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investment arbitration on page 23). The Reclaiming PublicWater network has been an important means of mobilisinginternational solidarity for the struggle in Jakarta.TNI monitors cases of remunicipalisation around the world,and in 2012 co-published a booklet, Remunicipalisation:putting water back into public hands, together withCorporate Europe Observatory and the Municipal ServicesProject (MSP, a South Africa–Canada co-ordinateduniversity project also involving TNI and a number of itspartners in the Reclaiming Public Water network). Thebooklet showcases five cities which have taken water backinto public hands, demonstrating not only what is possiblebut what is actually being done.TNI also translated into Spanish and co-published withMSP an edited volume, Alternatives to Privatisation,which focused on three sectors: water, electricity andhealth. Many of the water and electricity cases werecontributed by TNI researchers, with TNI Fellow Dr DanielChavez playing a significant role as both researcher andcoordinator in respect of the electricity sector..Supporting and learning..from coalitions of labour..and citizens.One key source of emerging alternatives to privatisationhas been the global trade union movement. These havegone beyond simple defence of wages and conditions toconstruct coalitions with citizens and communities. TNIhas conducted in-depth studies in Germany, South Africa,Spain and the UK on how this allows the latent capacitiesof public service workers – their extensive knowledgeof the work they do – to be harnessed in developing andimplementing alternatives to privatisation.See http://bit.ly/tnilabourThe aim is to produce resources from which others facingthe same struggles can learn. These publications have beenaccompanied by talks by TNI Fellow Dr Hilary Wainwrightat the Globalisation School of the International LabourResearch and Information Group in South Africa; the GlobalLabour Institute school at Northern College in the UK; and‘Real Utopias’, the 2012 annual meeting of the AmericanSociological Association.16 tni Annual Report 2012 Democracy + Public Goods
“As growing numbers of cities embark onthe transition from private to public watermanagement it is crucial to take stock of lessonslearned and avoid pitfalls... Remunicipalisationstruggles provide a real opportunity for citizensnot only to end privatisation but to help shapepublic water companies that are democratic andresponsive to their needs. Remunicipalisation isnot merely about returning to the pre-privatisationsituation, but should be about reinventing publicwater management altogether.”Olivier Hoedeman, Satoko Kishimoto andMartin Pigeon in Remunicipalisation: putting waterback into public hands, MSP/TNI 2012Democracy + Public Goods tni Annual Report 2012 17
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