unions Organize?

Strategies will depend on Country legal framework (what rights exist?)

Type of industry and state of the industry


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employed/wage employed/home based/ contract/etc Union Strategy & Structure?

Union resources (financial, material & people)

Image and status of the TUs What else ?

No ready made solutions, no single model;


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Facing the Organizing Challenge

Broadly speaking, TU Actions need to be taken attwo levels -

Macro policy level to create enabling


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In the field, at workplace, at community level

where the workers are


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Creating enabling environment

What are the main demands of trade unions inyour country?

Campaigns at national level on issues such as

Freedom of Association (Right to Organise, to UnionRecognition) & Collective Bargaining Rights (ILO


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Conventions 87 & 98) - Tripartitism right to be represented in the decision making

bodies at Govt level

Domestic social clause

Building partnerships with other movements

What else does Unions need to do?


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Organizing Actions at Workplace

Questions to be considered

Why should a worker join the union? What can union give

them in this age of flexible employment?

Where is our power in a market economy? in numbers or ?


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How have we been organizing so far?

What new strategies can we develop for organizing andstrengthening TUs?


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Union Approaches

Servicing Model

Union/union officials provide collective & individual services

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Members dependent on the Union & its Office bearers toprovide what they require.


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Unions officials control union resources, strategies, interests

& develop union tactics

NOT MUCH INVOLVEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP IN

TU ACTIVITIES


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Union Approaches

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Organizing motivated thru activism & self-help amongworkers;

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Develop campaigns, alliances & use members to supportexternal organizing


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Organizing Strategies

1. TU resources limited - We cannot go out & organizeeach & every worker. SO, can we then think of a way tomake workers come to us?

2. Need to go beyond wage bargaining into social welfare


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- linking with govt schemes for providing access toworkers for social welfare programmes

- Using group insurance schemes to provide socialprotection - health care, life insurance

- Organizing thru thrift, credit and social welfare services


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3. Leveraging power of the organised- Eg. Railway unionsextending their reach to hawkers, coolies, contractorsworkers, etc

4. For MNCs and those companies with Export interests inOECD countries companies that are susceptible toconsumer power build links with international TUs(GUFs), NGOs and consumer movement.


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5. Role of international labour solidarity & InternationalFramework Agreements

6. Organizing not at workplace but at workers living areas

role of self help groups


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Organizing Migrant Workers

Suggested Strategies

Advocate for universal labour rights abolish distinctions fortemporary workers (delinking workers rights from nationality/

citizenship)

Working at community level, Self-help groups building


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Needs of Migrant workers? Set up Welfare & Servicecentres health care & workers rights services help lines

TU Education and Rights Awareness Activities


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Organizing thru SHGs & Cooperatives

relevant for informal economy workers, self employed andhome based workers.

builds workers own leadership and self reliance; brings in newactivists into the labour movement


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Using Workers Capital to promote Union Rights and other

labour standards

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- Need to think beyond Rate of Interest.


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Adopt & advocate policies that will apply to all

workers and prevent further divisions of the workersin the labour market that is, put all workers in oneboat.


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Equal Pay campaign

And what else can TUs do ???


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Group Work

What are the hurdles/difficulties in organizingBurmese workers inside & Outside Burma?

Give examples of how you organize in currentsituation?

What are the reasons for young people &/or


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migrant workers not being keen to join the unions? What services or benefits does the union

membership bring to a member?

How can


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