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IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON WORKERS. Anti-union attitude of TNCs, local employers, and government, Aggressive approach toward organized workers Multiplicity of union Allow only one union in each enterprise by creating yellow union to prevent the forming of independent union
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IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON WORKERS • Anti-union attitude of TNCs, local employers, and government, • Aggressive approach toward organized workers • Multiplicity of union • Allow only one union in each enterprise by creating yellow union to prevent the forming of independent union • Weakening CBA power IMPACT ON UNION • Informalisation of formal sector • Privatisation causing millions of workers jobless and cut down of public services • Casualisation of labour force • TNCs apply effectiveness system: piece-rate multi-skill [service sector] • Multi layered subcontracting system of TNCs down to home base. • Deregulation of private sector • Closing down of factories • Play developing countries against each others • Media being used as a tool against trade union movement • Create inequality among people and nations leading to social unrest • Increasing working hours • No social security • No job security • Minimum wage is not respected • Cut down of the real wages • Create devastating unemployment • Working in unhealthy and inhuman • working condition • Family life is ruin • women and children are the worst • placed • Trafficking and migration of labour • within and out countries IMPACT ON WORKERS
IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON WORKERS • Informalisation of formal sector • Privatisation causing millions of workers jobless and cut down of public services • Casualisation of labour force • TNCs apply effectiveness system: piece-rate multi-skill [service sector] • Multi layered subcontracting system of TNCs down to home base. • Deregulation of private sector • Closing down of factories • Play developing countries against each others • Media being used as a tool against trade union movement • Create inequality among people and nations leading to social unrest • Increasing working hours
IMPACT ON UNION • Anti-union attitude of TNCs, local employers, and government, • Aggressive approach toward organized workers • Multiplicity of unions, • Allow only one union in each enterprise by creating yellow union to prevent the forming of independent union, • Weakening CBA power.
IMPACT ON WORKERS • No social security • No job security • Minimum wage is not respected • Cut down of the real wages • Create devastating unemployment • Working in unhealthy and inhuman working condition • Family life is ruin • women and children are the worst placed • Trafficking and migration of labour within and out countries
WHAT TO DO [1] • Strengthen trade union organization both nationally and globally. • Educate member of union on impact of globalization and it’s consequences. • Equip members with necessary skills. • More R&D on the impact of globalization, corporate practice. • Build alliances with other partners such as NGOs, civil society, and people movement.
WHAT TO DO [2] • End to unfair wage practices, i.e. piece rate wages. • Lobby and pressure on legislators to respect ILO conventions and recommendations to protect workers rights. • Strengthen the fight politically to face the devastating impact of Globalization. • Create mass opinion against unfair trade agreement and financial arrangement. • Create awareness among people at the large. • Joint global pressure to ensure social security schemes.