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October 21-22, 2008 Druskininkai, Lithuania

October 21-22, 2008 Druskininkai, Lithuania. WORKSHOP. Workshop on Migration. Druskininkai, October 21-22; No. of participants – 28; No. of represented countries – 11; International structures - ITUC/PERC, LO-TCO Biståndsnämnds, Norden IN; Discussed:

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October 21-22, 2008 Druskininkai, Lithuania

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  1. October 21-22, 2008Druskininkai, Lithuania WORKSHOP

  2. Workshop on Migration • Druskininkai, October 21-22; • No. of participants – 28; • No. of represented countries – 11; • International structures - ITUC/PERC, LO-TCO Biståndsnämnds, Norden IN; Discussed: • Presentation of the situation in different countries; • Policy of international trade union organizations; • IUF programmes for migrant workers; • Presentation of Fellesforbundet migrant workers’ organizing activities.

  3. Workshop on Migration - participants

  4. What kind of support should be provided by global organisations? Co-operational: • To sign agreements among the national TU centres and branch organizations on exchange of information and support for migrant workers; • Bilateral contacts among unions (using IT, info points, info material); • Co-operation among unions of sending/receiving countries. Informational: • Data base on migrant workers; • Education of unionists to work with migrant workers (organizing, legal knowledge, etc.); • To develop websites for labour migrants.

  5. What kind of support should be provided by global organisations? (2) Legal: • To deal with the issue on the national/transnational level, i.e. signing agreements and adopting laws; • TU influence to the immigration policy of a country; • Global framework agreements/regulations; • Bilateral agreements with TWAs; • To include discussions of migrant labour issues to the tripartite structures; • To provide legal support; • To monitor working and living conditions of migrant workers; Structural: • To develop union membership (to extend it if a person leaves to another country); • Structures (e.g. a department) working with migrant workers and their recruitment should be established in TUs.

  6. Recommendations for international trade union organizations Participants from EU member-states: • To organize meetings for TU leaders explaining them the legal base regulating migration and employment of migrant workers; • To invite experts for these meetings.

  7. Recommendations for international trade union organizations (2) Participants from non-EU member states: • To provide monitoring of implementation of ILO norms; • To establish a co-ordinating centre in ITUC ; • To prepare methodical recommendations for affiliates; • To organize trainings for TU activists dealing with migration.

  8. Recommendations for international trade union organizations (3) English-speaking group: • To produce an overview of countries which ratified ILO conventions; • To summarise bad and good experiences of TU work wirh migrants; • To produce overview of European legislation on migration; • To set up a network with a purpose to monitor migration issues; • To inform migrant workers in their languages before they leave; • To monitor sub-contractors and TWAs imposing strict measures if they violate rights of migrant workers.

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