Strengthen Capacity Building for Union Organizing
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Strengthen Capacity Strengthen Capacity Building for Union Building for Union OrganizingOrganizing
D.BatsuuriD.Batsuuri
Confederation of Mongolian Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU)Trade Unions (CMTU)
Summary Project Outline Summary Project Outline (1)(1) Project Title: Strengthen Capacity Project Title: Strengthen Capacity
Building for Union OrganizingBuilding for Union Organizing Tentative Duration: One year. May 2006 Tentative Duration: One year. May 2006
– April 2007– April 2007 Starting Date: Monday, 1st of May, 2006Starting Date: Monday, 1st of May, 2006 Geographical Coverage: Ulaanbaatar Geographical Coverage: Ulaanbaatar
city (which contains more than 1/3 of city (which contains more than 1/3 of total population of Mongolia), and total population of Mongolia), and Darkhan-Uul, Orkhon aimags Darkhan-Uul, Orkhon aimags (provinces). (provinces).
Project Language: Mongolian (Reports in Project Language: Mongolian (Reports in Mongolian and English)Mongolian and English)
Summary Project Outline Summary Project Outline (2)(2) Executing Organization/Unit: Confederation Executing Organization/Unit: Confederation
of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU)of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) Implementing Unit: Trade Union Implementing Unit: Trade Union
Membership, Policy and Coordination Membership, Policy and Coordination Department of CMTU.Department of CMTU.
Preparation Date: 24 March 2006.Preparation Date: 24 March 2006. Author: D.Batsuuri, Deputy Director of Author: D.Batsuuri, Deputy Director of
Trade Union Membership, Policy and Trade Union Membership, Policy and Coordination Department, CMTU.Coordination Department, CMTU.– E-mail: E-mail: [email protected][email protected]
[email protected]@yahoo.com– Website: Website: www.cmtu.mnwww.cmtu.mn
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND (1) (1)
Mongolian Trade Union Movement is Mongolian Trade Union Movement is facing challenge on declining facing challenge on declining membership (From 90% to 40% membership (From 90% to 40% between 1990s - 2004) since Mongolia between 1990s - 2004) since Mongolia started the transition to market started the transition to market economy and democracy in the economy and democracy in the beginning of 1990s. The membership beginning of 1990s. The membership declining started with the date back to declining started with the date back to when the privatization started and union when the privatization started and union membership fell down while private membership fell down while private sector and informal economy were sector and informal economy were growing. growing.
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND (2) (2)
In last five years, CMTU actively worked on In last five years, CMTU actively worked on the organizing area, but union density still the organizing area, but union density still constant around 35-40%. Around 60% of constant around 35-40%. Around 60% of total workers are out of the Union total workers are out of the Union movement today. Which means over 60 movement today. Which means over 60 percent of total employees working out of percent of total employees working out of union protection, collective union protection, collective bargaining/agreement benefits and bargaining/agreement benefits and fundamental working rights. They really fundamental working rights. They really can not enjoy decent work at all. can not enjoy decent work at all. Especially in the private sector and Especially in the private sector and Informal economy area, we can count Informal economy area, we can count large numbers of labour right violations.large numbers of labour right violations.
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND (3) (3)
Although there are quite a few factors Although there are quite a few factors that are negative affecting the capacity that are negative affecting the capacity of CMTU for effectively organizing the of CMTU for effectively organizing the unorganized, the main problems are: unorganized, the main problems are: – Lack of trade union organizing Lack of trade union organizing
manual, methods, knowledge, manual, methods, knowledge, experiences in newly facing experiences in newly facing challengeschallenges
– Lack of enabling environmentLack of enabling environment This project will help to solve above This project will help to solve above
mentioned problems. mentioned problems.
TARGET GROUPSTARGET GROUPS
Target group (Total 50 staffs and Target group (Total 50 staffs and organizers) + Indirect target grouporganizers) + Indirect target group– Full time staffs who are in charge of Full time staffs who are in charge of
organizing issue, from National Center organizing issue, from National Center (CMTU) and affiliated Trade Union (CMTU) and affiliated Trade Union Federations. (20 staffs)Federations. (20 staffs)
– Organizers of 12 Industrial (Sectorial) Organizers of 12 Industrial (Sectorial) Trade Union FederationsTrade Union Federations
– Organizers of Local (Territorial) Trade Organizers of Local (Territorial) Trade Union federations Union federations
– In-direct target group: Other trade union In-direct target group: Other trade union leaders, staffs, organizers, shop stewards leaders, staffs, organizers, shop stewards and activists who will participate in further and activists who will participate in further trainings of CMTU Training Program. trainings of CMTU Training Program.
OTHER PARTIESOTHER PARTIES
ImplementersImplementers– Trade Union Membership, Policy and Trade Union Membership, Policy and
Coordination Department of CMTU with Coordination Department of CMTU with cooperation with other related cooperation with other related Departments and Affiliated Trade Union Departments and Affiliated Trade Union Federations.Federations.
Decision-makersDecision-makers– Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions
(CMTU)(CMTU) FinanciersFinanciers
– CMTU ?CMTU ?– ILO ?ILO ?– Other donors ?Other donors ?
LONG TERM OBJECTIVELONG TERM OBJECTIVE
To strengthen capacity of CMTU for To strengthen capacity of CMTU for union organizing through developing union organizing through developing the skill of union organizers and the skill of union organizers and more favourable environment for more favourable environment for organizingorganizing
To reverse the downward trend in To reverse the downward trend in union membership and provide union membership and provide effective protection to more effective protection to more workers.workers.
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVESIMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES
The trade union organizers (target The trade union organizers (target group) will be able to use new group) will be able to use new methods and strategies of organizing methods and strategies of organizing and to promote enabling environment; and to promote enabling environment;
Mapping of the selected targets Mapping of the selected targets (CMTU, Industrial and Local Trade (CMTU, Industrial and Local Trade Union federations) will be completed;Union federations) will be completed;
CMTU’s participation in the ILO CMTU’s participation in the ILO supervisory mechanisms will be supervisory mechanisms will be regularised and enabling regularised and enabling environments for trade unions will be environments for trade unions will be createdcreated
KEY OUTPUTSKEY OUTPUTS
Staffs and organizers who can use new Staffs and organizers who can use new methods and strategies of organizing methods and strategies of organizing and promote enabling environmentand promote enabling environment
Guideline Handbook for trade union Guideline Handbook for trade union organizersorganizers
Revised CMTU Training ProgramRevised CMTU Training Program Mapping of the selected targets for Mapping of the selected targets for
organizing.organizing. CMTU’s Comments to the Government CMTU’s Comments to the Government
and ILO on the ratified Conventionsand ILO on the ratified Conventions
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES (1) (1)
To implement Immediate Objective 1:To implement Immediate Objective 1:– Development, publish, introduction and Development, publish, introduction and
distribution of Guideline Handbook for trade distribution of Guideline Handbook for trade union organizers (April-May 2006)union organizers (April-May 2006)
– Insert the training subjects on the following Insert the training subjects on the following issues to the CMTU Training Program. issues to the CMTU Training Program. (Enabling Environment and New organizing (Enabling Environment and New organizing methods and strategies)methods and strategies) ( (May-June 2006)May-June 2006)
– Organize two days Training for the Target Organize two days Training for the Target group (Mentioned above. Total 50 trade group (Mentioned above. Total 50 trade union organizers and staffs)union organizers and staffs) ( (May-June 2006)May-June 2006)
– Follow-up workshop of training (February-Follow-up workshop of training (February-March 2007)March 2007)
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES (2) (2)
To implement Immediate Objective To implement Immediate Objective 2:2:– Mapping of Organizing in the selected Mapping of Organizing in the selected
targets. Affiliated Trade Union targets. Affiliated Trade Union federations’ action. (CMTU and its federations’ action. (CMTU and its affiliated TUFs)affiliated TUFs) ( (June-July 2006)June-July 2006)
– Evaluation of Mapping of Organizing in Evaluation of Mapping of Organizing in the selected targetsthe selected targets ( (March-April 2007)March-April 2007)
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES (3) (3)
To implement Immediate To implement Immediate Objective 3:Objective 3:– Assign one staff to be responsible for Assign one staff to be responsible for
ILO supervisory mechanism ILO supervisory mechanism (CMTU/National Center)(CMTU/National Center) (Every year) (Every year)
– CMTU and its affiliated TUFs’ CMTU and its affiliated TUFs’ Networking and Communication on Networking and Communication on the issue of Usage of International the issue of Usage of International Instruments (Every year)Instruments (Every year)
MAIN INPUTSMAIN INPUTS
Human resources from Human resources from CMTU/National Center and CMTU/National Center and Industrial and Local Trade Union Industrial and Local Trade Union Federations Federations
Financial resources from Financial resources from CMTU/National Center and DonorsCMTU/National Center and Donors
INDICATORS OF INDICATORS OF ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT (1) (1) On Immediate Objective 1:On Immediate Objective 1:
– Educated Organizers activities Educated Organizers activities (Feedback of the participants. Reports (Feedback of the participants. Reports on how did they used their new on how did they used their new methods in the organizing activity)methods in the organizing activity) ((March 2007)March 2007)
– Re-developed CMTU Training Program Re-developed CMTU Training Program (Included new subjects)(Included new subjects) ( (July 2006)July 2006)
– Guideline Handbook (will be published Guideline Handbook (will be published and used in training)and used in training) ( (July 2006)July 2006)
INDICATORS OF INDICATORS OF ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT (2) (2) On Immediate Objective 2:On Immediate Objective 2:
– Mapping on the issue of “Organizing Mapping on the issue of “Organizing unorganized” in selected targets. unorganized” in selected targets. (English and Mongolian)(English and Mongolian) ( (April 2007)April 2007)
On Immediate Objective 3:On Immediate Objective 3:– CMTU Comments to the Government CMTU Comments to the Government
and ILO (under ILO Constitution and ILO (under ILO Constitution Article No.22) on the ratified Article No.22) on the ratified Conventions. (English and Conventions. (English and Mongolian)Mongolian) ( (September 2006)September 2006)
MANAGEMENT OF RISKSMANAGEMENT OF RISKS
Potential RiskPotential Risk– Risk on Financial Risk on Financial
ResourceResource Possible Possible
ResponseResponse– Decrease the Decrease the
coverage of the coverage of the ActivityActivity
MONITORING / REPORTING / MONITORING / REPORTING / EVALUATION PROCEDURESEVALUATION PROCEDURES (1)(1) Report of the organized two days Training for Report of the organized two days Training for
the Target group (English and Mongolian)the Target group (English and Mongolian) ( (June June 2006)2006)
Mapping on the issue of “Organizing Mapping on the issue of “Organizing unorganized” (English and Mongolian) (July unorganized” (English and Mongolian) (July 2006)2006)
Guideline Handbook for trade union organizersGuideline Handbook for trade union organizers (July 2006)(July 2006)
Re-developed CMTU Training Program (Included Re-developed CMTU Training Program (Included new subjects)new subjects) (July 2006)(July 2006)
CMTU Comment to the Government and ILO on CMTU Comment to the Government and ILO on the ratified Conventions. (English and the ratified Conventions. (English and Mongolian)Mongolian) (September 2006(September 2006
MONITORING / REPORTING / MONITORING / REPORTING / EVALUATION PROCEDURESEVALUATION PROCEDURES (2)(2) HALF YEAR EVALUATION. On Mapping. The HALF YEAR EVALUATION. On Mapping. The
organizers activity. The CMTU Participation organizers activity. The CMTU Participation on ILO Supervisory Mechanism. Usage of on ILO Supervisory Mechanism. Usage of other International Instruments. (October other International Instruments. (October 2006)2006)
Report of the Follow-up workshop of training Report of the Follow-up workshop of training and Evaluation of the Mapping (English and and Evaluation of the Mapping (English and Mongolian) (March 2007)Mongolian) (March 2007)
FINAL EVALUATION. . On Mapping. The FINAL EVALUATION. . On Mapping. The organizers activity. The CMTU Participation organizers activity. The CMTU Participation on ILO Supervisory Mechanism. Usage of on ILO Supervisory Mechanism. Usage of other International Instruments. (April 2007)other International Instruments. (April 2007)
PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRELIMINARY BUDGET PROPOSALPROPOSAL CMTU will CMTU will
provide human provide human resource and resource and some part of the some part of the budget.budget.
Budget Budget proposals for proposals for donors: donors: – 1 254 USD1 254 USD
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
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