Involving trade union in Effectiveness Development Cooperation

Rekson Silaban

Back ground paper...

The 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDG'S) and Rio + 20 Started Global Debat About What Should International target to eradicate poverty from year of 1990 2015 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop a global partnership for development

Post 2015, MDG's will be succeeded by SDG's (sustainable development goals). With 5 emphasis, namely: 1. Leave No One Behind.

After 2015 we should move from reducing to ending extreme poverty, in all its forms. We should ensure that no person – regardless of ethnicity, gender, geography, disability, race or other status – is denied basic economic opportunities and human rights.

2. Put Sustainable Development at the Core.

We have to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. We must act now to slow the alarming pace of climate change and environmental degradation, which pose unprecedented threats to humanity.

3. Transform Economies for Jobs and Inclusive Growth.

A profound economic transformation can end extreme poverty and improve livelihoods, by harnessing innovation, technology, and the potential of business.

More diversified economies, with equal opportunities for all, can drive social inclusion, especially for young people, and foster sustainable consumption and production patterns.

4. Build Peace and Effective, Open and Accountable Institutions for All. Freedom from conflict and violence is the most fundamental human entitlement, and the essential foundation for building peaceful and prosperous societies. At the same time, people the world over expect their governments to be honest, accountable, and responsive to their needs. We are calling for a fundamental shift – to recognize peace and good governance as a core element of wellbeing, not an optional extra.

5. Forge a New Global Partnership.

A new spirit of solidarity, cooperation, and mutual accountability must underpin the post-2015 agenda. This new partnership should be based on a common understanding of our shared humanity, based on mutual respect and mutual benefit. It should be centered on people, including those affected by poverty and exclusion, women, youth, the aged, disabled persons, and indigenous peoples. It should include civil society organizations, multilateral institutions, local and national governments, the scientific and academic community, businesses, and private philanthropy.

ITUC Guidance for effectiveness development cooperation ITUC 8 principles and guidelines on development effectiveness in international cooperation. As a reference for affiliate members

- democratic ownership -> involve in process, make intervention, making

analysis

- autonomy -> independent to develop policy, program without intervention

from external power

- partnership -> cooperation based on equal respect, solidarity, - Transparency -> there is openness and access to information - accountability -> develop mutual accountability to run the cooperation - coherence-> effectiveness of development depend on degree of cooperation

of related development; international, national, regional. And need consistency

- inclusiveness and equality -> all people (workers) have right to enjoy the

development without discrimination and being marginalized

- sustainability -> trade union dimension for sustainability are; democratic,

political, organizational, financial, environmental

This principles slightly different with CSO Istanbul principles..

MDG's and Challenges face by trade union 1. Lack of involvement

- Maybe because this issue commonly being take care by CSO's, union become

leaf out. When union try involve sometimes is already too late..

- In country level, union rare to take opportunities for engagement in

consultation and involve in consultation

- Parliamentarians, civil society organisations, the private sector and other

stakeholders play an important role in monitoring progress in implementing Busan commitments

- Union position missing; there is no Asian union position toward MDG'S and

post 2015. Despite all the country has set their own national target and indicator..

2. Partnership with CSO's: Union do not want called as CSO's, in the mean time CSO's do not want to treat union as unique organization 3. Involving partner with 'favoritism' In the new framework, one principles is, encourage partnerships and coordination between and within countries at all stages of development, and with non-state actors such as business, civil society and foundations. But it was not always take place..

4. Lack of capacity in macro economic logic framework The challenges is how to involve and have good participation in making input. Unions are busy and trapping by huge activities in union day to day business and also do not have enough expert to prepare intervention or input

What we should do next..

- Union should keep try to more involve and familiar cooperate with other

CSO's. Since global problem need be tackle by more cooperation.

cooperation become inevitably in solving global poverty

- union will be left out from coalition, except union keep pushing themselves

to be recognize and involve in all stage of discussion and negotiation

- national and regional union it is time to establish a special desk that dealing

with macro economic issues, that give input to national unions leader

- affiliated can contact ITUC TUDCN to get guidance about what trade union

position, to who union should collaborate with, what lobby strategy, what good practices, etc.

- ITUC AP ensuring that national union are fully informed because is

important in ensuring the quality of participation

- union has rich experienced in the field, the experienced is important as

evidence based discussions

- ITUC affiliated need to start to have south south cooperation, or triangle

south-south cooperation in order to have lesson learnt from other good practices in other unions