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PSI ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL DRAFT ACTION PLAN 2017-2021
PROPOSED TO THE 13TH APRECON, FUKUOKA JAPANPSI ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL DRAFT ACTION PLAN 2017-2021 PROPOSED TO THE 13TH APRECON, FUKUOKA JAPAN
PLAN – 1 FIGHTING PRIVATISATION AND WORKING TOWARDS ALTERNATIVES – UPHOLDING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF PUBLIC SERVICES,
PROMOTING PUBLIC PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP, DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY and TRANSPARENCY
OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND&CONTEXT Cross cutting issues Recommended Outcomes RESPONSIBLE FOR
actions (in Priority IMPLEMENTATION,
Countries) MONITORING,
EVALUATON
Identifying and Privatisation is a key challenge Governance, Mapping the unions, collective National Unions
promoting in the region and it impacts on Transparency identifying sectoral network formed Networks
alternatives to the working conditions, and Freedom of interest groups from at national, Sub regional and regional
Privatisation rights of workers and Association Civil Society, regional level to offices, and co-ordinators.
threatens the existence of Academics, NGOs lobby and
unions. Energy, advocacy and those advocate for
While the shift to water, health who are promoting public services
privatisation takes place public services and responds
quickly and stealthily, the provisions timely to the
impact is deep and strongly Identify and establish privatisation
engulfs the society. There is resources for calls.
always elation about the proactive campaigns
goods of privatisation, people and responses at all
are blinded to see the levels.
disadvantages. The agents
promoting privatisation have a
well co-ordinated approach
with adequate resources at
many levels.
The privatisation is promoted Trade Challenge trade Public National NCC
through different means such Agreements agreements both questioning of
as partnership agreements, IFI Loans for bilateral, regional the trade deals
free trade deals, loan Privatisation and global which and demand for
conditionalities, tax promote
1concessions to MNCs and Taxation privatisation and transparency of
trade facilitation etc. and all Issues impacts on public information
these managed without services provisioning. A mechanism for
transparency and Joint campaigns on monitoring the
accountability. Deals are transparent standards
manoeuvred by flexing the information and
national and international compliance to
laws and standards standards
Increase union voice The unions in the region International Strengthening Networks have Network co-ordination
and strength for the raising the issues for long time Solidarity existing networks the capacity to
campaign against and alone. However, the and promote sectoral respond to the Jt Municipal & Water
privatisation current setting unfolds that networks with new challenges and sector in India
there are many stake holders Building partners and stake suggest
including civil society and Union Image holders. alternatives with
academics wanted to join in Health, Developing models support from all
force. The collective effort Energy, of alternatives and the parties
brought some positive Water share the
outcomes especially in the sectors information
essential public services like
water and energy because of
the price increase and the
question on quality but this
momentum needs stronger
conviction
A resurgence of political will is Organising Up the political Political lobbying NCCs
needed to block the and campaign at national by the civil
privateers/ agents and this networking levels and society and trade
required a grand social in collectively highlight unions getting
alliance Energy, issues stronger
Water
Range of tools are necessary Influencing policies Establish Researches, Researches, National , regional and
to challenge the Private Gurus on and other academic studies available global level
2such as showcasing public tools to break the for counter
anger on corruption, Collective myths and to arguments and
researching on the negative Bargaining strengthen the for media
impacts, behaviour of the in Health arguments in favour exposure
MNCs in various sectors and of public service
their influence of ordinary Gender provisions such as
citizens life, role and Equality in tax justice , challenge
dominance of financial energy,water the non compliance
institutions , exposing the of standards and
hidden agenda in the trade exposing corruption
deals and other benefits to and violations
corporates . The practices of
the IMF, World Bank ,ADB
that impose their conditions
for the approval of loans to
countries might be a pointer.
Cancelling collective
agreements is common
practice in such cases
The above mentioned alliance Union Skill building in new Trade unions NCC
and tools help to build the development techniques of develop
capacity of trade unions and negotiations and structures to deal
international dialoguing. with the
solidarity technical issues
Some policy
positions stated
by unions jointly
as well as
individually
3Plan – 2 TRADE UNION AND HUMAN RIGHTS – DEFENDING PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND Cross Cutting Recommended EXPECTED RSESULTS RESPONSIBLE FOR
Issues Actions IMPLEMENTATION,
Priority countries MONITORING,EVALUATON
East Asia
1,Southasia 3,
Public sector TUR is fundamental priority in the Privatised work TUR network is Network group National Unions
worker’s rights Asia Pacific region. The protection places established at sub leaders conduct Networks
defended and of the public sector is a common regional and national campaigns Sub regional and regional
protected cause. Austerity national level offices, and co-ordinators.
In many countries bargaining Measures, cost
regimes are absent, are restricted in cuts Support the PSI projects in the
scope, give only limited Networks by sub region and
participation rights to unions, or projects in specific national level discuss
lack enforcement procedures. Neo- Health, Fire countries and Trade union rights
liberal policies such as privatisation,
fighters, energy specific unions issues
liberalised labour laws, new models
for assessing performance and workers, MNC and allies
austerity measures are having workers
harmful effects on the working Trade unions in
conditions of public sector workers. identified countries
Precarious employment is now a take up campaign
priority concern in the sector6. These against precarious
policies undermine the trade union
movement in the public sector, work –especially
where it is typically stronger. There those who work in
is a widespread movement to private essential services
employment contracts, taking
workers out of public sector statutory
regimes and imposing private sector
laws and practices onto its workers.
Unions see these policies as part of
a concerted attack on workers’ rights
4In some countries the austerity
policies producing cuts in public
spending are forcing PSI members
into defensive battles against the
rise of unemployment, privatization
of public services and reduction of
welfare provisions (from pensions
to health and social services) and
wage cuts.
Dismantling the social model, will
weaken union capacity to fight for
labour rights
Ratification/imple Work towards the ratification of ILO Influencing the IFI National Ongoing campaigns NCCs
mentation of the conventions and implementation of policies campaigns to on 87,98,151,154 in PSI Co-ordinators
progressive labour laws.
ILO standards and promote ILO specific countries SUBRAC
conventions and Asia has a poor ratification rate Young people conventions
for national specially for ILO Conventions 87 employment More unions in the
legislations and 98 and there are obstacles, issues public services and
Especially for violations, and threats to the right to National campaign allied sectors are
freedom of organise throughout the region, Women workers against regressive registered,
Governments use the arguments of
association and issues labour laws and bargaining
international financial institutions to
collective dismantle labour relations where it formation of strengthened and
bargaining. hurts most for future generations. Discrimination unions in public bargaining
services which framework in place
includes
registration of
unions and
industrial relations
frame work
Working towards Will continue fighting violations Organising Support Some cases filed NCC
the reduction of of Trade union rights discussions of under the complaints PSI Co-ordinators
5violations of TUR in The most explicit restrictions on And growing in affiliated unions procedure from the SUBRAC
the region and the right to organise are the new sectors to take up cases affected countries
implementation of region’s various bans on public under the ILO
labour legislations sector organising. There are also mechanism and
and mechanisms strong disincentives and Quality public assist them in
punishments in some countries services filing cases Rights violations are
against workers who attempt to collected and
establish trade unions. There have Municipal sectors Social media exposed sectoral
also been trade union-related privatisation Support to basis
dismissals in almost every country affiliates to
in the region. Bargaining regimes expose rights Joint campaigns held
are absent or restricted in scope, violations through by the groups
give only limited participation social media and Engagements with
rights to unions, or lack other methods the ADB and AIIB,
enforcement procedures. And a Support affiliates BRICS, ASEAN at
notable problem in the region is to conduct regular levels
the various broad definitions of research/studies
‘essential public services’, which on rights
extend international norms violations
intended to exclude very small
groups of workers from protection Specific sectoral
to cover virtually the whole public networks analyse
sector. violations of civil liberties the TUR violations
are used to oppress trade unions in the sectors and
and trade unionists. There is report
restriction for the right to strike.
Some countries in the region have Identify a Regional
prohibitively complex requirements joint campaign
for organising a lawful strike and strategy on an
annual basis to
address the TUR
issues in the
region
6Engage with multi
lateral
institutions,
financial
institutions,
regional groups
and other policy
making bodies on
TUR issues
Regular reporting We will advocate for the maximum Capacity Building capacity Trainings held for NCC
of violations, use of use of ILO reporting system and to Development and of the young young people SUBRAC
supervisory system, take up cases engagement in people on the TUR
and the continuous The 3 key areas are the bans on public union violations and the
sector organizing; refusal to engage in
campaigns of the development use of
bargaining with public sector and
unions denial of the right to strike in the
mechanisms
public sector. Complaints from the especially those
region to ILO is minimal. However who are in
alternative complaint procedure under contractual and
FOA is much used in the region., temporary jobs
7Plan- 3 - INFLUENCING REGIONAL/SUB REGIONAL/NATIONAL POLICIES – INCREASING OUR INFLUENCE, VISIBILITY, CRITICAL ABILITY AND
COLLECTIVE POWER,
OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND/CONTEXT Cross Cutting ACTIONS NEEDED EXPECTED RSESULTS RESPONSIBLE FOR
issues IMPLEMENTATION,
MONITORING,EVALUATON
Familiarising and The Regional institutions play a key Privatisation Calendaring the Understanding the National Unions
educating with the role in policy changes in the region. PPPs activities of various forums Networks
system of policy These policies generally impact the RCEP ADB, ASEAN, where negotiations Sub regional and regional
formulation of workers and thereby the unions, SAARC, BRICS, AIIB take place and the offices, and co-ordinators.
Multilateral and members and families. However and other stake network members
regional they are mega Institutions and holders able to get uptodate
institutions have powerful lobby. They make information
their interventions quickly and in a Build alliances
non-transparent manner. So it is with Civil society
important to keep abreast of the Network and
issues other GUF s
Understanding and The major task is to continuous Influencing Conducting brief Develop arguments PSI NCC
actively intervening monitoring of the institutions and policies studies and and challenge the SUBRAC
in the policies of in the look out for the policy surveys on the policies
these Institutions formulation and analyse the Tax issues policies and
advantages and disadvantages. This produce critiques
means we need to regularly follow time to time
up their moves.
Collectively These institutions shun bad Organising for Joint Network Networks Networks
influence the policy publicity and generally get their media expose activities during strengthened and Co-ordination
making work praised by governments and key events of the able to lobby
some favourable organisations. Building institutions
Hence a network of stakeholders information and
are important to influence their exchanges
policies collectively
8Capacity Building of It is important for the unions to Networking and Training courses Increasing the NCC
the unions develop their capacity to make alliance building, and orientation interest and skills of t
arguments and understand the coalition he activists
impacts of these policies.
Plan – 4 ORGANISING & GROWTH – RECHARGING OUR ORGANISING FOCUS & NEW DIRECTIONS FOR GROWTH
OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND Cross cutting Recommended EXPECTED RESPONSIBLE FOR
issues actions RSESULTS IMPLEMENTATION,
MONITORING,EVALUATON
Building and Asia pacific region with 60% of Union Supporting Sectoral networks National Unions
strengthening countries have fragmented and development and Formation of formed and Networks
public sector trade multiple union characteristics. This international alliances at strengthened by Sub regional and regional
unions in the is one of the reason that unions are solidarity national level on their activities offices, and co-ordinators.
region not able to fight the policies forced sectoral or an
upon them. It is important to make issue basis for
efforts to bring unions together on unions to work
the basis of UNIFYING issues and together
sectors Strengthening the
activities of NCCs
Identifying means Unions do not generate adequate Trade union Supporting Work plans PSI NCC
of increasing union resources to sustain members and Rights strategic planning developed at SUBRAC
membership and also attract new sectors in their of unions and to various levels
increasing unions. identify ways to
resources The current campaigns are taking Privatisation due generate A reliable data
up resources and unions had to to reforms resources, running base of
membership
9take legal actions frequently which PPPs projects with key Solid researches
are expensive. themes as evidences
Strategically the unions have to Help them to
find different ways to generate develop data
resources and attract members. base,
communication
skills, undertake
researches on
working
conditions,
Exchange ideas for
them to interact
with other
unionists
Find ways to attract There are new sectors in almost all Precarious work Union to union Projects are Networks
new sectoral countries because of the activities undertaken Co-ordination
unions to get contractual, outsourcing and and they bring
interested in PSI temporary workforce employed by Migrant workers South-South changes visibly
the restructuring policies. While Solidarity among the
some unions continue to organise Structural members and
them, much of the workforce is left Reforms International activists
without organising. Unions have to solidarity projects
be motivated to organise new Gender equality Union members
sectors who are delivering public Skills to develop are able to
services. Women and young people and implement understand the
need to be the organising focus. projects relevance of
international
solidarity.
Identifying new New kinds of workforce need to be Technology use Developing Exploring the
projects for growth organised by positive and creative technical formats potential of APREC
in potential projects for different types of regional fund to SUBRAC
countries members to be organised in unions organise projects NCC
10Training and for growth and
capacity building leadership
in tech use development
Communication
Using web tools.
Regional training
Unifying public on
sector workers communication,
information
Leadership sharing
mentoring and
development Surveys, studies
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