BWI impact: TEN PRIORITIES Congress Period 2014-2017 UNION JOBS RIGHTS 1. Organising and negotiating with multinational companies (MNCs) 5. Organise on rights to health, safety and welfare at work and push for improved international standards on health and safety 8. Campaign to defend and promote Trade Union rights 2. Organising workers in major infrastructure projects and public works 3. Promoting forest certification, sustainable forest management and sustainable jobs in the timber trades 6. Campaign to stop precarious work and social dumping 7. Combat illegal logging and promote better governance in the forestry industry to generate more job opportunities 9. Global Campaign for Migrant Workers Rights 10. Campaign for Youth Employment and Gender Equality 4 Organising construction projects for major sport events, under the BWI campaign banner Fair play fair games ORGANISATIONAL Building a stronger global trade union SUSTAINABILITY Ensuring financial and membership sustainability COMMUNICATIONS Reaching out to the members and the public 1
ACTION PLAN Top 10 s ORGANISING 1 Organising and negotiating with multinational companies (MNCs) Composite 2 IFAs Composite 4 Chinese MNCs Resolution 17 -Jeld Wen Concluded 7 new global agreements with multinational companies (Dragados, Sacyr, Odebrecht, WBHO, Stora, others) 10 existing global agreements are renegotiated, improved and implemented (Skanska, FCC, Hochtief, Impregilio/Salini, IKEA) Concluded global agreement with MNCs operating in Qatar Launched Corporate Campaigns on 4 MNCs (Jeld Wen, Holcim, others) Established engagement with Chinese MNC Mapping of at least 60% of IFA-related MNCs is completed Affiliates recruited 50,000 new members from MNCs including 10,000 from Chinese MNCs Convene MNC-IFA Working Group (2014) IFA Mapping to identify organising targets (2014-2015) MNC Global and Regional Network meetings (Cement, Odebrecht, IKEA) Convene Chinese MNC Working Group (2014) Formulation of the Global Action Plan on Chinese MNCs (2014) Chinese MNC Summit (2015) Convene Global Cement Network (2014) Regional Cement Network Conferences (2015) Global Cement Network Conference (2016) MNC Forest and Wood Conference (Curitiba, 2014) FNV South Asia PIP-IFIs FNV East Africa Infrastructure FNV Southern Africa Precarious Work ACV-CNV LAC Building Materials ACV-CNV Indonesia Building Materials SASK Southern Africa IndustriEnergi Ethiopia 10 MNC regional and global networks are functioning institutionally 2
s 2 Organising workers in major infrastructure projects and public works (PIP) Composite 3 International Bidding Affiliates recruited 50,000 new members from 30 PIPs targeted for organising Working conditions in PIPs improved due to BWI and affiliates interventions More affiliates are using the labour standards of international financial institutions to gain improvement in working conditions in PIPs World Bank and Regional Development Bank adopted a new and labour-friendly procurement policy and safeguard policy BWI is a major actor on sustainable construction and climate change processes and discourse based on its own developed concept and policy-action plan Organising campaign in 30 public infrastructure projects - PIPs (Turkey, Balkans, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, Namibia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia) Meeting-engagement IFIs/multilateral development banks as well as with MNCs involved in specific PIP Dialogue and Lobbying with WB, EBRD, IADB, AfDB and ADB FIDIC-BWI-CICA Conference on MDB (Brussels, 3-4 June 2014) ILO Global Dialogue Forum (Geneva, November 2015) FNV South Asia PIP-IFIs FNV East Africa Infrastructure FNV Southern Africa Precarious Work SASK Southern Africa IGBAU SSGNE Malaysia Solidarity Centre IndustriEnergi Ethiopia 3 Promoting forest Certification, sustainable forest management and sustainable jobs in the timber trades Composite 3 - Certification Affiliates organised unions in 100 certified companies and have recruited 20,000 new members Labour Agenda is strengthen in the PEFC and FSC through BWI representatives in the board ILO Standards is adopted as mandatory standards in COCs More than 20 BWI affiliates are new members of forest certification systems BWI is a major actor on sustainable Organising campaign in at least 100 certified companies (Malaysia, Indonesia, Ghana, Chile, Brazil, etc.) Membership campaign for affiliates to join certification systems Engagement and sustained advocacy on labour standards in FSC and PEFC File complaints on FSC or PEFC certified companies in violation Puuliitto SASK Burma Forestry Puuliitto SASK Amazonia Forestry GS Gujarat and Kyrgyzstan 3
construction and climate change processes and discourse based on its own developed concept and policy-action plan (repeated in relation to this priority) s 4 Organising construction projects for major sport events, under the BWI Sports Campaign banner Fair play fair games Resolution 23 - Qatar Affiliates have recruited 100,000 new members from mega-sports events in Brazil, France, South Korea, Russia, and Qatar Affiliates from around the world are engaging national sports bodies and the public about decent work in Olympics and World Cups BWI is a formal negotiation actor with FIFA and IOC; Labour clauses are adopted by FIFA and IOC Launch FIFA and IOC Watch (2014) Sustained engagement and dialogue with FIFA and IOC Russia Mission (2014-2015) Missions to Qatar (annual) ILO-BWI Forum on Sports Campaign (2014) Europe Regional Conference on Sports Campaign (2014) Launch Russia WC 2018 Campaign Conduct EURO 2016 Campaign Conduct the South Korea Winter Olympics 2018 Campaign FNV Asia Migration SASK WC 2014 Brazil Program NBTF Annual JOBS 5 Organise on rights to health, safety and welfare at work and push for improved international standards on Health & Health and safety standards and regulations are adopted and enforced in all project sites particularly in major public infrastructure projects, mega-sports events, forest certification, and others Affiliates are engaged in ban asbestos April 28 Mobilisation Global Asbestos Conference (2014) Consolidate and coordinate agenda in various natural stone certification program (e.g. TFT, Certifix, and Win- Win) Campaign on the 25 kilos Cement ACV-CNV LAC Building Materials ACV-CNV Indonesia Building Materials 4
Top 10 s Safety Resolution 14 Accident in South Asia Resolution 24 New Zealand movements in their countries and internationally Natural stone certification program lead to new members in India and Indonesia Bag Campaign Continuing awareness campaign and training program on OSH to affiliates and members Sustain the global OSH network Campaign on the ILO 167 on Health and Safety in Construction SASK Southern Africa Byggnads-GS Swaziland 6 Campaign to stop precarious work and social dumping Resolution 4 Informal Economy Affiliates are organising workers in informal economy and integrating into union structures BWI has sustained campaign for fair transition from informality to decent work Promotion of green, decent, safe and secure jobs BWI Child Labour Schools result into union recruitment of 20,000 brick kiln and natural stone workers Support union campaigns on organising and negotiating the rights of precarious workers Support the affiliates and EFBWW social dumping campaign Campaign and lobbying for sustainable and decent jobs Sustained 3-pillar strategy of child labour (schooling, organising and influencing policy) FNV South Asia SASK South Asia BAT Kartel, CLSC-CFMEU, Child Learn Netherlands India IGBAU SSGNE Nepal Child Labour ACV-CNV LAC Building Materials ACV-CNV Indonesia Building Materials 5
s 7 Combat illegal logging and promote better governance in the forestry industry to generate more job opportunities Resolution 26 Global Illicit Timber Trades BWI is participating in market-driven campaigns on illicit timber trades Social audit are undertaken related to voluntary partnership agreements Affiliates working on VPA issues have capacity to be active stakeholders by ensuring labour standards and rights Participate in illegal logging campaigns Maintain Amazonia Network Create working group FLEGT-VPA between FLEGT countries and European affiliates Global study on illegal logging and implications to workers and trade unions (2015) Puuliitto SASK Burma Forestry Puuliitto SASK Amazonia Forestry RIGHTS 8 Campaign to defend and promote Trade Union rights Resolution 13 Malaysia Resolution 20 Decent work Resolution 22 Governments are pressured to respect human and trade union rights through BWI solidarity campaigns Campaigns against Gangmasters, blacklisting and employment agencies issues Regional economic blocs are recognising trade union rights as part and parcel of economic integration Online Solidarity Action Alerts Sports campaigns Migrant workers rights campaigns Solidarity campaigns on-going in crisis countries Annual October 7 mobilisation Complaints and cases filed at the ILO CFA FNV Asia Migration SASK WC 2014 Brazil 6
Gangmasters and Employment Agencies s 9 Global Campaign for Migrant Workers Rights Resolution 9 Global Campaign for Migrants Resolution 19 - Qatar BWI unions and structures have recruited 20,000 migrant workers At least 15 Affiliates have developed migration policies and have started to recruit migrant workers 6 memorandum of understanding between unions are operationalize Kafala system and employment sponsorship programs are reformed in 4 countries Establishment of a Global Migration Network Organising-Recruitment campaigns Reinforcement of BWI Connect (globally and regionally) Concrete engagement with regional blocs (ASEAN, ECOWAS, EAC, SADC, Latin American Southern cone, etc.) resulting in agreements on migrant workers rights. Mission to Lampedusa (2014) Global Migration Conference (2015) Internal Global Migrant Workers Assembly (2017) Caribbean Mission III Global multi-media campaigns highlighting contributions of migrant workers. Production of videos on migrant worker stories. Research and production of policy paper on migration. Update global and regional trends on migration. FNV Asia Migration NBTF Annual 7
s 10 Campaign for Youth Employment and Gender Equality Resolution 15 Women Resolution 16 - Youth A corps of 100 young workers are actively involved in the BWI youth movement Adhoc Working group is functioning and regional youth structures exist At least 100 women leaders are active in the various women structures of BWI 40 new women leaders are seating at union executive bodies in the regions Formation of youth Adhoc Working Group (2014) Summer Schools for Youth (annual) Annual March 8 mobilisation + women calendar Global Women (annual) Launch Global Women s Organising Campaign (2014) Global Youth Conference II (2017) Global Women Conference (2016) ENABLING MECHANISMS A ORGANIZATION Composite 1 BWI Structures Proposals for political and project work as well as on global structure are formulated by end of 2015 BWI Regional Structures are rationalise and improved global-regional cooperation Strengthen regional structures and regional offices Operationalize the Working Group on Resolution 1 Improve the global secretariat (2014) Annual Building Regional Capacity (BRC) trainings BWI Global secretariat is structured for better servicing and actions as well as on sustainability B COMMUNICATIONS Interactive BWI website and blogs have 50,000 visitors per month Formulate communication strategy and policies BWI Increase BWI email database to 100,000 Overhaul the BWI Website as communication hub 8
s BWI media coverage is expanded through major media outlets and affiliates publications and websites Regions have own media coverage Research and publications are widely used by unions, academics and other institutions Use social media more Production of materials to support global campaigns Organise a BWI Communicators Network amongst affiliates Communication capacity-building of affiliates through the regional offices C SUSTAINABILITY Increased Financial Membership by Global Level - 15% and South - 20% Affiliation of targeted trade unions in Australia, Uruguay, Brazil, North America, Mexico, Peru and others Launch organising and membership campaigns with engine unions who has the potential for expansion Establish working relations through joint campaigns with potential affiliates BWI Various solidarity support projects New sectors are targeted for organising (natural stone, railway construction, etc.) Conduct political missions - Australia, North America, Mexico, Middle East Increased capacity of Regional Offices to manage projects and conduct fund raising locally. Include sustainability planning in the agenda of the 2014 Regional Committees with annual report at the world board 100% of the core operations of the regional offices are funded from the regional income (affiliation fees and projects) 9