Transcript Workers’ Activities Programme - ITC-ILO
International Training Centre - ILO
Workers’ Activities Programme
2009
83 activities planned
(in the pipeline) 27 on campus 36 in the field 20 distance learning foreseen number of participants: 1.800
2009
Core courses
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AFRICA Social security and social protection - English Social security and social protection - French Industrial relations – French
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LATIN AMERICA International economics, political economy and regional integration - Spanish ILS and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work – Spanish
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ASIA AND PACIFIC Information technology for unions - English Social security and social protection – English
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EUROPE Labour education methodology and training systems – Russian
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ARAB STATES Occupational Health and Safety and HIV/AIDS -Arabic Freedom of Association –Arabic
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INTERREGIONAL Capacity building for organizing – (Africa/Brazil) Portuguese Trade union rights and ILS in the current economic and financial crisis
2008 2009
2009 Finances
Captive resources RBTC-ACTRAV RBTC-TC $761,659 $625,341 $193,000
$208,000*
*(asked)
ITALY MAE € 1,298,625 € 1,050,000*
*includ. carryover Italy 2008
2009
Projects Social Dialogue in the chemical industry: (European Commission) ok Social Protection (phase 2): (Spain) ?
Various activities: (Netherlands) ok (Norway) ok (Walloon Region) ok (Sweden) ok
2009 Partnerships
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) • National Trade Union Centers • European Trade Union Confederation & European Trade Union Institute • Governments: Spain, France, Netherlands, Norway, Walloon Community and others • Friedrich Ebert Foundation • San Paolo Foundation • Global Unions and European Trade Federations
2009
Courses and activities
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Development of training systems ILO conventions/ILS and labour organizations Freedom of association and collective bargaining EPZs and unions Decent work and the informal economy Globalisation and the global crisis and the SJD DWCPs Migration and workers rights Social security and social protection Health and safety for fish sector Domestic workers Wage policies Employment relations Trade issues and regional integration Distance education – collaborative learning – methodology
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2008 Distance courses
Pre- and post-course online conferences in 2008 (projects excluded) Courses Total number of courses Pre-course Post-course Turin Core courses Turin Other activities Field Total
11 10 17
38
6 2 2
10
2 0 3
5
2000-2008 distance education
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Distance education activities Total courses Total participants/final Average participants/ course 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2 32
16
2 24
12
3 57
19
3 49
16
8 96
12
6 119
20
7 167
24 2007
10 190
19 2008
13 327
25
2009
Training activities and the crisis
• New curricula for DWCPs and the crisis (possible RBSA funded activities)>>> our priorities • The 2008 Declaration and ILS as a guiding strategy out of the crisis addressing its structural nature in all courses • Develop activities on key issues for policy response to the crisis as reduction of inequalities, social protection for all, decent jobs creation, more vulnerable sectors of the labour market (women, migrant, precarious workers)
Challenges for 2009
ACTRAV and the Centre
• More integration with ILO headquarters and guaranteed resources for ITC: joint document Actrav-Actemp • Capacity building for constituents as a permanent component of any training project with HQs and Regional Offices
Challenges for 2009
HR issues
• permanent post for European Desk • vacant position of 1 specialist: profile: training specialist?
Challenges for 2009
Tripartism in the Centre
• Changed role of CFSF (20% 2007) but still: • Tripartite curricula are seldom • Difficulties in procedures for joint design with other programmes >>see CSR or green jobs or wage policy • Very low participation of workers’ resources persons in not ACTRAV courses
Challenges for 2009
• Frame our activities into programmes of training linked to needs assessed with recipient organizations (more follow up and more thematic networks) • Blended courses as a rule at least for core courses (their duration face to face fell from five to three weeks) • New and/or revised curricula: Social security RBSA) follow up activities).
Communication for TU • Curricula on crosscutting issues linked to DWCP (using • Mainstreaming gender equality • Evaluation: our courses serve both participants and their organizations but no evaluation with organizations (more
Challenges for 2009
Produce more targeted training material
Textbooks on education methodology and labour issues specific for distance education
Develop thematic networks Build linkages to labour organizations
Coordinated activities with ITUC and its Regional organizations, the Global Unions, the European Trade Union Institute and other organizations
Establish a network of ACTRAV resource persons
also for cooperation with other technical programmes
2009 Technology Development
• Assessment of the use and potential value of the components of Solicomm platform • Further developing SoliComm as a trade union communication platform and developing the capacity of trade union organisations to use and participate in the creation of open source (free) technologies • Develop synergies with the Centre
Strategic Developments
• Introducing into ACTRAV training activities issues and items that will be discussed at the ILO Conference • Continuing to deliver training programmes for workers’ organizations that are facing major problems in the area of freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining • Developing and supporting regional educational networks as part of a global labour education network • Putting systematic emphasis on gender mainstreaming and achieve a target of 50% of women participation in the overall delivery of the Programme
Issues to be looked into
• Participants selection by nominating organizations – not always appropriate – affects impact of training & follow up work later; • Nomination of women – unions in some countries reluctant to nominate women for the courses; • Language issues in Asia-Pacific – affects participation of some countries; • Lack of ‘effective’ trainers in the TU world (as also within ILO where basic TU perspective is missing on most issues); • Trade Union education material – needs upgradation – both in content & design; • Effectiveness of Actrav-training efforts will increase if unions are encouraged (by ITUC) to have education programme and strategies