IFSWWORKINGPARTYON

GLOBALTRADEAGREEMENTS,

TRADEANDPRIVATISATIONTermsofReference

ABSTRACTThisWorkingGroupwillreview,reportandmakerecommendationstoIFSWonGlobalTradeAgreements,TradeandthePrivatisationofPublicServices

LindaDeChenuLuisArevalo

Contents TermsofReferenceDraft.......................................................................................................................2

NameofGroup:..................................................................................................................................2

History................................................................................................................................................2

PurposeofGroup...............................................................................................................................2

Membership.......................................................................................................................................3

Accountability.....................................................................................................................................3

Review................................................................................................................................................3

WorkingMethods...............................................................................................................................3

Meetings.............................................................................................................................................3

Definitionofterms.............................................................................................................................3

Terms of Reference Draft

Name of Group:

IFSWWorkingPartyonGlobalTradeAgreements,TradeandPrivatisation.

History • BASWmotiontotheIFSW2014GeneralAssemblytomakerepresentationstotheEU

CommissionandUSTradeRepresentativewasendorsedbytheGeneralMeeting.• Inresponsetothe2014motion,aninitialworkinggroupwasestablishedincludingRose

Henderson,LindaDeChenuandLuisArevalofocussingontheSocialWorkperspectivesontheTPPandTTIPtradeagreements.

• ADraftIFSWPolicyonSocialWorkandInternationalTradeAgreementswascreatedinDecember2015andsubsequentlyratifiedattheIFSWGeneralMeetinginJune2016-http://cdn.ifsw.org/assets/ifsw_44320-8.pdf

• AdraftmotiontocreateanInternationalTradeAgreementWorkingGroupwasproposedandsubsequentlyratifiedattheIFSWGeneralMeetinginJune2016-http://cdn.ifsw.org/assets/ifsw_85114-8.pdf

• ItwasthenagreedthroughcorrespondencebetweenRoseHendersontheIFSWAsiaPacificVicePresidentandRoryTruelltheIFSWSecretaryGeneralthataTermsofReference(TOR)wouldbedraftedandpresentedtotheIFSWExecutiveAssemblyinJuly2017.

Purpose of Group • Toreview,reportandmakerecommendationstoIFSWonGlobalTradeAgreements,Trade

andthePrivatisationofPublicServicesinordertocriticallyassesstheireffectson:o SocialCareServiceUsers(includingtheirfamily/supportpersons)o TheEnvironmento HumanRightso PublicGoodsandtheirSustainabilityo Wellbeingo SocialWorko SocialWorkersandrelatedstaffo OtherSocialServicesectors

• TocollateinformationgloballybydevelopingaglobalnetworkofmemberswhocanbothgatheranddisseminateinformationandincreaseSocialWorkknowledgeofrelevantinformationonGlobalTradeAgreements,TradeandthePrivatisationofPublicServices.

• TodevelopSocialWorkliaisonwithrelevantglobalIGOsandNGOs• TorecommendpoliciesandactionstoIFSWfortheirmembers• Todevelopacommunicationsstrategywhichcould:

• Heightenglobalawarenessofthecriticalimpactofglobaltradeagreements,tradeandtheprivatisationofpublicservicesoncommunitiesandindividuals.

• Includethedevelopmentofamediastrategythatwillincludeasharedlogo,useofsocialmediaandcommunityactions.

• Includethedevelopmentofastrategyfocussingonorganisationsatalocal,regionalandinternationallevels.

Membership • MembershipisopentosocialworkerswhoseprofessionalbodyisamemberofIFSW.The

processofjoiningthegroupshallbethroughapplicationtothefoundingmembers.• Currentlytherearenorestrictionsonnumbers• Representativesfromotherorganisationsandprofessionscanbeinvitedtocontribute:for

examplelawyers,unionofficialsetc.• Currentlythetermofmembershipis4yearsandcanberenewed• Tohelpinfacilitationthegroupwillappointacoordinator,rotatingthroughthegroupona

six(6)monthlybasisandtobeapointofcontactformembersofthegroupandanynewapplicants.

Accountability

• ReportswillbemadetoIFSWannuallyandasrequired

Review

• ThegroupwillholdareviewofitsworkandTORSbiannuallyorannuallydependingonresourcesavailable

Working Methods

• Thegroupmemberswillbeengagedininvestigativeresearchandco-authoringreports/articlesfromthegroup

• WillincludethesharingofInformationandresources• Informationwillbesharedverballyandbyemailandisconfidentialtothegrouppriortoany

publication• Copyrightwillbesharedbetweencontributingauthors• AwebspaceonIFSWwebsitewillberequested

Meetings • Bi-Monthly(ormorefrequentlyifrequired)Skypemeetingsandothermeansiffundingis

available• Organisedbythefoundingmembersinitiallyandthenrotatedthroughthemembers• Itemsfordiscussionwillbeproposedbymembersatleast10daysbeforethemeetingand

thendisseminatedtomembers

Definition of terms • IFSW–InternationalFederationofSocialWorkers• TTIP-TransatlanticTradeandInvestmentPartnership• TPP–TransPacificPartnership