ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar 1

Education strategy in ITF Francophone Africa

Merging and adapting union structures and strategies to the

Globalization

ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar

Sub-regional Education Strategy

• Current education programmes• About awareness of globalisation and other international issues

• Education methodology • strengths and weaknesses of your union's education activities

• strategic plan for developing education over the next few years

ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar

Current education programmes

• National seminars on democratic functioning of a trade union

• National seminars on Globalisation and transport leading to Strengthening NCCs and international solidarity,

• Transport Women networking• Strengthening the organising and training capacities of road transport unions.

ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar

Discovery through active and participatory methods

• Group works

• Brainstorming

• Role play

• Panel discussions

• PowerPoint presentations/discussions

• Field visits

• Games

ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar

Strengths and weaknesses of union's education activities

• Excellent Education materials

• Modern education equipment

• Lack of educators at union level to implement the strategies

• Low capacities of many unions to absorb

ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar

Problems in the fields

Atypical work

Decrease of CB and CBAs

Low wagesHigh cost of living

Lack of social protection

HIV/AIDS

Weak small Unions

Lack of Democratic good governance

Political interference

Corruption and moral harassment of union reps and shop stewards

Lack of trained leaders, educators, personnel and organizers

Perdiemite

ITF Global Educators 2005 seminar

Influencing Transport Policies

Sufficient wages

Decent work

Increase of CBAs/FAs

Social protection

OHS

Strong Unions

Democratic good governance

Influencing Work place decisions

Study circlesWorkshops

Trained leaders, educators, personnel and organizers, Reps and shop Stewards

International Solidarity