ITUC Human and Trade Union Rights Department

1. PERC HTUR Network SEE Subregion Kishinev July 2010 ITUC Human and Trade Union Rights Department www.ituc-csi.org

2. Context • Responsibilities within HTUR Department • One HTUR officer responsible per region • Nadine Thevenet in charge of PERC issues • Set up of the HTUR Committee and Networks to strenghen regional capacities on TURs • Build on former experiences www.ituc-csi.org

3. Role of the Regional Networks • At national level • To report national issues/activities to the network • To ensure transmission of network’s information at national and local level • Contribute to HTUR activities on a continuous basis • At regional level • Exchange of good practices and experiences amongst affiliates • Develop regional activities on TURs • Research • Crisis and its impact on TURs in Europe • New attack on TURs • Etc • Capacities building • Report to HTUR Committee www.ituc-csi.org

4. Role of the HTUR Department • Coordination of • Follow-up of the PERC Network activities • Follow-up of European issues impacting TURs (EU, ECHR, …) in relation with ETUC and ETUI • Regional cooperation to ITUC activities • ILO supervisory mechanisms • CEARC comments • CFA complaints • ITUC Annual Survey of trade union rights • Protest letters and appeals • Liaison with PERC Secretariat • Regular contacts • Exchange of information • Regular contribution to the PERC Newsletters • Contact point • Information on TURs in the region and other regions • Information on international issues (ILO, etc) • Support and advise affiliates on issues related to HTURs • Provide legal support during the adoption of new legislation www.ituc-csi.org

5. Objectives of the HTUR Department • Increase regional participation and autonomy with regards to: • ILO supervisory mechanisms • ITUC solidarity actions • Exchange of experience on TURs issues • Building regional/subregional / national activities on TURs • Campaigns • Seminars • Training • Research • Setting up regular regional reporting mechanisms • Planning and communication channels • Report to the ITUC HTUR Committee each year www.ituc-csi.org

6. Building on existing Networks • Netlex Composed by approx. 130 lawyers Focus on UE labour/social laws ( + ESC and ILO when relevant) Activities: Exchange of information and capacity building on UE Labour issues Legaladvice to new candidate countries Annualconference • Other HTUR Networks Africa, Asia and Latin America www.ituc-csi.org

7. HTUR Networks - Objectives • Nomination of a focal HTUR person per country to: • Ensure operational work and stability • Enable operational work within the region on each HTUR issue • Ensure automatic dissemination and exchange of HTUR information within the region • Letters of protest and appeals • Input to the ITUC Annual Survey • Increase participation in and development of campaigns • Follow-up of activities within the region and report to the HTUR Committee www.ituc-csi.org

8. Last activities • PERC HTUR Network launchedduring a PERC International Dept. Meeting in April 2009 in Brussels • PERC HTUR Network launched in Sept. 2009 during the PERC SummerSchool • Sub-regional meetings of the PERC HTUR networks organized: SEE Dec 2009, Albania-Kosovo May 2010; Baltic May 2010 • 4 PERC HTUR Network membersparticipated to the Global HTUR Network meeting in Turin in Sept. 2009 and the Berlin HTUR Committee • Presentation of the PERC HTUR Network to the Netlex SEE Meeting in Zagreb in Sept 2009 – to build synergies • Circular for nomination of PERC HTUR members per organisation sent in October 2009 • Around 50 membersfrom PERC (Legaladvisors and/or members of international dept.) • Communication • HTUR information included in the PERC Newsletter • PERC HTUR List Serve created (sent to PERC HTUR members) • 1st PERC HTUR Bulletin sent to the Network in January 2010 • 2nd PERC HTUR Bulleting to be sent soon www.ituc-csi.org

9. Annual Survey • Survey of violations of trade union rightsworlwide and legalframework for trade union rights • Objective: Improve the quality, the use of the survey and the visibility of the ITUC Annual Survey Reminder: the Annual Survey country profiles are sent to the ILO Committee of experts on the appplication of conventions and recommandation (CEARC) annually as well as used for otherpurposes (ESP WTO reports, etc) • HTUR department - Revision of the Survey • Format: New format beingdeveloped • Legal part – more developed and structured • Violations - Detailed and concrete information with the sources of information and updated information (cases follow-up) • A databaseisbeing set up to enablefurtheranalysis, « statistics » and transversal reports (need for comparable and reliable data) • Communication tools (posters, videos) beingdevelopped www.ituc-csi.org

10. Annual Survey (2) • Role of the PERCHTUR Network • Need to contribute to the enhancement of the information flow and quality – weakness of current input • Regular reports all along the year • Changes in legal framework • Cases of violations (documented and followed-up) • More dynamic information gathering and checking by affiliates • Need to enable a better visibility • Communication tools used at national level • Enlarge the audience through national and regional promotion towards • Affiliates • Media • Governements • NGOs • Drafting of regional reports/analysis focusing on specific regional topics that need to be highlighted www.ituc-csi.org

11. Solidarity Actions • Protest letters and appeals - objective: Increase affiliates' participation in HTUR actions to ensure concrete results • Protest letters • Need to communicate relevant, clear and detailed information to the HTUR Department • Elaboration of protest letters by the affiliates • How to ensure the protest letters have a real impact? • Dissemination carried out by affiliate at national/local levels • National networks • Appeals • Need to increase solidarity action within the region and with other regions • Regular respond to appeals • Dissemination and follow-up • Need to reach concrete critical mass with appeals to have a real impact • Today participation is rather low www.ituc-csi.org

12. Solidarity Actions (2) • Campaigns - Objective: Increase research and analysis on specific countries and issues • Country campaigns • In case of crisis / countries at risk • Long term sustained campaign • Subregional issues • Thematic campaigns • Need to develop specific regional thematic campaigns • New ideas for campaigns relevant for the region • Increase visibility of campaigns - How to promote a campaign? • What kind of materials to be developed? • Lead on a campaign by a specific country • Targeted audience www.ituc-csi.org

13. Input to ILO work • Objective: Enhance affiliates' understanding and contribution • Supervisory Mechanisms • Submissions to CEACR – Does your organisation submits reports? • Comments on Governments' Reports to the CEACR • Within the ILO schedule – before September 1st of each year • Complaints to the CFA – do you know how it works? • How the network could increase affiliates’ participation and quality of contribution? • How to strenghen this participation? • What capacities/means are lacking? www.ituc-csi.org

14. Training • Objective: training should enable concrete capacity development within the region and should be focused • Identify training needs for the region • Specific regional topics • Building on capacities www.ituc-csi.org

15. Importance of further dissemination

16. Steps forward – Working Group • How to strenghen the work on TUR in the sub region by building on existing networks and former experiences? • Concrete and operational working plan • Reporting mechanisms • Communication channels • What should the PERC HTUR Network focus on? • Subjects • Specific PERC TUR issues relevant for the sub region • Activities at PERC regional level • Training • What issues remain unclear? • To strenghten the capacity of the network • How to concretly organize and work? • What did not work so far? • To make sure it works • Specific activities, concrete commitments • Building on existing networks, past experiences and concrete capacities www.ituc-csi.org

17. Thank you and never hesitate to contact us • Contact details within HTUR Department • Nadine Thevenet • HTUR Officer in charge of the PERC Region • Boulevard du Roi Albert II 5, B 1, BE-1210 • Brussels, Belgium • Email: nadine.thevenet@ituc-csi.org • Tel (direct): 00 32 2 224 03 10 www.ituc-csi.org