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Asian Regional Seminar for Trade Unions on Labour Market Reforms: The Trade Union Response
Objectives
The ongoing globalization and inherent competition and informalization are causing untold hardship, particularly to the working class. The decent work deficits have become more evident in the newly globalized economies, especially in the Asia Region. The entrepreneurs are demanding reforms in the national labour markets so as to remove rigidities. However, the workers and the unions, in the background of expanding informal sector and the jobless growth in the post reform era, argue that such flexibility is not about decent work and it only encourages insecurity of employment and the reduction in strength and influence of organized labour.
In view of these development in the region, it is important to understand the challenges the trade unions are facing in the various countries. As such the Workshop will also address following issues, critically examining how unions are dealing with various issues relating to labour market reforms, drawing lessons from good practises in the region and strengthening their knowledge base, in order to achieve our goal of Decent Work for women and men in today’s global economy.
Specifically, the workshop participants will: [a] This will provide a platform for trade unionists from Asia Pacific to:Debateiscuss issues relating to labour market reforms: productivity, skills development, collective bargaining, organising amongst atypical workers and young workers,in trade unions, changes in labour legislation, despatch workers, growing informal economy, migrationproblems of migrant workers (within and outside the country) Occupational Safety and Health, Organising in Export Processing Zones, etc. [b] (workers’ rights and the abolition of export processing zones that bring neither development nor substantial job creation.) Collective bargaining, Labour M arket Reforms which is fast becoming a significant feature of the socio-economic and political environment of the region. Governments with support of business are pushing for increasingly flexible labour market, thus having a significant effect on the industrial relations practises at workplace and national levels.Exchange experiences to identify good practices in the region to stimulate regional and sub regional initiatives [c] Establish a knowledge base network by conducting studies and research to reinforce the sharing of knowledge and experiences in the region as a significant contribution in advancing the Decent Work Decade.
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