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Box 3.14. Successful alliances on pesticides The International Union of Food Agric. Hotel Rest.Cater.Tobac.& Allied Work. Assoc. (IUF) works with the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) and its regional bodies as well as with the Brazil-based Grupo Interdisciplinario de Pesquiza e Acção em Agricultura e Saúde (GIAS) on pesticides. In response to the situation relating to genetically modified food, especially problems caused by the use of pesticides and concerns about sustainable agriculture, the Latin American Regional Organization of the IUF initiated, in September 1998, a joint project, named BioMater, involving trade unions, peasant organizations and NGOs aimed at preserving, producing and distributing seeds. BioMater has established a seed bank for organic production of seeds that will be registered in most Latin American countries. Source: Based on Gallin, D. (posted on December 2006). “Trade Unions and NGOs in Social Development: a Necessary Partnership”. Global Labour Institute http://www.globallabour.info/en/2006/12/trade_unions_and_ngos_in_socia.html (last accessed 19 December 2007) 140
Unit 3: NEGOTIATION IN THE WORKPLACE: NOT WORTH DYING FOR A JOB There are three main types of reasons for employers to establish better occupational and environmental safety and health standards: • Moral - An employee should not have to risk injury at work, nor should others associated with the work environment; • Economic - Employing organizations also sustain costs in the event of an incident at work (such as legal fees, fines, compensatory damages, investigation time, lost production, lost goodwill from the workforce, from customers and from the wider community); and • Legal - Occupational safety and health requirements are reinforced in civil law and/or criminal law; it is accepted that without the extra "encouragement" of potential regulatory action or litigation, many organizations would not act upon their implied moral obligations. The mechanism to achieve the occupational and environmental and health standards is through collective agreements. Collective bargaining is an important tool for raising living standards and improving working conditions. Even though safety and health are addressed in the national laws of almost all countries, collective bargaining often provides the mechanism through which these laws are actually implemented in the workplace. For example, the law may mandate joint safety and health committees or works councils, but leave the details to negotiation between the employers and the workers’ organizations. There are certain legal and structural pre-conditions for collective bargaining to function properly. The democratic foundations and the appropriate legal framework to ensure independence and the effective participation of social partners are essential. Unfortunately, collective bargaining is under attack by authoritarian employers and repressive governments, both in developed and developing countries. It rarely exists in the informal sector or in small, traditional enterprises. As a result, the majority of the world’s workers do not yet enjoy the benefits of effective collective bargaining under a legal framework that guarantees labour rights. Collective bargaining takes place between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers’ organizations on the one hand, and one or more workers’ organizations on the other. It may take place at many different and often complementary levels: a unit within an enterprise, the enterprise level, or the sector, regional or national level. 48 48 Based on ILO Social Dialogue website http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/themes/cb.htm (last accessed 19 December 2007) 141
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