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Organizing the Young Workers of Fiji Trade Union Congress (FTUC ) on Decent Work and promoting memberships. Sat Narayan Maharaj FTUC. SPROUT. Tentative Duration : One Year Starting Date : August 2007 Geographical Coverage : Fiji Project Language : English
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Organizing the Young Workers of Fiji Trade Union Congress (FTUC ) on Decent Work and promoting memberships Sat Narayan Maharaj FTUC
SPROUT • Tentative Duration : One Year • Starting Date : August 2007 • Geographical Coverage : Fiji • Project Language : English • Implementing Unit : FTUC – Youth Wing
BACKGROUND and JUSTIFICATION • Every year in Fiji 12 000 students complete their school education but only 2000 find employment in the formal sector. • There is a great need to educate the young leaders on socio-economic policies and Decent so that they can speak on more organized way. • The project is linked with International Labor Standards and will promote Trade Union advocacy fundamental rights for workers.
TARGET GROUP • The target group will be the youth leaders of different affiliates of FTUC. • Eighty (80) young workers of FTUC, in which 30% are women, will be invited for the training program. • FTUC Youth Wing will be the main implementor. • The technical and financial help will be provided by the ILO and UNDP. • The decline in training workshop on promotion of decent work is a linking factor in decreasing member of young workers.
Development Objective • By the end of this project: • Participants will have increased knowledge on Decent Work and will strengthen the youth workers to become better leaders and get more organised.
Immediate Objectives, Key Outputs and Activities • Immediate Objective 1: To strengthen the trade union movement by organizing youth and educating them on Decent Work . • Key Output 1.1: Eighty (80) youth workers of different affiliates will be trained on social and economic policies and Decent Work . • Activity 1.1.1: Conduct of three 2-day training on social and economic policies with focus on promotion of Decent Work.
Immediate Objectives, Key Outputs and Activities • Immediate Objective 2: Production of Training Materials on Social and Economic Policies. • Key Output 2.1: One hundred Training Materials copies shall be produced and distributed. • Activity 2.2.1: Results/resources of the training will be compiled in a booklet form of the training material.
Main Inputs 1) Venue : FTUC National Centre Conference Room 2) Human Resource - FTUC Staff, ILO Staff ( Suva Office), General Sec FTU, National Youth Wing, UNDP ( Suva Office) 3) All resources material - prepared by FTUC office Staff. 4) Finance- FTUC and UNDP
Indicators • Eighty (80) youth workers of different affiliates trained on social and economic policies and Decent work. • One hundred copies of Training Materials will be produced and distributed.
Monitoring/Reporting/Evaluation Procedures • Project coordinator will prepare monthly workplan. • Progress reports will be submitted after each training programme. • Joint evaluation meeting will be conducted by the end of the project.