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ITUC-Asia PacificITUC-Asia PacificRegional Youth CharterRegional Youth Charter
ITUC-APYouth and Education Department
ITUC-Asia Pacific
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Background of Youth Charter:
7th ICFTU-APRO Youth Committee Meeting, 1-3 December 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
ICFTU-APRO Minimum Demand for Youth
Topic:◦ Employment and Job Creation◦ Training and re-training◦ Wage issue and Working Conditions◦ Social Safety Nets◦ Health and Social Issues◦ Union participation – Youth Activity
ICFTU-APRO Youth Charter adopted, 8th ICFTU-APRO Youth Committee Meeting, 26 August – 1 September 2006. Busan, Korea
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Structure of the Youth Charter:
Trends on employment of young workers
4 challenges for urgent support needed to youth
5 demands of ITUC-AP Youth
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Preamble: Decent Work for the Youth World Youth UnemploymentGirls and Young Women – DisadvantagedLess Social Security in Informal EconomyNo Benefit for Young Workers – Globalisation
Deficit= World Trends
Main findings from the Regional Surveys on Young Workers conducted in 2002 and 2004
= Trends in Asia and Pacific region
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Findings from Regional Survey on Young Workers in 2002 and 2004:
Youth Unemployment twice as high as of adults
Mismatch btw. Training/Education & Job Requirement
Shifting to Casual, Atypical, Temporary jobs Low Organisation Rate of young workers Social problem such as HIV/AIDS
Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth
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Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth
1. Employment and Job Creation2. Education, Training/re-training and Job-
Exchange3. Working and Social Lives of the Youth4. Trade Union Participation
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Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth1. Employment and Job Creation Youth Unemployment rate : 14.4% (Global : 6.2%) More atypical/informal workforce of Youth More vulnerable young women Youth in skill intensive economy (The YEN indication)
2. Education, Training/re-training and Job-Exchange Less opportunity to Youth, Child Labour Too fast technological changes Less vocational training by enterprises and
government Insufficient Job-exchange schemes
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Challenges for urgent support needed to Youth3. Working and Social Lives of the Youth Low wage for of Youth (lower than minimum wage,
etc.) Wage gap between men and women Unfair wage treatment Social Safety Net needed Social problems (HIV/AIDS, Drugs, Harassment, etc.) 4. Trade Union Participation Low participation of Youth in trade union due to little
knowledge of the importance of trade union Aging trade union – generation gap Voice of Youth not reflected Union not attractive to Youth
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:(General Policy Guidelines and National Actions)
1. Creation of job opportunity to promote youth employment
2. Vocational training, retraining and promotion of employability
3. Decent working conditions and Social Safety Nets
4. To fight against poverty, HIV/AIDS and drugs for decent social lives
5. More Youth participation in trade unions
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:
1. Creation of job opportunity to promote youth employment
General Policy Guidelines: Consensus among social partners on Decent jobs Macro economic policy for quality employment ILO, UN, IFI, etc. should take up youth Youth structure in the national centre
National Actions: Demand government for more employment opportunity Suggest national centre to fund Job match campaign Hold campaign on decent job for youth Gender equality
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:
2. Vocational training, retraining & promotion of employability
General Policy Guidelines: Promotion of employability for technological changes Adequate resources for training scheme Quality skill training scheme No Child Labour
National Actions: Organize education seminar on workers’ rights Increase national youth activities Seminars for youth parents Approach government to address needs
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:
3. Decent Working Conditions and Social Safety Nets
General Policy Guidelines: Equal pay for equal work for youth Adequate wage for decent quality of living and
employment Public Social Safety Nets
National Actions: Enhance relations with neighbouring national centres Organise rally for fundamental rights Lobby in the parliament Hold Campaign for equal value of work Support MDGs
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:
4. To fight against poverty, HIV/AIDS, drug for decent lives
General Policy Guidelines: Awareness campaign Eliminate Discrimination against HIV/AIDS GCAP
National Actions: Hold awareness programmes, HIV/AIDS campaign Suggest to put Youth Minister Hold seminar on poverty issue Ask more partnership with private and public sector Tie with HR commission / authority against harassment
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:
5. More Youth Participation in trade unions
General Policy Guidelines: Recruit Strategy for youth Youth representation at all level of governing body Gender balance ensured Comprehensive youth policy Union education and training programmes Opportunities for exchange experiences National youth rally Global, Regional and National campaign for youth
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The Youth of ITUC-AP demands:
5. More Youth Participation in trade unions
National Actions: Hold Youth Committee more regularly Put youth representative to national Executive Body Get a seat of delegates in the congress Ensure young worker issue at forefront Continue training programmes for youth Promote more funding for youth activities Restructure National Centre to attract and encourage
young people to join the union Organize new industries i.e. digital media, biochemical Hold more recruitment campaign Consider how to implement ITUC-Youth Charter
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Thank you!