BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 BWI impact: TEN PRIORITIES Congress Period 2014-2017 UNION JOBS RIGHTS 1. Organising and negotiating with multinational companies (MNCs) 5. Organise on rights to health, safety and welfare at work and push for improved international standards on health and safety 8. Campaign to defend and promote Trade Union rights 2. Organising workers in major infrastructure projects and public works 6. Campaign to stop precarious work 9. Global Campaign for Migrant and social dumping Workers’ Rights 3. Promoting forest certification, sustainable forest management and sustainable jobs in the timber trades 10. Campaign for Youth Employment 7. Combat illegal logging and and Gender Equality promote better governance in the forestry industry to generate more job opportunities 4 Organising construction projects for major sport events, under the BWI campaign banner ‘Fair play – fair games’ ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATIONS Building a stronger global trade union Ensuring financial and membership sustainability Reaching out to the members and the public 1 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 ACTION PLAN Top 10 Priority Area Key Results and Outcomes Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 Program & Projects ORGANISING 1 Organising and negotiating with multinational companies (MNCs) Related Resolutions: Composite 2 – IFAs Composite 4 – Chinese MNCs Resolution 17 -Jeld Wen Concluded 7 new global agreements with multinational companies (Dragados, Sacyr, Odebrecht, WBHO, Stora, others) ▪ 10 existing global agreements are renegotiated, improved and implemented (Skanska, FCC, Hochtief, Impregilio/Salini, IKEA) ▪ Concluded global agreement with MNCs operating in Qatar ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Launched Corporate Campaigns on 4 MNCs (Jeld Wen, Holcim, others) ▪ Established engagement with Chinese MNC ▪ Mapping of at least 60% of IFA-related MNCs is completed ▪ Affiliates recruited 50,000 new members from MNCs including 10,000 from Chinese MNCs ▪ Convene MNC-IFA Working Group (2014) IFA Mapping to identify organising targets (2014-2015) MNC Global and Regional Network meetings (Cement, Odebrecht, IKEA) Convene Chinese MNC Working Group (2014) Formulation of the Global Action Plan on Chinese MNCs (2014) Chinese MNC Summit (2015) Convene Global Cement Network (2014) Regional Cement Network Conferences (2015) Global Cement Network Conference (2016) MNC Forest and Wood Conference (Curitiba, 2014) SBTF-LOTCO Programme FNV South Asia PIP-IFIs Project FNV East Africa Infrastructure Project FNV Southern Africa Precarious Work Project ACV-CNV LAC Building Materials Project ACV-CNV Indonesia Building Materials Project Rakennusliitto SASK Southern Africa Project FES Annual Programme IndustriEnergi Ethiopia Project 10 MNC regional and global networks are functioning institutionally 2 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area Key Results and Outcomes 2 Organising workers Affiliates recruited 50,000 new members from 30 PIPs targeted for organising in major infrastructure projects and public works (PIP) Related Resolutions: Composite 3 – International Bidding Program & Projects ▪ Organising campaign in 30 public infrastructure projects - PIPs (Turkey, Balkans, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, Namibia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia) More affiliates are using the labour standards of international financial institutions to gain improvement in working conditions in PIPs ▪ Meeting-engagement IFIs/multilateral development banks as well as with MNCs involved in specific PIP World Bank and Regional Development Bank adopted a new and labour-friendly procurement policy and safeguard policy ▪ Dialogue and Lobbying with WB, EBRD, IADB, AfDB and ADB Working conditions in PIPs improved due to BWI and affiliates interventions BWI is a major actor on sustainable construction and climate change processes and discourse based on its own developed concept and policy-action plan 3 Promoting forest Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 Affiliates organised unions in 100 certified companies and have recruited 20,000 new members ▪ FIDIC-BWI-CICA Conference on MDB (Brussels, 3-4 June 2014) ▪ ILO Global Dialogue Forum (Geneva, November 2015) ▪ Organising campaign in at least 100 certified companies (Malaysia, Indonesia, Ghana, Chile, Brazil, etc.) Certification, sustainable forest management and Labour Agenda is strengthen in the PEFC and ▪ sustainable jobs in the FSC through BWI representatives in the board timber trades ▪ ILO Standards is adopted as mandatory Related Resolutions: standards in COCs Composite 3 Certification More than 20 BWI affiliates are new members ▪ of forest certification systems Membership campaign for affiliates to join certification systems Engagement and sustained advocacy on labour standards in FSC and PEFC SBTF-LOTCO Programme FNV South Asia PIP-IFIs Project FNV East Africa Infrastructure Project FNV Southern Africa Precarious Work Project Rakennusliitto SASK Southern Africa Project IGBAU SSGNE Malaysia Project FES Annual Programme Solidarity Centre IndustriEnergi Ethiopia Project SBTF-LOTCO Programme Puuliitto SASK Burma Forestry Project Puuliitto SASK Amazonia Forestry Project GS Gujarat and Kyrgyzstan Project File complaints on FSC or PEFC certified companies in violation BWI is a major actor on sustainable 3 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area Key Results and Outcomes Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 Program & Projects construction and climate change processes and discourse based on its own developed concept and policy-action plan (repeated in relation to this priority) 4 Organising Affiliates have recruited 100,000 new members from mega-sports events in Brazil, France, South Korea, Russia, and Qatar construction projects for major sport events, under the BWI Affiliates from around the world are engaging Sports Campaign national sports bodies and the public about banner ‘Fair play – fair decent work in Olympics and World Cups games’ Related Resolutions: Resolution 23 - Qatar BWI is a formal negotiation actor with FIFA and IOC; Labour clauses are adopted by FIFA and IOC ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Launch FIFA and IOC Watch (2014) Sustained engagement and dialogue with FIFA and IOC Russia Mission (2014-2015) Missions to Qatar (annual) ILO-BWI Forum on Sports Campaign (2014) Europe Regional Conference on Sports Campaign (2014) Launch Russia WC 2018 Campaign Conduct EURO 2016 Campaign Conduct the South Korea Winter Olympics 2018 Campaign April 28 Mobilisation Global Asbestos Conference (2014) Consolidate and coordinate agenda in various natural stone certification program (e.g. TFT, Certifix, and WinWin) Campaign on the 25 kilos Cement SBTF-LOTCO Programme FNV Asia Migration Project Rakennusliitto SASK WC 2014 Brazil Project FES Annual Program NBTF Annual Project JOBS 5 Organise on rights Health and safety standards and regulations are adopted and enforced in all project sites particularly in major public infrastructure projects, mega-sports events, forest certification, and others to health, safety and welfare at work and push for improved international standards on Health & Affiliates are engaged in ban asbestos ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ SBTF-LOTCO Programme ACV-CNV LAC Building Materials Project ACV-CNV Indonesia Building Materials 4 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area Safety Key Results and Outcomes movements in their countries and internationally Related Resolutions: Natural stone certification program lead to Resolution 14 – new members in India and Indonesia Accident in South Asia Resolution 24 – New Zealand 6 Campaign to stop precarious work and social dumping Related Resolutions: Resolution 4 – Informal Economy Affiliates are organising workers in informal economy and integrating into union structures Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ BWI has sustained campaign for fair transition ▪ from informality to decent work Promotion of green, decent, safe and secure jobs BWI Child Labour Schools result into union recruitment of 20,000 brick kiln and natural stone workers ▪ ▪ Bag Campaign Continuing awareness campaign and training program on OSH to affiliates and members Sustain the global OSH network Campaign on the ILO 167 on Health and Safety in Construction Support union campaigns on organising and negotiating the rights of precarious workers Support the affiliates and EFBWW social dumping campaign Campaign and lobbying for sustainable and decent jobs Sustained 3-pillar strategy of child labour (schooling, organising and influencing policy) Program & Projects Project Rakennusliitto SASK Southern Africa Project Byggnads-GS Swaziland Project FNV South Asia Project SASK South Asia Project BAT Kartel, CLSC-CFMEU, Child Learn Netherlands India Project IGBAU SSGNE Nepal Child Labour Project ACV-CNV LAC Building Materials Project ACV-CNV Indonesia Building Materials Project 5 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area 7 Combat illegal logging and promote better governance in the forestry industry to generate more job opportunities Key Results and Outcomes Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 BWI is participating in market-driven campaigns on illicit timber trades ▪ Social audit are undertaken related to voluntary partnership agreements ▪ Maintain Amazonia Network ▪ Create working group FLEGT-VPA between FLEGT countries and European affiliates ▪ Global study on illegal logging and implications to workers and trade unions (2015) Affiliates working on VPA issues have capacity to be active stakeholders by ensuring labour standards and rights Related Resolutions: Resolution 26 – Global Illicit Timber Trades Participate in illegal logging campaigns Program & Projects SBTF-LOTCO Programme Puuliitto SASK Burma Forestry Project Puuliitto SASK Amazonia Forestry Project RIGHTS 8 Campaign to defend and promote Trade Union rights Related Resolutions: Resolution 13 – Malaysia Resolution 20 – Decent work Resolution 22 – Online Solidarity Action Alerts Sports campaigns ▪ Migrant workers rights campaigns ▪ Solidarity campaigns on-going in crisis countries ▪ Annual October 7 mobilisation ▪ Complaints and cases filed at the ILO CFA Governments are pressured to respect human ▪ and trade union rights through BWI solidarity ▪ campaigns Campaigns against Gangmasters, blacklisting and employment agencies issues Regional economic blocs are recognising trade union rights as part and parcel of economic integration SBTF-LOTCO Programme FNV Asia Migration Project Rakennusliitto SASK WC 2014 Brazil Project 6 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area Key Results and Outcomes Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 Program & Projects Gangmasters and Employment Agencies 9 Global Campaign for Migrant Workers’ Rights BWI unions and structures have recruited 20,000 migrant workers ▪ ▪ At least 15 Affiliates have developed migration ▪ policies and have started to recruit migrant workers Related Resolutions: Resolution 9 – Global 6 memorandum of understanding between Campaign for Migrants unions are operationalize Resolution 19 - Qatar Kafala system and employment sponsorship programs are reformed in 4 countries Establishment of a Global Migration Network ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Organising-Recruitment campaigns Reinforcement of BWI Connect (globally and regionally) Concrete engagement with regional blocs (ASEAN, ECOWAS, EAC, SADC, Latin American Southern cone, etc.) resulting in agreements on migrant workers rights. Mission to Lampedusa (2014) Global Migration Conference (2015) Internal Global Migrant Workers Assembly (2017) Caribbean Mission III Global multi-media campaigns highlighting contributions of migrant workers. Production of videos on migrant worker stories. Research and production of policy paper on migration. ▪ Update global and regional trends on migration. SBTF-LOTCO Programme FNV Asia Migration Project FES Annual Programme NBTF Annual Project 7 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area 10 Campaign for Youth Employment and Gender Equality Related Resolutions: Resolution 15 – Women Resolution 16 - Youth Key Results and Outcomes A corps of 100 young workers are actively involved in the BWI youth movement Adhoc Working group is functioning and regional youth structures exist At least 100 women leaders are active in the various women structures of BWI 40 new women leaders are seating at union executive bodies in the regions Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Formation of youth Adhoc Working Group (2014) Summer Schools for Youth (annual) Annual March 8 mobilisation + women calendar Global Women Programme (annual) Launch Global Women’s Organising Campaign (2014) Global Youth Conference II (2017) Global Women Conference (2016) Program & Projects SBTF-LOTCO Programme FES Annual Programme ENABLING MECHANISMS A ORGANIZATION Related Resolutions: Composite 1 – BWI Structures Proposals for political and project work as well ▪ as on global structure are formulated by end of 2015 ▪ BWI Regional Structures are rationalise and ▪ improved global-regional cooperation Operationalize the Working Group on BWI Resolution 1 Improve the global secretariat (2014) Annual Building Regional Capacity (BRC) trainings Strengthen regional structures and regional offices Global secretariat is structured for better servicing and actions as well as on sustainability B COMMUNICATIONS Interactive BWI website and blogs have 50,000 visitors per month ▪ Formulate communication strategy and policies Increase BWI email database to 100,000 ▪ Overhaul the BWI Website as communication hub BWI 8 BWI World Board, 8 May 2014 Vienna , Austria Agenda Item 3/ Action Plan 2014-2017 Document 3.1 Top 10 Priority Area Key Results and Outcomes Major Actions- Activities 2014 - 2017 BWI media coverage is expanded through major media outlets and affiliates’ publications ▪ and websites ▪ Regions have own media coverage Research and publications are widely used by unions, academics and other institutions C SUSTAINABILITY Increased Financial Membership by Global Level - 15% and South - 20% Use social media more Production of materials to support global campaigns ▪ Organise a BWI Communicators Network amongst affiliates ▪ Communication capacity-building of affiliates through the regional offices Launch organising and membership campaigns with “engine unions” who has the potential for expansion Affiliation of targeted trade unions in Australia, Uruguay, Brazil, North America, Mexico, Peru Establish working relations through joint and others campaigns with potential affiliates New sectors are targeted for organising (natural stone, railway construction, etc.) Increased capacity of Regional Offices to manage projects and conduct fund raising locally. Program & Projects BWI Various solidarity support projects Conduct political missions - Australia, North America, Mexico, Middle East Include sustainability planning in the agenda of the 2014 Regional Committees with annual report at the world board 100% of the core operations of the regional offices are funded from the regional income (affiliation fees and projects) 9
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