ituc human and trade union rights department mandate and action plan steve benedict, director, ituc...
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ITUC Human and Trade Union
Rights Department
Mandate and Action Plan
Steve Benedict, Director, ITUC HTUR Dept.
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ITUC Congress Vienna 2006
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• Promoting HTUR is a key objective of the ITUC– Precondition for social justice– Combat without distinction in all countries– Promote and defend the rôle of the ILO
HTUR Committee
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• Vienna Congress called upon affiliates to coordinate their efforts concerning international cooperation
• … and to maintain a HTUR Committee
• Approved in December 2008
• Mandate: to oversee and guide ITUC HTUR work and to report to GC
• To ensure regional participation to the HTUR Committee
• Next Meeting: Berlin Oct 2009
HTUR Action Plan
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• Human and Trade Unions Rights Commitee
• HTUR Networks• Annual Survey of Violations of Trade
Unions Rights• Protest letters and appeals• Countries at risk • Thematic campaigns• ILO Standards and Supervisory
Mechanisms• Training
HTUR Networks
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• To be created at regional level and supported at international level
• Composed by HTUR and legal experts
• Objectives
– Exchange of experiences and good practices
– Monitor HTURs and exchange information• Letters of protest and appeals• Input to the Annual Survey
– Increase participation in campaigns
Annual Survey
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• Assessment of respect for TURs and denunciation of violations– Important: affiliates' contribution– 2009 Edition published in June 2009– Revision in progress
• Major ITUC publication and media tool
• A working instrument for the ITUC and affiliates (ILO work, CEACR, lobbying, training)
Annual Survey (2)
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• HTUR Department objective– Revision of the Survey, both format and content,
by the department• Questionnaire on the Survey• Change of the legal part structure• Development of a database to enable further analysis
and reporting
– Enhance information flow (incl. affiliates' contribution ) through the HTUR networks
• Weakness of current input• Improve annual information gathering and checking• Enlarge the audience• Work on dissemination
CampaignsProtest letters and appeals
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• Protest letters
– Information to be sent to the HTUR department
– Appeal to the HTUR forum
• Campaigns
– Country campaigns
• In case of crisis / countries at risk
• Long term sustained campaign
– Thematic campaign
• Forced labour
• Others
Campaigns Protest letters and appeals (2)
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• HTUR Department objective
– Increase research and analysis on specific countries and issues
– Increase affiliates' participation in HTUR actions
• Dissemination of information
• Direct contact person within the department per regions
– Increase external visibility of actions
• Monitoring and control on application– Supervisory Mechanisms
• Submissions to CEACR and support to affiliates
• Comments on Governments' Reports to the CEACR
See ILO schedule – before September 1st• ILC Cases list• Complaints to the CFA
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ILO Work – input to ILO work
The HTUR Dept objective:
– Enhance affiliates' understanding and contribution to the ILO standards setting and Supervisory mechanisms and follow-up
– Support and advise affiliates during the adoption of new legislation
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ILO Work – input to ILO work
Training
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• Create awareness about HTUR• Training session on specific topics
– International labour standards– Supervisory mechanisms– Other issues
… in relation with the ILO Turin Center
Thank you and don’t hesitate to contact us
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Contact details within HTUR DepartmentBoulevard du Roi Albert II 5, B 1, BE-1210
Brussels, Belgium
Email: [email protected]
Tel (direct): 00 32 2 224 03 04