GLOBAL DEAL

1. GLOBAL DEAL PERC, september 2017 Loa Brynjulfsdottir, LO

2. Voices on the Global Deal JUSTIN TRUDEAU: http://www.theglobaldeal.com/voices-about-the-global-deal/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-on-why-canada-supports-the-global-deal-initiative/ STEFAN LÖFVEN: http://www.theglobaldeal.com/voices-about-the-global-deal/swedish-prime-minister-stefan-lofven-about-the-global-deal-initiative/ SHARAN BURROW: http://www.theglobaldeal.com/voices-about-the-global-deal/sharan-burrow-general-secretary-of-ituc-on-why-social-dialogue-is-the-answer-to-combat-deficits-on-labour-markets/

3. Global Deal between capital and labour “We share a planet, we share a global economy, and we increasingly share a global labour market. For this reason, we also share the task of finally taking responsibility for global working life.” Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden (and champion for Decent Work)

4. A multi-stakeholder partnership to encourage governments, employers/businesses, unions and other organisations to enhance social dialogue. Concrete input to Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 10.

6. Global Deal: The Basic Idea • Inspiration from Sweden/Nordic model (Saltsjöbaden) • Social dialogue develops a strong culture of mutual trust • Government support in the set-up of agreements • Global Deal is built on tripartite acceptance: • Employers accept right of workers to organise • Trade unions accept right of owners to lead • Governments accept social partners and provide institutions, infrastructure, welfare, education etc. • => Tripartite collective spirit • Powerful tool for labour market and societal reform

7. Partners to date

8. Why do we need a Global Deal? • Global corporations • Global supply chains • Global labour market • The gains of globalisation are unequally distributed. Some people are losing out in a globalised world. • We have global failures that are not being dealt with and global opportunities that are not being used

9. Failures • 2,3 million workers die every year in work-related accidents and diseases (+313 million non-fatal accidents) • 21 million workers trapped in forced labour • 168 million children in child labour (11% of all children) • Discrimination in the labour market • Violations of workers rights are frequent (only 18 countries get a green light in ITUC Global Rights Index): • Workers fired for trying to improve working conditions • Fines or imprisonment imposed on workers for legitimate strikes • Governments arrest workers in order to suppress trade union activity • Murders and disappearances of workers used with suppressing aim

10. (Wasted) opportunities • Social dialogue could handle labour market failures • Social dialogue could enhance productivity, job creation and economic progress

11. Some observations • Countries with strong social dialogue institutions are among the EU’s best performing and most competitive economies (European Commission) • Companies with well-functioning social dialogue scores highest both on workplace well-being and performance (European Company Survey) • Strong relationship between trade union density and economic inequality (decline in density => increased inequality (IMF) • Research shows: social dialogue = Win-Win-Win

12. Building blocks for effective social dialogue • Respect for the fundamental rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining • Strong, independent workers' and employers' organizations with the technical capacity and knowledge required to participate in social dialogue • Political will and commitment to engage in social dialogue on the part of all parties (If there is a will, there is a way!) • Appropriate institutional support

13. Factors for change • Factors targeted at strengthening tripartite collaboration spirit – trust, dialogue and action: • Fundamental Rights & Legislation • Cooperation structures • Trade conditions & investor influence • Mobilisation

14. The concrete toolbox? • Fundamental Rights & Legislation • ILO power to use sanctions? • Social protocol to the EU Treaty? • Decent Games: Structure within ILO? • Trade conditions & Investor influence • Respect for ILO core conventions in trade agreements • Role of social partners in IMF, World Bank? • Cooperation structures • International Framework Agreements? • IFAs to a new level? Support structure – Global Deal Fund? • Incentives to multinationals to negotiate IFAs? • How improve European Works Councils? • How strengthen EU social dialogue and its autonomy? • Mobilisation • Development assistance strategies with stronger focus on enhancing employers organisations and trade unions?

16. LO Sweden Commitments • Spread the Global Deal to trade unions and other organisations internationally (focus on business/employers) • Educate and take part internationally in tripartite seminars (Bogota, Tel Aviv, Pretoria, Tunis, Dar Es Salaam, Santiago de Chile) • Leadership for a Global Deal: If there is a will, there is a way!