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Secretariat Report for the Central Committee of the IMF Trade unions in India march to Parliament demanding control on price rise, enforcement of labour laws, social security for all and to stop privatisation of central public sector enterprises. Photo: IMF South Asia Regional Office / 2011 Solidarity support was extended by the regional office to the striking workers in Bosch & Brembo in Pune, General Motors in Gujarat, Hyundai and Ford in Chennai, Maruti Suzuki in Manesar, Nokia, Foxconn and BYD Electronics situated in Tamil Nadu, shipbreaking workers in Alang, Gadani in Pakistan and EPZ workers of Sri Lanka. The IMF has been actively collaborating with the Nokia India management to provide training for its workers, union representatives and HR staff on labour rights, OHS and women’s empowerment. In the area of communications, the regional office has intensified its efforts to publish news on IMF’s regional Asia-Pacific website. A Google group facilitates sharing information. Metal Asia Pacific, a new printed regional publication, was launched in October 2011. Network meetings of Bosch and Siemens were held in 2010 in India with the support of the local FES office. Booming foreign investment and presence of TNCs in the auto, steel, engineering, mining and ICT sectors highlight the need to focus on networking. The meeting of IMF’s Automotive Working Group will give new impetus to this work. Many unions in TNCs are independent and unattached to our affiliates and national centres. Efforts are underway to create a national platform for TNC unions to enable their affiliation to the IMF. Shramik Ekta Mahasangh (SEM), an umbrella organization regrouping a number of company unions in Pune, is seeking IMF affiliation. - 36 -
Secretariat Report for the Central Committee of the IMF IMF’s Sub-Regional Committee met in New Delhi in November 2010 to discuss the implementation of the IMF Action Programme and the unification process between IMF, ICEM and ITGLWF. Cooperation with our two partner Internationals was increased with invitations to meetings on climate change, trade and development, and banning asbestos. A sub-regional strategy meeting to build strong national metalworkers’ unions was held in Kathmandu in December 2010. IMF’s India Council meetings were periodically held to plan, coordinate and also evaluate the activities. 9.7 Southeast Asia, East Asia and the Pacific After a protracted struggle, the Malaysian government eventually relented to a nearly four decade old demand by electronics workers to form a union of their choice. Four regional electronics unions were founded and registered. Support for organizing and growth is being discussed with the Belgian IMF affiliate ABVV Metaal. In June 2009, about 900 workers at the Kawasaki Motors plant in Thailand went on strike after the management unilaterally changed working hours and sacked all the 11 shop stewards who opposed the change. After a week-long strike and timely intervention of the IMF and the IMF-JC, an agreement was reached between the union and management on the reinstatement of all workers. The local union was then able to resolve the dispute pertaining to working hours through negotiations. The NUTEAIW and the EIWU organised Bosch plants in Malaysia. The unions’ attempts to secure union rights were first thwarted by the company through legal and administrative methods. With solidarity support from IG Metall and the Bosch Works Council in Germany, the IMF approached the local management to resolve the dispute. As a result of the intervention, the EIWU managed to secure union rights at the Power Tool subsidiary. The NUTEAIW is undergoing balloting to win recognition at Bosch Auto Parts. The major dispute at Toshiba in Indonesia is reported in the section on trade union rights. The IMF undertook a fact finding mission to the Philippines in February 2010 to examine the human and trade union rights situation and to meet with three metal union groupings, IMF-Philippines Council, Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) and Philippines Metalworkers Alliance (PMA). As a result, the MWAP and PMA were affiliated to the IMF and work on organizing and collective bargaining has been launched. The fight against precarious work remains a key IMF campaign in the region. Mass street rallies have been held each year in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. IMF affiliates FSPMI and Lomenik spearheaded a campaign to expand social security coverage to precarious workers in Indonesia. In Thailand, our affiliate TEAM is the engine of the campaign for the ratification of ILO Conventions 87 and 98. Building sustainable organizing is a fundamental aspect of IMF’s work. In July 2010, a Regional Seminar on Developing a Strategy for Organizing and Growth in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam was held in Bangkok. This seminar laid down a strategic approach to active organising in the four countries. Following this, workshops were carried out with IMF affiliates in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam to work out action plans for each of the countries. - 37 -
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