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The Institute Network on Organized Labour

WHAT DOES THE NETWORK DO? 

The Network's invitation paper is posted on the web-site to give you a preliminary review of some of the problems faced by trade unions in the world today. It raises  questions on the situation of trade unions in different parts of the world and the particular problems they face. The paper invites you, trade unionists, academics, and any other interested parties, to participate in the Network, to address the questions raised, and to give your views on the key issues. 

In addition to gathering information, the Institute intends to link research with practitioner participation and academic dialogue, by means of electronic communication. Network members now have access to a virtual forum. The Network's new list server enables you to discuss various items directly with other Network members by joining one or more of the discussion groups. The integration of the discussion groups makes the Network fully interactive and gives you the floor in order to generate feedback on trade union programmes and strategies in different regions of the world. The list server (soon to be linked up!) and its subscription facilities will soon be accessible from this web-page, and the web-page will be directly accessible from the list server.Your messages and responses will automatically be sent to any other person joing the discussion group of your choice. The groups, under the leadership of the Network moderator, will be encouraged to identify important issues for trade unions and to establish a debating forum around these issues. Initially, they will focus on the themes mentioned in the invitation paper. The discussion groups can also concentrate on trade union experiences in certain regions. In addition there is a general debating discussion group. 

The list server will also circulate the responses generated by the invitation paper before the Network becomes fully interactive. 

Participants can join any of the thirteen discussion groups available. These groups have been selected according to subjects considered relevant for future worldwide trade union discussions. They are as follows: 

• Overall debate
• Employment and development
• The law and trade unions
• Responses to globalization (trade, investment, labour standards)
• Unions and structural adjustment
• Transnational industrial relations
• Collective bargaining and social dialogue
• Informal sector and marginalized workers
• Social protection
• Recruitment and organization
• Political strategy (party politics, alliances with NGOs, etc.)
• Women in unions
• Young people in unions
• Union structures and services (membership participation, mergers,    finances, etc.) 

You will soon be able to click here to subscribe to the discussion groups

Another activity of the Network is the case studies that are being prepared on trade union successes and failures in selected countries. They are due for completion later this year when they will be posted on the web-site. The countries are: 

Brazil	India	Lithuania	Sweden
Canada	Israel	Niger	Tunisia
Chile	Japan	South Africa	USA
Ghana	Korea	Spain	Zimbabwe  Outline for the Case Studies Please click here for the Trade Union Responses To Globalization: Outline for the Case Studies  ARCHIVING   The exchange of experiences and ideas between the Network members will take place on the list server. The contributions received up to 31 March 1999, papers and publications that have been sent, and reports on the Network's activities prepared by the Institute, are posted on the web-site. The documents are:  Reports on the Network's activities  Progress report on the Network prepared for a meeting held in Geneva on 1-2 December 1998; Report of the meeting to review the activities of the Network held in Geneva on 1-2 December 1998.  Papers discussed at the Network Meeting on 1-2 December 1998.  An emerging agenda for trade unions? by Richard Hyman; Trade unions and transitional industrial relations by Robert Taylor Trade unions as development partners by Henk Thomas; Other contributions to the Network Exercices   English French Spanish   Other languages