Welcome toITC-ILO/ACTRAV Training Course

A3-00602 on“Capacity Building for Organizing”

Welcome toITC-ILO/ACTRAV Training Course

A3-00602 on“Capacity Building for Organizing”

Turin & Singapore06 - 31 March 2006Turin & Singapore

06 - 31 March 2006

Course Orientationand

Objective Setting

Course Orientationand

Objective Setting

Michihiro Ishibashi (Hiro)ITC-ILO/ACTRAV

Michihiro Ishibashi (Hiro)ITC-ILO/ACTRAV

Agenda of this Session

1. Background2. Objectives3. Expected Outputs4. Timetable5. Evaluation6. Distribution of responsibilities7. Individual Objectives

Four Ground Rules1.1.Be active and participative in Be active and participative in all activities throughout the all activities throughout the coursecourse2.2.Be attentive and supportive to Be attentive and supportive to your classmatesyour classmates

3.3.Learn from each other and Learn from each other and teach with each otherteach with each other

4.4.Be punctual!Be punctual!

Paired InterviewWe break into pairs (a group of two persons), We break into pairs (a group of two persons), and in each pair one interviews the other to and in each pair one interviews the other to know about him/her. Each has 5 minutes. know about him/her. Each has 5 minutes. After the interview, you will introduce your After the interview, you will introduce your partner to the group:partner to the group:

1.1. Full name and nickname;Full name and nickname;2.2. Name and type of trade union;Name and type of trade union;3.3. Trade union experience and expertise in Trade union experience and expertise in

financial analysis of enterprise and CB; financial analysis of enterprise and CB; andand

4.4. What does he/she want to achieve in What does he/she want to achieve in this training course?this training course?

Background

Union density is declining everywhere!

A ratio of workers organized by unions

Present Situation

“Why unions can’t organize?”Don’t ask!

Ask :“How can unions organize

the unorganized successfully?”

instead

The Keys to Successful Organizing

Creation of Creation of Enabling Enabling

EnvironmentEnvironment

Strong Capacity Strong Capacity and Will for and Will for OrganizingOrganizing

External Issues Internal Issues

Question 1:Question 1:How can unions How can unions create enabling create enabling environment?environment?

Question 2:Question 2:How can unions How can unions

strengthen strengthen organizing capacity? organizing capacity?

Objectives

Overall Aims of this Course

This Course will contribute to: Development of trade union policy

and strategy for organizing; Improvement of trade union

structure, staffing and resources for organizing;

Creation of an enabling environment for organizing.

Your Expected Achievements in this Course

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Take specific actions to create/promote an “enabling environment” for organizing;

Redesign the structure of your union to be more effective for organizing;

Apply new organizing strategies, methods, tactics in your actual organizing campaign.

To Create and Promotean “Enabling Environment”

You will learn how to effectively use all available international instruments and put pressures on Governments & Employers:

ILO supervisory mechanism; ILO Declaration on F.P.R.W. and its Follow-up; ILO MNE Declaration; OECD MNE Guidelines; UN Global Compact; International Framework Agreement; and CSR tools / Codes / Guidelines / Buyers’ Support

To Improve Structure of Unions for Organizing

You will learn major internal issues for effective organizing and how to redesign/improve them:

Policy decision; Finance (how much to be invested and

mobilized); Structure (organizing committee and

teams); Staffing and recruitment of organizers; Training/education for organizers; and Internal communications.

To develop new Organizing Strategies

You will learn new organizing strategies and how to effectively organize the unorganized:

Deciding the targets; Identifying key persons/potential leaders; Communicating with the workers; Dealing with anti-union employers; Establishing/registering a union; Providing good services to the union

members.

Expected Outputs

Focal Points for Organizing in Asia/Pacific Region

Each one of you will be a focal point for union organizing who can:

✓ Analyze effectiveness of union structure and strategies for organizing and give proper advise to the leaders; and

✓ Be part of the regional union network on organizing

Action Plans

Proposal for an “Organizing Project” for your own union, specifying:

Main organizing problem(s) to be addressed;

Target results/immediate objectives;

Time-bound actions to be taken;

Budgetary assessment.

Timetable

1st Week

- Promote an enabling environment- Organizing strategies

2nd Week

- Internal structure for organizing- Special seminar on globalization

3rd Week

- Organizing in the informal economy- Development of workplan

4th Week

Study visit to Singapore

Evaluation

Evaluation

Daily Review (Recapitulation)

Weekly Evaluation

End of Course Evaluation

Post-course Evaluation (after 1-year)

Possibility of a follow-up activity

Distribution of Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Chairperson (team leader)- weekly

Daily report team- daily / pair of two

Recreation team- weekly / a group of four

Other Issues

Pre-Course Assignment

Country report

Materials

Online Pre-Course Orientation

http://training.itcilo.org/actrav/courses/2006

/A3-00602_web/ Database of the training

course, including: course documents resource materials participants’ work

Course Website

Security

In your room & classroom

In the cities

Individual Objectives

• It is important to set your personal objectives to be achieved during this training program

It is time for actions!It is time for actions!