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Asia Pacific Region

Asia Pacific Region. South Asian Sub-Region. Afghanistan – ATSA Bangladesh – BTF - BCS-GEA India – AIPTF - AISTF - AIFTO - AIACHE - AIFEA Nepal – NNTA - NTA - ISTU Pakistan – APGSTA PTOC COT

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Asia Pacific Region

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  1. Asia Pacific Region

  2. South Asian Sub-Region Afghanistan – ATSA Bangladesh – BTF - BCS-GEA India – AIPTF - AISTF - AIFTO - AIACHE - AIFEA Nepal – NNTA - NTA - ISTU Pakistan – APGSTA PTOC COT Sri Lanka – ACUT ACUT(G) ACUET CTTU SLITU USLTS Maldives

  3. South East Asia Sub-Region Brunei – BMTA Cambodia – CITA - NEAD East Timor – ETTU Indonesia – FESDIKARI - PGRI Malaysia – NUTP MAE MOVE STU, Sabah STU Sarawak Philippines – ACT BESTFED FFW NATOW TOPPS PPSTA Singapore – STU STTU Thailand – EST NTTU PSTAT Vietnam Laos Myanmar

  4. North Asia Sub-Region North Asia Sub-Region China Hong Kong – HKTA HKPTU Japan – JTU Korea – KFTA KTU Mongolia – FMESU Taiwan – NTA

  5. Central Asia Sub-Region Kazakhstan – TUESWK (Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of the Republic of Kazakhstan) Kyrgyztan – TUESWK (Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Kyrgyzstan) Tajikistan – RC – STES (The Republican Trade Union Committee of Education and Scientific Workers) Uzbekistan – NTUESCWU (Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture Workers of Uzbekistan) Turkmenistan

  6. South Pacific Sub-Region South Pacific Sub-Region Australia – AEU - NTEU - IEU New Zealand – NZTEU ISEA NZEI NZPPTA Fiji – FTU - FTA - AUSPS Cook Islands – CITI Kiribati - KNUT New Caledonia – FSTKE Papua New Guinea – PNGTA Solomon Islands – SINTA Tonga – FITA Tuvalu – TTA Vanuatu – VTU Samoa – SNTA

  7. New Entry to Asia Pacific Region Iraq – Kurdistan Teachers’ Union, KTU - Iraqi Teachers’ Union, ITU Jordan – General Union of Workers in Teaching, GWTU Kuwait -

  8. Situation in Asia Pacific Region Fragmented Unions Splinter Unions NTA NNTA NEAD CITA PTOC PGRI ITUI

  9. Small Unions Based on the Total Number of Teachers in the Countries

  10. Reasons for the situation: Fragmentation, Splinters and Small Unions • backed by the government e.g. SLITU, Sri Lanka. • Based on language (ACUET, USLTS) • Based on language and ethnicity (CTTU) • Concentrating in some regions, sub-regions and provinces e.g. APGSTA – Karachi, PTOC – Balochstan, COT – Chatta, Punjab, CTTU – North and North East Sri Lanka. • Based on strong political ideology e.g. NNTA and NTA, Nepal • Constitution allows retired teachers including bureaucrats in leadership, hindering growth of the union e.g. PGRI. • Lack of young teachers both in leadership and membership. • Undemocratic leaders not following the constitution

  11. Not effectively representing the cause of education and teachers • Poor governance and lack of transparency • Autocratic leaders, personal ego / prestige issue of the leadership • Fear of loosing the benefits being enjoyed by leaders without paying proper dues to EI e.g. participation in the EI Congress, Conference, etc. • Acceptance of nominal dues by EI • Fear of loosing DC activities • Contract teachers • Privatisation • Removal of protection and subsidies • Political developments in the region

  12. A sample Bangladesh South Asia Pakistan APGSTA M: 45,000 D: €200.00 (2012) PTOC M: 68,900 D: €74.99 (2012) BTF M: 165,000 D: €24.50 (2011) BCS-GEA M: 10,500 D: Nil COT M: 5,085 D: €500.00 (2011) Sri Lanka ACUT(G) Government M: 2,865 D: Nil ACUET English Government M: 1,185 D: Nil CTTU Tamil Government M: 15,000 D: Nil SLITU Government M: 13,250 D: Nil USLTS English Government M: 5,184 D:€203.12 (2012) ACUT (private) M: 2,640 D: €275.00 (2012)

  13. How to fight with the Situation: Possible Solutions • Assist member organisations in making the members aware about the risks and dangers of the government run organisation e.g. yellow unions. • Assist member organisations in transforming them as trade unions and service providers to the members. • Encourage member organisations in getting recognition certificate by the provincial / national governments through capacity building of the leaders. • Provide systematic training on trade unions rights and develop skills to fight for these rights to the focus groups. • Education: joint activities at micro level and organise membership campaigns. • Organise joint programmes and activities at various levels.

  14. Use joint forum in holding discussion on unity. Hold dialogue with the leaders of the unions Encourage national unions to form joint action committees / forum to address the problems and issues concerning education and teachers. Motivate women and youth to leadership role. Look into the possibility of reducing some benefits to small organisations. Encourage member organisations to form federations where merger is not practical or possible.

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