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TRADE UNION RIGHTS: HOW DO WE DEFEND THEM ?. ICFTU Department of Trade Union Rights Affiliated Organisations Global Union Federations Civil society. Main action tools. Protests to Governments & Employers Urgent Action requests to HTUR Cttee ILO Procedures: ILO DG Interventions
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TRADE UNION RIGHTS: HOW DO WE DEFEND THEM ? ICFTU Department of Trade Union Rights Affiliated Organisations Global Union Federations Civil society
Main action tools Protests to Governments & Employers Urgent Action requests to HTUR Cttee ILO Procedures: ILO DG Interventions CFA Complaints ILO Reporting procedures
Main action tools • Using the Media • Building coalitions (NGOs) • Workers’ Capital • OECD – TUAC (NPC’s) • UN System • European Union (PR, Lobby & GSP) • Other (sub) regional systems
Some action figures • HTUR Appeals: +/- 12-15 per year • ILO CFA Cases: +/- 40 cases/year • ILO CEACR: up to 50 comments/year • ILO Declaration: big problem !!!
Communications data • ICFTU Communications: +/- 6000/year • 50%: directed to TUR Dept • TUR receives up to 3000 comm./year • 50%: Latin America • 25%: Colombia • TUR Dept: 7 persons (4F - 3M) • ICFTU Secretariat: 65 FTE Staff • 25 nationalities • TUR Survey: up to 25% of is staff involved