ACTION PLANACTION PLAN

1.1. Oswell (Zambia)Oswell (Zambia)

2.2. Wook-Young Lim (Korea)Wook-Young Lim (Korea)

3.3. Gillian (Barbados)Gillian (Barbados)

4.4. Burcu (Turkey)Burcu (Turkey)

5.5. Rachel (Fiji)Rachel (Fiji)

6.6. Bich Ha (Vietnam)Bich Ha (Vietnam)

7.7. Jose (Philippines)Jose (Philippines)

ACTION PLANACTION PLANwithin the groupwithin the group

Log in to SoliCommLog in to SoliComm Prepare a brief report of the course, Prepare a brief report of the course, add your personal experiences, add your personal experiences, comments and define the concerns and comments and define the concerns and priorities for your country, the regional priorities for your country, the regional level as well as the international level level as well as the international level Share the report with the group by Share the report with the group by uploading it to Soli Commuploading it to Soli Comm Form subgroups which will develop Form subgroups which will develop research competency in NAMA, GATS research competency in NAMA, GATS or TRIMS and TRIPS.or TRIMS and TRIPS. Introductory Course should be Introductory Course should be followed up with an advance training followed up with an advance training program including the new program including the new developments coming for the next developments coming for the next year. year. ((within 6-8 months)within 6-8 months)

ACTION PLANACTION PLANin the homelandin the homeland

Telling the concerns and impacts of international trade Telling the concerns and impacts of international trade agreements on the employment and society to the agreements on the employment and society to the executive bodies of each trade union and national centreexecutive bodies of each trade union and national centre

Convincing the executive bodies at both sectoral and Convincing the executive bodies at both sectoral and national levels to take actions against international trade national levels to take actions against international trade agreements by using theiragreements by using their political power and creating political power and creating working groups or forums to discuss the issues with the working groups or forums to discuss the issues with the governmentgovernment

Organise training programmes on international trade Organise training programmes on international trade agreements.agreements.

Organising seminars, conferences and meetings and Organising seminars, conferences and meetings and attracting the attention of the public and workers to create attracting the attention of the public and workers to create awareness and consciousness on the impacts of awareness and consciousness on the impacts of globalization and international trade agreements globalization and international trade agreements

Found your research departments studying on the topics Found your research departments studying on the topics related to international trade agreements and publish the related to international trade agreements and publish the impacts and studies in websites and periodicalsimpacts and studies in websites and periodicals

Seek for assistance from other unionsSeek for assistance from other unions’ ’ technical stuff and technical stuff and expertsexperts

ACTION PLANACTION PLANin the homelandin the homeland

Create cooperation andCreate cooperation and buildbuild alliances with NGO alliances with NGO’’s, s, consumer movementconsumer movementss,, institutions, universities and institutions, universities and trade unions.trade unions.

Reach the MinistriesReach the Ministries’’ officers of Trade, Labour, Planning officers of Trade, Labour, Planning & Development and submit the reports and researches & Development and submit the reports and researches on the negative impacts of international trade on the negative impacts of international trade agreements on the employment and development.agreements on the employment and development.

Prepare resolution for tripartite mechanism legislation Prepare resolution for tripartite mechanism legislation in the parliament. in the parliament.

Find and convince a member of parliament to submit Find and convince a member of parliament to submit the resolution and push for tripartite body for the resolution and push for tripartite body for consultation and trade representative officer at the WTO consultation and trade representative officer at the WTO meetings from labour side.meetings from labour side.

Put pressure on the governments to ratify and Put pressure on the governments to ratify and implement the ILO standards and conventions.implement the ILO standards and conventions.

Empowering the capacity of trade unions by recruiting Empowering the capacity of trade unions by recruiting new members or merging each other.new members or merging each other.

ACTION PLANACTION PLANat the regional and at the regional and international levelinternational level

Lobby on ILO having an observer status Lobby on ILO having an observer status at WTO.at WTO.

ITUC regional offices should also be ITUC regional offices should also be involved in action plan.involved in action plan.

Follow TILS group's studies and Follow TILS group's studies and contribute it by your own studies.contribute it by your own studies.

Create solidarity platforms at the regional Create solidarity platforms at the regional levels and put pressure on the neighbor levels and put pressure on the neighbor country by your governments to apply at country by your governments to apply at least core labor standards.least core labor standards.

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