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VBO – FEB25 – 26 May 2010 (Brussels)

Brent WILTONDeputy Secretary-General

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONOF EMPLOYERS (IOE)

PRECARIOUS WORKPRECARIOUS WORK


TERM USED TO DESCRIBENON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT WHICH IS:

Poorly paid Unprotected Cannot support a house hold

» Wikipedia Gendered nature

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FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH:

Part-time work Self employment Fixed term work Temporary work On-call Telecommuting

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vsSTANDARD EMPLOYMENT ie full time continuous work with one employer


TRADE UNIONS – ALL SHARE SOME DISADVANTAGES

Low wages Few benefits Lack of collective representation Little or no job security

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4 DIMENSIONS

1. Degree of uncertainty2. Control over labour practices (absence of T.U, lack of

control over working conditions, wages and pace of work)3. Degree of regulatory protection4. Income level

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ALL GUF’S INVOLVED IN CAMPAIGNS ICEM CONTRACT AND AGENCY LABOUR NEWSLETTER (CAL)

Chile contract workers strike. May 2010 4000 subcontractors

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PERU

Petrobas (Skanska Peru) contract workers needs to be made permanent

Labour inspectorate


66% of affiliates that responded – increase in temporary or part-time work

Increase in wage and benefit gasp 40% taking measures to avoid increases in precarious

work

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SURVEY ICEM / IMF (252 responses)


Metal, pulp and paper, forestry, food service Nat LO union bargaining priority Some variaton but; Employers have to negotiate before turning to labour-hire companies Local level – must take into account permanent workers made

redundant and on a re-hire list. If those people qualified – must rehire financial penalties if don’t If no agreement – goes to the national level for a joint panel to decide Model for others?

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SWEDEN


SENEGAL

Union pressures results in new law

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GARMENT INDUSTRY

69% of affiliates report increase Avoidance of O/T maternity family leave, holidays,

access to pensions OH&S

ZAMBIA

Criticism by Government over use of temporary workers to fill “traditionally” permanent positions


IUF

Lobby to Prof. John Ruggie to explore relationship between precarious work and the realisation of Human Rights

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EUROPEAN METALWORKERS FEDERATION

Common co-ordinated collective bargaining policy againstprecarious work

UNITED KINGDOM

Equality and Human Rights Commission Report on recruitment and treatment of agency workers in meat and poultry processing


ASIA PACIFIC GUF MEETING ON CAL 18 – 19 APRIL 2010

CAL a priority issue Co-operate in campaigning for legislation which would

make user enterprises responsible Collective bargaining to address

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COMPANIES

Rio Tinto Coca-Cola Unilever


IFA PROVISIONS

Clause 10 .... wherever practicable employ all labour– Applies to company and subcontractors

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BWI MODEL

Uses model clause language

2005 Veidekke SA (BWI)


Suppliers – not to impair rights of regular employment through use of subcontracting homework

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2007 Inditex (ITGLWF)

As a “main rule” employment be permanent Temps P/T receive the same relative terms

and conditions as full time

2003 Norske Skog (ICEM)


Trying, wherever reasonably possible, to create stable employment

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2000 Telefónica (UNI)

Recognises that permanent employment is preferableto both parties

Recognition of “occasional” use of hired-in, part-timeand temporary

2008 Aker (IMF)

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