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The EU and Agenda 2030 Trade Unions’ DialogueHelsinki, 6-7 November
Trade union monitoring
on Agenda 2030
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I will not focus on the contents of the Agenda 2030 per se but rather i will concéntrate on the reasons why TUs are engaging and in which way trhey can greatelycontribute to its implementation
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MOBILISATION and ENGAGEMENT: Raising awareness of the importance and the relevance of the Agenda 2030 contents for the trade union movement Tools: Survey: to gain a picture of the trade union knowledge and attitudes regarding the ambitions of A2030. Pamphlet: to promote the concepts of the SDGs, to highlight the priority goals/targets and indicators and to mobilise union leaders and members in proactively engaging on A2030 implementation. ADVOCACY and IMPLEMENTATION: Engagement of trade unions with relevant institutional stakeholders on policy making processes related to A2030 goals and targets. Tools: Capacity building: to support the capacity of organisations in getting engaged on advocacy and monitoring . Evidence-based Research: to support the visibility TUs’ contribution to the realisation of the SDGs (see SOCIAL DIALOGUE publications). MONITORING and REPORTING: Monitoring progress in the implementation of Agenda 2030 with respect to trade union priorities Tools: Trade union reports on the monitoring of SDGs at national level: to reinforce our ambition to keep governments accountable on the commitments included in the Agenda 2030.
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Global
Regional
National
Levels of Involvement
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Trade union priority SDGs
Social protection
Care economy
Women in leadership
Youth employment
Forced & child labour
Safe working environments
Safe migration Persecution of trade union
leaders
Decent work of all
wages
social protection
Just transition
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Trade union country reports on SDGs: OBJECTIVES
→ Single universal instrument including priority goals / targets /indicators for the trade union movement
→ Highlight the relevance of Agenda 2030 to trade unions
→ Support national organisations’ involvement on SDGsimplementation with their governments
→ Provide evidence (collecting relevant data, using indicatorsand analysis)
→ Exposing governments on weak compliance
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What the report looks at:
a) Qualitative analysis:
b) Quantitative analysis:
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QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS of SDG implementation in your country, based on three dimensions: BACKGROUND ANALYSIS/COUNTRY CONTEXT, to evaluate what governments are doing in practice to implement trade union priorities (SDG1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16) and who’s in charge; ASSESSING IMPLEMENTATION, to appraise the transparency, consultation and social dialogue of government action in relation to SDGs; and TRACKING PROGRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, to assess progress from year to year, and also to explain what is the trade union contribution and recommendations to achieve the SDGs. QUANTITATIVE: Each SDG has related targets and indicators. Most of available data comes from the hyperlinks provided in the third column (data source/point), from international organisations (ILO, World Bank, OECD, etc.) or regional UN economic commissions (ECLAC, ESCAP, ECA). The indicators ending in T are trade union indicators, therefore additional to official indicators agreed by the United Nations. These are meant to complement the official indicators, covering issues of particular relevance to trade unions which have not been incorporated in the official process.
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Target Indicators for Parallel TU monitoring Data Source/Point Analysis of Data
1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
Proportion of population below the international poverty line (1,90 USD a day), by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)
World Bank
Employed persons living below the nationally-defined poverty line by sex and age
OECD (most likely only OECD countries)& ILO and UN Regional Commissions
Percentage of people living in poverty on 3,2 USD a day World Bank
SDG5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target Indicators for Parallel TU monitoring Data Source/Point
Analysis of Data Point
5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
Proportion of time spent on unpaiddomestic and care work, by sex, age and location
ILOUN
Percentage of women in informal/formal work
Percentage of women covered by social protection
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
SDG8 Promote sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Target Indicators for Parallel TU monitoring Data Source/PointAnalysis of Data Point
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small-and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex
ILO
Share of low paid work (share of workers earning less than two thirds of median earnings)
OECDNational data
Share of vulnerable/precarious work UNDP (Work, employment and vulnerability > Vulnerable employment as % of total employment)
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
ILO
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
ILO
ILO Gender Wage GapILO Gender Wage Gap
Under-employment rate (unemployed looking for work and involuntary part time workers)
SDG8 Promote sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
Frequency rates of fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries, by sex and migrant status
ILO
8.8.2 Level of national compliance of labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status
Penn State University(includes data from ITUC Rights Index)
Number of trained labour inspectors as a ratio of workforce
ILO&ILO
Ratification of ILO Conventions FOA and CB ILO& ILO
SDG10 Reduce inequality within and among countries
Target Indicators for Parallel TU monitoring Data Source/PointAnalysis of Data Point
10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers
ILO
Share of top 10% income earners in overall GDP
World Bank
Share of bottom 20% income earners in overall GDP
World Bank
Minimum wage as % of the median wages( minimum wage / median wage x 100 )
Statutory Minimum Wage information
10.7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies
Involvement of social partners in migration policy
Survey question
Freedom of association for migrant workers Survey question
SDG13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
TargetIndicators for Parallel TU
monitoringData
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Analysis of Data Point
13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
Integrated policy/strategy/plan to adapt to:1) the adverse impacts of climate change2) low greenhouse gas emissions
Survey question
Existence of national and/or sectoral dialogues engaging social partners to achieve a Just Transition.
Survey question
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SDG16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies and build inclusive institutions
TargetIndicators for Parallel TU
monitoring Data Source/PointAnalysis of Data Point
16.3 Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
Availability of legal aid, existence of labour courts UN Stats
16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
ITUC Rights Index
Penn State University (includes data from ITUC Rights Index)
-FAMILIARIZE UNIONS WITH SDGS - PROVIDING EVIDENCE
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How the reports support advocacy
→ with the EU institutions and the UN: raise the profile of trade unions as development actors in their own right and key stakeholders in the implementation of A2030;
→ Finland: basis for a collective shadow report with NGOs national platform, with Trade unions leading on SDG8
Spain: basis for a more detailed national report and now for regional reports (SDGs in Extremadura)
Belgium: country report as advocacy tool
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How the reports support advocacy: from our affiliates around the world
→ Venezuela: awareness-raising activities among members and advocacy withgovernment authorities and parliamentarians;
→ Zimbabwe: unions held a National Stakeholders Conference on SDGs attended bycritical Ministries implementing SDGs, ILO, trade unions, UN Agencies, members ofParliament and employers organisation, which led to the creation of a nationaldialogue platform for learning and sharing on the role of various nationalstakeholders in mainstreaming SDGs in national processes and nationaldevelopment plans and policies;
→ Costa Rica: trade unions signed a National Pact with the national government,with employers and civil society to advance SDG implementation , committingcontribution to SDG achievement.
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https://www.ituc-csi.org/development-cooperation
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The EU and Agenda 2030 Trade Unions’ DialogueHelsinki, 6-7 November
A Campaign of the International Trade Union Confederation
https://timefor8.org/
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-what 8 stands for - Launched in June 2019 3 CORE UNDERLYING MESSAGES 1) We need a radical change in the way the world functions, and A2030 is a historic opportunity to do so we cannot let it go, on the contrary we have to make most of it 2) SDG 8 is key to achieve A2030 and to build the new social contract TU are calling for 3) trade unions are SDG leading players (instrumental to accomplishing the SDGs), through our everyday work as human and labour rights’ promoters
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¿Why is time for 8?
The economic model has failed workers and societies
The social contract is broken!
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GLOBAL SCENARIO: The global economic model has failed working people. The world is three times richer than twenty years ago, yet 70% of people are denied universal social protection, 84% of people say the minimum wage is not enough to live on, and in global supply chains, 94% of the workforce is hidden, leading to exploitation and oppression. (SOCIAL CONTRACT: implicit social agreement/ understanding often emerges that broadly determines the relationship between the actors of a society (state, citizens, market; labour and capital) and establishes guiding principles in building economic, social and political institutions). - THIRD CORE UNDERLYING MESSAGE: 1) We need a radical change in the way the world functions, and A2030 is a historic opportunity to do so A2030 is an opportunity to write a new social contract !! We know A2030 is not perfect, but it is a good tool
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The NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT summarizes key asks of the TU movement: 1) respect for fundamental rights; 2) adequate minimum wage 3) maximum limits on working time; 4) safety and health at work. (elements included in the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work) + LABOUR PROTECTION FLOOR, based on Foa and social dialogue SDG 8 contributes to that
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¿Why is time for 8?
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SECOND CORE UNDERLYING MESSAGE: 2) SDG8 plays a key role within the framework of the 2030 Agenda Decent work promotion is essential to achieve many other goals: SDG 1 on poverty, because , if workers need to receive a living wage to overcome poverty SDG 5 - women’s work must equally recognized and paid, to achieve SDG 5 SDG 10 if certain categories of workers, like migrant workers, are discriminated in the labour market, we will not achieve SDG 10. SDG 13 on climate action, because social dialogue is essential to build just transition processes. SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions, because freedom of association is an essential element of peace and justice, and still according to the ITUC Global Rights Index 2019, workers experienced violence in 52 countries in 2018 and 80% of countries deny some or all workers’ collective bargaining rights. (SDG8 is a magic ingredient) - THIRD CORE UNDERLYING MESSAGE: 3) trade unions are SDG leading players (instrumental to accomplishing the SDGs), through our everyday work as human and labour rights’ promoters
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Themes of the Campaign
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We have designed # timefor8 to be as close as possible to the day-by-day life of working people and the priorities of trade union centers. 8 themes: 1. membership - what are the benefits of joining a union. 2. labor rights 3. Social protection 4. Just Transition 5. informal economy 6. living wage 7. social dialogue 8. social contract (business accountability) We want to show that: it doesn't matter if we talk about a working person in one or another country, the union struggle is worldwide and unique. we are key actors for the sustainable future of our societies throughout the world we must participate in the national development plans.
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Target groups
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TO WHOM: On the inside: OURSELVES!!! workers and trade unions connect the MACRO/ABSTRACT agenda of the far far away kingdom of the UN to the MICRO/CONCRETE/HERE&NOW agenda of our trade union centres/federations/ enterprise representatives/ members. (ex. ICTU Ireland!!) !! We are not telling you to add A2030 as a new priority on your to-do list, on top of your TU priorities. We are saying to consider A2030 as one more space/opportunity to promote the same TU priorities (to hold gov accountable, to strengthen alliances with Csos…) b.On the outside: -Governments (ex. Costa Rica) -Civil society ( showing that TUs have a development proposal, they don’t just bargain salaries (ex. Argentina, Chile) -Other unions (Venezuela) -Employers -Academia -People in general (Finally, we want people in general, workers or not, members or not, to be aware of the primary role we play, me and you, and all other members of the ITUC. Together we represent more than 200 million working people. We are one of the largest economic and social organizations in the world, with ramifications from small communities to the highest international instances. Our capacity for citizen awareness is fantastic when we jointly articulate our messages.
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Campaign Materials
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We propose a series of 100% adaptable and modular materials to the economic, social and cultural context of the affiliates. Brochures, posters, postcards, videos etc. which can be used both to disseminate through social networks and to organize debates, talks and basic training on how the SDGs connect with our day by day life.
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How we have been using it
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The campaign was launched on the occasion of the UN high-level political forum on the SDGs 2019. It was based on sending letters to governments before the forum so that trade union priorities were not omitted in the revision of the 2030 agenda and the SDGs. And during the forum, activities were organized that were supported with a marked presence in social media. (eg. Guy Ryder, n2 of WB, OECD, ECLAC, IOE, EU…)
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How we have been using it
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Empresas privadas, como estas tres, se subieron al carro de #Timefor8 y el trabajo decente, demonstrando que el mensaje también tiene cierto apego en el mundo empresarial Forum U&E – transportistas alemanes EFE Network- We link youth in the Middle East & North Africa to skills and a #FirstJob Power for All – consorcio multinacional para facilitar el acceso a energía a comunidades pobres. Toolkit iskills - The Toolkit iSkills (TTI) Limited, is a leading social enterprise in Kenya founded in 2014
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How we have been using it
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La campana ha inspirado afiliadas y otras organizaciones. Por ejemplo, la CDT de Marruecos, ha organizado campañas de sindicalización e información sobre la relación del ODS 8 con el trabajo decente en Marruecos. Para ello, han retomado los 8 mensajes de la campana y traducido al árabe, además han adaptado los visuales al context marroquí. .
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How we have been using it
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En Senegal, la UNSAS ha usado el material para campañas de sensibilización, educación y abogacía para pedir la participación de los sindicatos en los procesos de preparación de los planes de Desarrollo nacional .
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How we have been using it
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En Zambia, ACTRAV y la ZCTU organizaron recientemente una formación syndical sobre los ODS, en el cual se dedicó tiempo a #timefor8 y se trabajaron mensajes politicos adaptados al context del país.
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How we have been using it
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Algunas centrales unieron sus acciones al mensaje #timefor8. Aquí ejemplos de ASI en Venezuela y de CUT en Chile.
And now what?
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We keep supporting our national affiliates, using the Campaignto reinforce their voice with:
- Governments- Enterprises- Civil society
And promote bottom-up visibility
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- Use the campaign as a brand for concrete changes in law / policy proposals for governments brand the documents so that gov can - Also with companies, why not - Same thing with civil society use the campaign to strenghten
Many thanks for your attention……use and share the Campaign!
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International Trade Union Confederation
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The EU and Agenda 2030 Trade Unions’ DialogueHelsinki, 6-7 November
The EU and Agenda 2030 worldwide
-Ville Skinnari
Finland’s Minister for Dev. Cooperation & Foreign Trade
Udo Bullmann Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists
and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament
Jarkko ElorantaPresident, SAK Finland
Mamadou DialloDeputy Secretary General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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!!!WORK IN PROGRESS!!!! YOU WILL HEAR the PRESENTATION OF PROF GIOVANNINI TOMORROW. HIS TEAM IS WORKING WITH US ON THIS INDEX SO HE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL THE DIFFICOULT QUESTIONS THAT I WILL BE NOT ABLE TO ANSWER YOU TODAY :) TAKE THIS IS AN "APPETISER" AND BY ALL MEANS AS AN ON GOING WORK, TO BE FINALISED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO COME. NONTHELESS WE WANTED TO SHARED WITH YOU WHAT WE DID SO FAR, WHERE WE ARE UP TO, AND WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS
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Accelerated action to achieve the SDGs
in the EU-
Jeroen JutteHead of Unit DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Annika Lindblom Secretary General of National Commission on Sustainable Development, Finland
Anna ColomboPolitical Advisor for Sustainable Development Strategy, Group of the Progressive
Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament
Liina CarrConfederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
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!!!WORK IN PROGRESS!!!! YOU WILL HEAR the PRESENTATION OF PROF GIOVANNINI TOMORROW. HIS TEAM IS WORKING WITH US ON THIS INDEX SO HE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL THE DIFFICOULT QUESTIONS THAT I WILL BE NOT ABLE TO ANSWER YOU TODAY :) TAKE THIS IS AN "APPETISER" AND BY ALL MEANS AS AN ON GOING WORK, TO BE FINALISED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO COME. NONTHELESS WE WANTED TO SHARED WITH YOU WHAT WE DID SO FAR, WHERE WE ARE UP TO, AND WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS
Join the conversation on
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The EU and Agenda 2030 Trade Unions’ DialogueHelsinki, 6-7 November
