Action Programme on Promotion Action Programme on Promotion & Education of multiple unionism & Education of multiple unionism

& right to organize in Korea & right to organize in Korea

Action Programme on Promotion Action Programme on Promotion & Education of multiple unionism & Education of multiple unionism

& right to organize in Korea & right to organize in Korea

Yi, Sang-Hoon

(Director of Policy Dept., KCTU)

Summary Info.Summary Info.

Programme Title : Promotion and Education of multiple unionism and right to organize in Korea

Country : S. Korea

State : All local regions

Implementing Agency : KCTU

Duration : 13 months

Proposed Starting Date : 1st June 2007

Budget : US $ 16,660

Background & Background & JustificationJustification

- On 22nd Dec. 2006, labor law i.e. TULRAA was reformed

- Prohibition on multiple unionism extended for 3 years

- By Agreement among 5 parties with KCTU excluded

- Reiteration of same situation 10 years ago

- Multiple unionism is the very heart of internationally

recognized fundamental trade union rights, which should be

implemented immediately.

Labor Law Reform in Labor Law Reform in 20062006

Background & Background & JustificationJustification

Why Multiple Unionism is needed in Why Multiple Unionism is needed in KoreaKorea

- Multiple Unionism - right to join TU freely and, - right to organize regardless of the existing trade unions

NO right to organize!!NO right to organize!!

ex) POSCO, the largest steel company in Korea - 20,000 regular workers & 20,000 irregular workers - pre-established 20 workers’ company union

- The biggest victims of compulsory union monism are irregular, female, migrant workers and small company workers amounted to about 11 million.

Background & Background & JustificationJustification

Why Multiple Unionism is needed in Why Multiple Unionism is needed in KoreaKorea

85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05

62.4

8.86.0

14.4

22.8

Union membership by size

Background & Background & JustificationJustification

Why Multiple Unionism is needed in Why Multiple Unionism is needed in KoreaKorea

under 100 100-299 300-499 500-999 over 1000

78.2

9.6 3.5 3.4 5.3

Employment by size

Background & Background & JustificationJustification

What ILO Conventions What ILO Conventions SaysSays

- Clearly, such prohibitions violate international standards relating to freedom of association specifically as outlines by the ILO conventions.

<Related ILO Committee on FOA Recommendations>340th Report of the Committee on FOA (March, 2006) to take rapid steps for the legalization of trade union pluralism at the enterprise level, in full consultation with all social partners concerned, so as to guarantee at all levels the right of workers to establish and join the organization of their own choosing

Background & Background & JustificationJustification

Issues on the Introduction of Issues on the Introduction of MUMU

1. The prospect of trade union movement under the multiple unionism is uncertain - legal system - how MU influence overall labor movement - unification of bargaining channel

2. Different positions surrounding MU - by company

3. Organizing strategy based on detailed plan and targeting will be essential - no restriction not only in legal aspect, but in practical meaning

Target GroupTarget Group

• Direct Recipient - Local general union - Trade union leaders and education dept. staffs in large companies - Other labor activists, such as members of local DLP

labor committee and activists in labor organizations.

• Intended Beneficiaries - Most of unorganized workers, such as irregular,

female, migrant workers who are hardly represented.

KCTUDemocraticLabor Party

LaborOrganizations

Local Labor Committee in DLP

Organizers in Local General Union

Union Leadersin established TU

Education

Target GroupTarget GroupCoordinating Mech. & Coordinating Mech. & PartnersPartners

Process Expectation

Int’lSymposium ILO

Korean Gov.

Pressure

organizing

ObjectivesObjectives

Development Development ObjectivesObjectives

This work-plan will contribute to achieving the following;

1. Enhancement of organizing capacity of trade union as a

preparation for multiple unionism in the future.

2. Publicity to the necessity of multiple unionism, the change of

legal environment under multiple unionism, and its

influences to overall labor movement will be widened.

ObjectivesObjectives

Immediate ObjectivesImmediate Objectives1. Trade union activists’ knowledge broadened. ☞ The justification and necessity of multiple unionism. ☞ The problems of the unification of bargaining channel ☞ The environmental change in collective bargaining and the significance of multiple unionism in labor movement.

2. Organizing capacity of the local general unions enhanced ☞ Ability to identify the target of organizing in the local area. ☞ Skills in organizing workers ☞ Ability to address the legal changes

3. Large TU’s worries about MU relieved ☞ Necessity of MU <= unorganized workers’ restricted labor right

s. ☞ Union monism will undermine the development of labor movement.

ActivitiesActivities

11stst Activities – Int’l Sympo. Activities – Int’l Sympo.

1-1. For Immediate Objective 1. - To broaden trade union activists’ knowledge about

multiple unionism.

1-2. Activity 1 - International Symposium on; “International Symposium on multiple unionism and the change of labor movement”

► Workshop #1. “The Present Union Monism and the Restriction of right to organize in Korea” ► Workshop #2. “The reality and legal structure of multiple Unionism in France, Italy, Japan & US”

Activities Activities

11stst Activities – Int’l Sympo. Activities – Int’l Sympo.

► Workshop #3. “Organizing Strategies in international perspectives”► Workshop #4. “The Multiple Unionism and Trade Unions’ Response”

1-3. Outputs & Indicator 1.- At least 300 persons from each confederation, local general unions and members of DLP will be participated.

Activities & OutputsActivities & Outputs

22stst Activities – Training Activities – Training 11

2-1. For Immediate Objective 2. - To improve organizing capacity of organizers in the local

general unions under the circumstance of multiple unionism

2-2. Activity 2 – Training target at local general unions - Provide regular training course to 250 activists, who come

from 12 different local general unions, or in the DLP local labor committee.

- conducted in rotation to each of these 12 local general unions once in 6 months.(24 training session during 13months)

• The training will shed light on: - key concepts of multiple unionism and the present legal

structure - organizing skills and strategies under multiple unionismimplementation of organizing plan - roundtable discussions

2-3. Outputs & Indicators 2.• 12 local general unions are involved in the training. • 250 activists are trained. • 24 training sessions are conducted• Key elements of the training are summarized and published

Activities Activities

22stst Activities – Training Activities – Training 2.2.