Toronto 24-25 April 2013 Brent WILTON Secretary-General IFA/GUF UPDATE April 2013
Apr 01, 2015
Toronto24-25 April 2013
Brent WILTONSecretary-General
IFA/GUF UPDATE
April 2013
Toronto24-25 April 2013
IFAs• Activity low
• New Codere – gaming sector - Spanish• Out to improve content
– Language too vague
– Higher standard (local vs global) must prevail
– Extension – whole global production network
– Focus on implementation procedures
– Seen as a base for moving towards a more comprehensive strategy
Toronto24-25 April 2013
NEW
UNI-CODERE• IFA seen as an important element of due diligence under Ruggie
• Minimum wages - but
should be enough to cover the workers’ needs and those of their families and “may” include some discretionary income.
Toronto24-25 April 2013
REVISION
•Inclusion of the “UN Protect, Respect, Remedy” framework
•Promotion of adherence
•Neutrality – non opposition
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REVISION
•Hours of work– Family/work balance– O/T always voluntary– premium
•ILO as arbiter!
•Pay equity
•Fair wages
Toronto24-25 April 2013
Use• IndustriALL - Turkey
• Fontana Pietro – Italian-based supplier to the auto sector – campaign to harass the union in Turkey – dismissals, legal challenge to union recognition.
• Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW – IFAs referenced rights observations by suppliers
• Asked companies to intervene– Company now recognised union
Toronto24-25 April 2013
Corporate Campaigns
• Revisiting online strategies– Looking to increase translation (Thai, Indonesian,
Vietnamese)
– Improved databases of “interested” people/groups
– Small screen specific apps.
– Use of boycott
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Other issues
Rapid growth in Indian trade union membership
Indian National Trade Union Congress (largest of 7 central trade unions) claim 33.3 million members up from 3.9 million in 2008.
• mobilising in informal sector•From permanent to contract workers