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The Role of Trade Unions in Local Development

The Role of Trade Unions in Local Development. Pong-Sul Ahn Senior Specialist on Workers’ Activities ILO DWT Bangkok. Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015.

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The Role of Trade Unions in Local Development

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  1. The Role of Trade Unions in Local Development Pong-Sul Ahn Senior Specialist on Workers’ Activities ILO DWT Bangkok Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015

  2. How the local development project can fulfill a decent work goal/ or the ILO four strategic objectives?How the unions can ensure the implementation of the ILO mandates, while partnering with the LD project?

  3. ILO – ITUC - ICTU PROJECT on Skills Development and Vocational Training in Tamil Nadu, India • Rebuild the livelihoods of the Tsunami affected people in Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts, Tamil Nadu, through vocational training • Launched in December 2005 and operated until July 2009 • - 1st phase: Dec. 2005 – June 2008 • - 2nd phase: July 2008 – July 2009 • 3. 1st Phase, providing vocational training to 1,800 tsunami-affected people • - 2nd phase, providing 800 women, youth and fishermen

  4. Challenges • Little exiting vocational training facilities/ institutions in the project areas • No experience, knowledge and expertise of the partner unions on vocational training • No representation of trade unions in the project areas • Multiple actors involved in the project such as ITUC HQs, ITUC-AP in Singapore, ICTU, state-level unions [INTUC and HMS], ILO [BKK and New Delhi] and service providers, but ineffective coordination mechanism. • Lack of passion or enthusiasm by the fishing communities on vocational training

  5. Implementation strategies 1. Two tiers’ coordination mechanisms established 1.1 Project Advisory Committee - constituted by the donors (ITUC-AP and ICTU), ILO and two partner unions (INTUC and HMS) - service providers invited for the meetings to provide their inputs - once every three months to monitor the progress made and design activities 1.2 Field Operation Committee - constituted by the project manager, 1 person each from INTUC and HMS in the state office, and 1 person each from INTUC and HMS district union - once every two months at the rotation basis between Nagapattinam and Cuddalore • Provision of vocational training 2.1 Mapped out potential service providers in Chennai and project areas 2.2 Developed beneficiaries’ profile 2.3 Matched the available training programmes and the beneficiaries’ preference on vocational qualification 2.4 Set up mobile training centres with the help of the governmental training institutions

  6. Hired a consultant to assist the project implementation 3.1 Hired a union leader as an excol for one year 3.2 To guide the project manager and effectively communicate with the partner unions • Transparency and accountability of the project operation 4.1 Submission of a quarterly report to the donors 4.2 Arranged the donor representative’s project site visits on a regular basis • Advocacy of the communities 5.1 Contacted leaders of Panchayats and got their support for circulating and receiving the beneficiaries’ profiles

  7. Project Launching Ceremony on 20 Dec. 2005

  8. Distributing study kits to trainees

  9. Phase I for Vocational Training

  10. Name of the trade Duration Nursing 8–12 months Automobile Electrician 6 months Hospitality & Catering 6 months Hardware and Networking 6 months Excavation operator 3months Crane operator 3months Fork Lift operator 3 months Heavy Equipments 6 months Multimedia & Animation 6 months Welding 4 months Ticketing 3 months Fitters 4 months Integrated farming 7 days Electrician 4 months Alternative fishing activities 7 days Cell phone repairs 4 months Organic farming 7 days Phase II – areas of vocational training

  11. Some examples of VT Auto rickshaw driving Computer programme operation Motor mechanics Vermicompost nursing

  12. Employment Status of INTUC VT

  13. Results 1. Improved employment and employability of youths - Total 2,600 youths (1,800 people at the 1st phase and 800 people at the 2nd phase) trained on 18 different vocational training components in the Tsunami-affected areas (Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts, Tamil Nadu) 2. Organized the Unorganized in the fishing communities - Paid membership for the period of 06 to July 2009 stood at 14,000 persons in Nagapattinam by INTUC and some 9,000 persons in Cuddalore by HMS. 3. Linked with statutory social security schemes - More than 80% were enrolled in the welfare board

  14. Advocate labour rights issues - provide training on HIV/AIDS, child labour, trade union rights, gender issues, OSH • Social dialogue - with the potential employers - with service providers - with the local government officials 6. Building capacity of trade unions - competency - high visibility - representation

  15. Thank you ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 Decent Work for All

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