Ten Trade Union Actions - Inclusive Cities

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Action 4Insist on ratification and application of relevant conventionsLots of conventions to protect, for instance, homeworkers, migrants and rural workersare lying ready for ratification and application by national authorities. The InternationalLabour Code (see chapter 1, paragraphs 3.3 - 3.5) contains a lot of useful material. Urgethe government to ratify relevant conventions.Take action for the (gradual) application of national labour laws and international conventionsto informal economy workers. Make sure that the existing protection is used inthe best possible manner.ExerciseDraw up a report for the WCL ‘Standards’ Department, in which you give anaccount of the extent to which the basic labour conventions of the ILO areapplied to the informal economy workers.Action 5Look for partisans (network)Those committing themselves to the protection or granting of rights to the informaleconomy workers will be able to count on (inter)national support. Cooperation withother people and bodies can help raise the impact of an action and the chance of success.So, seek allies in the ILO, the WCL Informal Economy network, NGOs, authorities,religious groups, media, etc…, who can help you prepare, implement or finance actionsin favour of the informal economy workers.So, when preparing a trade union action, it is important to examine what people andbodies are willing and able to cooperate on the improvement of the status of the informaleconomy workers. It may be useful to repeat this exercise after a while. Has thecooperation with local authorities, churches and non-governmental organisations beenfruitful? With which people or bodies do we, or do we not, wish to continue the cooperationrelations? Have new organisations become active in the field?Also research institutes and universities can play a role in that they offer their knowledgeand expertise.45
| Chapter 3 | POSSIBLE ACTIONS |ExerciseComplete the chart below with the people and bodies who can help prepareor take legal action in favour of the informal economy workers.<strong>Trade</strong> unionEmployer/contractorFamily/neighboursSchool/universitytarget groupReligious organisationLocal/national authorityNGOsInterest organisationColleagues/co-workersMediaAction 6Give information on labour rightsWe see that informal economy workers are in many cases insufficiently informed of theirrights and obligations. Here is an important task in store for the trade union. If we provideoral and written information, people grow aware of their situation. The best way toprovide this information depends on the target group. The same goes for the best timeand place to reach the informal economy workers.46
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