Toronto24-25 April 2013

Brent WILTONSecretary-General

IFA/GUF UPDATE

April 2013

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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