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Organising in a Global Economy
An ITGLWF Perspective
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Aims for Session
• Globalisation and its impact on organising
• The peculiarities of textile, clothing and footwear
• The ITGLWF response
• IFAs and Organising • Some other approaches
• (The China Syndrome)
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The 4 Pillars of Globalisation• Rapid advances in transport and
communications technology
• Mobile international capital
• Free trade policy
• Increased labour migration
• Segmented and oppressed global labour markets
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The Global Assembly line
• Garments designed in the USA • Manufactured under contract in China• by a company owned in Hong Kong • Using raw materials from all around the world.• transported to the UK in container ships
carrying a flag of convenience and crewed by Filipino seafarers.
• Payroll and other data tasks carried out in Asia
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The ‘New Economy’ in Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Retailer Manufacturer Suppliers
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Wholly owned subsidiaries
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Logistics
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To what extent are similar patterns emerging in manufacture or service delivery in your sector?
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The ‘New Economy’ in Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Retailer Manufacturer Suppliers
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Logistics
Subcontractor
Shop houses, sub subcontractors and homeworkers
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Global Supply Chains and International Framework Agreements
Retailer Manufacturer Suppliers
Logistics
Merchandiser
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Strategy on IFAs
• IFA – a test for Global Unions?
• Ability to negotiate a collective agreement at global level
• Ability to use that agreement to support organising on the ground eg Accor Hotels
• Entry point however is via a well organised HQ MNC
• What happens when this is not the case?
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MNC
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Subsidiary - Wholly ownedcontractor
subcontractor
Homeworkersfreelancers
Trade Union Organisation in the supply chain
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MNC e.g. Nike
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Homeworkersfreelancers
Code of conduct
No Production!
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Corporate Social responsibilityModel 1(Buyer) eg Nike
Code
MonitoringImplementation
VerificationReporting
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The Code Problem
Eg Supplier Factory in
Central America
Current situation
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CSR Model 2
MonitoringImplementation
VerificationReporting
Multi Stakeholder Initiative
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Successful campaigns to disclose locations of suppliers/contractors
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Sectoral Framework Agreement on Trade Union Rights
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Dealing with a Freedom of Association violation
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Limitations
• Disclosure of locations does not lead to wide scale organising
• Tackling violations via IFA or MSI involvement is piecemeal and reactive
• Does not tackle the crucial issue of access for organisers
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Our approach
• GS and GUF staff involvement in major MSIs
• Bespoke framework agreements on trade union rights
• Research on organising targets
• Major suppliers / brands
• Regional meetings with csr staff from brands
• National meetings between csr staff, suppliers EPZ managers and government officials on FOA and access
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Questions
• What experience do we have of IFAs or codes of conduct or other instruments being used as organising levers?
• What is happening specifically around the issue of trade union access in your sector?
• How does your GUF approach the issue of freedom Of Association in China?