Z 12960 building a united global trade union movement in construction, wood and forestry IFBWW, 22nd World Congress Buenos Aires, 7-8 December 2005 International Federation of Building and Wood Workers( IFBWW) is the leading global union body working to protect workers in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied sectors. 289 unions from 125 countries belong to IFBWW with a total of around 10 million affiliated members. The IFBWW's mission is to promote the development of trade unions in the construction, wood, forestry and allied sectors throughout the world and to promote and enforce worker rights in the context of sustainable development. www.ifbww.org Published by International Federation of Building and Wood Workers Geneva, July 2005 building a united trade union movement in construction, wood and forestry Contents Congress agenda& Standing orders Report on Activities 2001-2005 Financial& Auditors Report Ebert Bonn Bibliothek IFBWW, 22nd World Congress Buenos Aires, 7-8 December 2005 Z 12960 Z 12961 re gribliud absu anamsvom norbudantes Ci elung boow ainsmoo 21ebid gribns/ 2sunen 23915100 2005 2005 cativityA no noqoft подея hogeЯ artibuA 8 Isionsni лодея г 82913ndo bhow bass WW 800S 19dm9090 8-101A edustu raest s Draft Congress agenda Agenda Item 1 Congress opening Agenda Item 2 Adoption of the Congress Agenda Agenda Item 3 Adoption of the Standing Orders Agenda Item 4 Election of the Credentials Committee and Resolutions Committee Agenda Item 5 Report on Activities 2001- 2005 Supplementary reports from the Regions Agenda Item 6 Auditors Report 2001- 2005 Report of the Credentials Committee Agenda Item 7 Discussion on creation of a new global union federation in our sectors 100 5 LO 6 Draft Congress standing orders ftend sb0996 22910 General 1. The present Standing Orders shall supplement the provisions to the Congress contained in the statutes. 2. 3. Congress meetings shall commence at the stipulated time. Smp The Congress is not open to the public. Representatives and visitors are to produce admission cards. Congress sessions 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. E meji sbo oltoobA The President shall chair the Congress. In the absence of the President, the Deputy President shall take the chair. The General Secretary is responsible for the report of the Congress. Applications to address the Congress shall be submitted to the Chair, in writing, indicating the name and the name of their union, after the relevant agenda item has been introduced, except on a point of order or procedure. The speakers shall be called upon in the order in which they signified their desire to speak. No speakers shall speak more than three times on any subject, no more than five minutes on the first occasion and no more than three minutes on the second and third occasions. The Chair may suggest further reductions in time limits and may also suggest closure of the debate. Discussions on points of order shall be confined to one speaker for and one speaker against the motion, the time limit being five minutes in each case. The General Secretary shall at all times have the right to speak on any subject. Guests invited to attend the Congress shall be permitted to address the Congress at the request of the Chairperson. If a motion of closure has been made, the Chairperson shall read to the Congress the names of delegates who have notified their desire to speak. Should the Chairperson consider that there is no real difference of opinion among the delegates, he or she shall have the power to close the debate, if so required proceed to taking a vote. Congress Committees 11. After the opening, the Congress shall proceed with the election of necessary Committees( Credentials, Resolutions, Elections). The sessions of these Committees shall be closed. Credentials Committee 12. The report of the Credentials Committee shall be submitted to the Congress on the first day. 13. The Credentials Committee shall review the delegations having fulfilled and complied with statutory obligations in having made affiliation fees payments prior to Congress, establishing voting rights based on Article 12 of the statutes and report back to the Congress. The Committee will also review the composition of delegations with more than two representatives, indicating the level of women's representation at Congress. Motions, Resolutions and Amendments 14. 15. 16. 17. Motions, resolutions, amendments and statutory amendments, should have been submitted to the secretariat at least four months before the Congress that the governing bodies to be able to consider them. They shall be circulated in the official languages. Emergency Resolutions and amendments, with the exception of amendments to the Statutes, may be submitted during the Congress. Such proposals shall be submitted in writing, in one of the official languages, directly to the General Secretary in the first instance and referred to the Resolutions Committee at the latest, by 09:30 on 8 December 2005. Emergency resolutions must be signed by the mover stating the name and organisation represented. Receivability of Emergency Resolutions, proposals will be examined by the Resolutions Committee, which shall determine the order in which they are discussed. The Resolutions Committee shall be responsible for examining all motions, resolutions, proposals or amendments submitted by the Executive Committee and affiliated organisations, making recommendations as to the form in which these should be debated so as to expedite the business of Congress. In doing so the Committee shall, where necessary, combine, redraft, delete where necessary, and present their recommendations to the Congress. Motions on Procedures may be moved verbally and without previous notice including: i) Motion to refer the matter back: ii) Motion to postpone consideration of the question; iii) Motion to adjourn the sitting; iv) Motion to adjourn debate on a particular question; v) Motion to vote on the subject under discussion; vi) Motion that the Congress proceed with the next item on the agenda; Voting 18. vii) Motion to close the debate. The representatives of the affiliates present perform voting at Congress. a) The number of votes held by each affiliate is determined by the average amount of affiliation fees due and paid during the past four years. b) New affiliates joining the IFBWW less than four years prior to Congress shall have voting rights based upon their average affiliation fees paid since their affiliation. c) Each affiliate shall have one vote for every block of 1000 financial members or part thereof. 7 8 19. The decisions of the Congress shall be taken by simple majority of those present unless a card vote is requested by any affiliate where upon the General Secretary shall provide the means for such a vote. A vote by card shall be conducted on the basis of the number of votes attributed to each affiliate under Article 12. 20. Any resolution or other vote concerning amendments to the Statutes shall require a two- thirds majority. Languages 21. The official languages of the Congress shall be: English, French, Swedish, German, and Spanish. Con Credit ed shall art to sev Contents Disc work of trade unions building a united global trade union movement IFBWW Report on Activities 2001-2005 I Langua inemevom noinu ebsu lsdolg betinu s gnibliud SOOT- 5002 29itivitoA no TEBMM BEBOL those Contents A strong global network of trade unions Cooperation with organizations Information services en tacofe gronde A Sustainable industrial development in the sectors Forestry Building 12 12 13 223 558 15 15 18 Global labour standards 20 Multinationals 20 Global company agreements 21 Global social dialogue 23 26 Discrimination Migrant/ posted workers 26 28 Youth Gender equality 29 29 11 Eradication of child labour 31 Health and safety Trade union rights Trade union development projects Appendices 33 39 44 44 IFBWW Secretariat and offices IFBWW Management Committee 50 51 IFBWW Executive Committee 53 IFBWW Auditors Committee Obituaries 58 59 12 A strong global network of trade unions atsto Our congress in Denmark in 2001 adopted a Strategic plan with the objective of contributing to Building Global Solidarity. The nine priority areas of this plan covering the period 2001- 2005 were building a strong global network of trade unions; supporting sustainable development in our sectors; promoting global labour standards; fighting discrimination; promoting the role of women; combating child labour and forced labour; promoting healthy and safe working conditions; organising solidarity actions; and undertaking trade union development work and training. The following report refers to the activities of our Federation during the inter- congress period 2001- 2005. Cooperation with organizations 18 During the past congress period, the IFBWW continued its close cooperation with the European Federation of Building and Wood Workers( EFBWW), the UM Nordic Federation of Building and Wood Workers( NFBWW), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions( ICFTU) and the Global Union Federations( GUFs). The IFBWW has furthermore promoted its policy in international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation( ILO), principally through the Bureau for Workers' Activities( ACTRAV). The IFBWW also continued dialogue with international institutions like the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation( WTO), as well as with multinationals and the Confederation of International Contractors, CICA. Other organizations with which the IFBWW had special contacts were the International Tropical Timber Organisation( ITTO), the Food and Agricultural Organisation( FAO) and international environmental organisations, the International Social Security Association( ISSA) and the Trade Union Advisory Council to the OECD( TUAC). JUARIAN BALLE Founder ILOD 000 Chil learn not to GLO 04 Furthermore, we brought together more than 1,000 members at the WSF in Porto Alegre in 2005 and in Mumbai India in 2004. Very active in the Global Youth Forum, the Global Union Forum" Mobilising Solidarity", and various ICFTU/ FES fora, the IFBWW tried to find ways to respond proactively to the negative impact of globalisation on its sectors. We foUcussed on the elimination of child labour, the right to education and youth empowerment. The IFBWW also called for the implementation of international labour standards in global company agreements with multinationals and in agreements with international financial institutions; equality and bargaining rights for women; and sustainable forestry and forestry certification. 9x3 WW UNI AG NST CHIL FITCM We also attended the World Economic Forum( WEF) in Switzerland in order to stress the need for improving the industry's image in the face of bribery and corruption and for setting up codes of conduct on labour standards at construction sites around the world. Very much involved in ILO Conferences, the IFBWW contributed to the discussions on the informal economy( 2003); to the adoption of a multilateral framework approach on migrant workers( 2004); to the development of an ILO global action plan on Occupational Health and Safety( 2003); and to the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work. The IFBWW also maintains very close contacts and cooperation with its various project partners and regularly conducts evaluation missions in project countries. Its Global IT programme has also contributed to Building Global Solidarity by integrating into its services the provision of different types of services to affiliates. In 2003, our Management and Executive Committees supported the development of joint work programmes and closer cooperation with the World Federation of Building and Wood Workers( WFBW), and as a second step preparations were made to set up a new international organisation for building, wood and forestry workers, with a founding Congress in December 2005. Information services Since its last congress, the IFBWW has had a new Information Officer, who has given a fresh impetus to information and news. After the launching of IFBWW News, the main medium to disseminate news about the Federation's affiliates' activities, a more modern approach was given to the information from the Secretariat. In December 2003, after 40 issues of IFBWW News, IFBWW Online was launched. 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GLOBAL UNIONS Expl S 01-16 ses is Dictators 20 59-7 Havbra- 2895 esex bis Diconbone 2045 04-09 sedile La Federación internacions de Trabajadores de le Construción y la Maders( FITCH) Sama a sus ehkans suria is campaña de solicisridad en apoyo a nuestros comperers y compeleras de KFCITU, sindicats local de sen en Cores aidosta FITCM. ACTUE AHORA y protests contra ke rentes amestas de 825 trabajadores durerte is mants del 8 de abri Diciembre 200S Thanks to modern technology and more affiliates with email access, the IFBWW has provided IFBWW Online more frequently to affiliates, fraternal organizations, global unions, project partners, companies, trade union press and other members of the international trade union movement. IFBWW information is now presented to a wider readership- more than 800 recipients with a more comprehensive description of particular events and developments in the IFBWW sectors. Dore Dia corsivo de las trabajadores: LA FITCM RECUERDA: DEBEMOS ORGANIZARNOS SINDICATOS FUERTES TRABAJO CON SEGURIDAD Cada año todos los ongorazones aflisdies argenezen actividades para el sa conmemorstren de ke trabajadores el 28 des str. El bem desmas promover es la risturaleze Brevinile de los accidentes y enlenmedades professonales, destacándis mediante smpañas sformaticas y actindades des sexdraizoo05 encaminadas a fomentar le sady le seguridad en el babsip. Tembi es un dis pera recordar todos los que han muerto debido a su trabajo. In 2004, the IFBWW also started to produce a Trade Union Rights Flash once a month, in order to update readers on IFBWW involvement in worldwide action against violations of trade union and human rights. In addition, the Federation now provides affiliates with a Spanish, French and Arabic in- house translation and a Russian version( since July 2002). IFBWW Info, IFBWW solidarity campaigns, Press Releases and Campaigns are also translated into these languages. Solidarity online campaigns were issued for the first time at the end of 2003, in support of affiliates in a dispute that is difficult to solve at national level. These are posted on the Global Unions' and LabourStart websites. In 2003, the IFBWW ran campaigns against WTO legalization of social dumping and in 2005 in favour of workers at Angkor Wat. FIGHT Inner Argentina Linke 向 13 14 BROADBAND These different types of articles are placed on the Federation's new English website, launched in summer 2003. It provides readers with-quick access to the trade union rights' catalogue, covering solidarity actions and campaigns, and to the trade union development catalogue, giving a brief description of our organization's projects worldwide. In November 2004, French and Spanish language affiliates welcomed websites in their languages, managed by the Secretariat. In order to improve services to affiliates, the IFBWW is still working on a more visible, attractive and interactive website, with more input from the regional offices and affiliates through interviews. Given its potential for outreach and communication, use of the Internet and other related technologies for union organizing and other union activities is no longer an option, but a necessity. Its low cost, great speed and global reach makes it a superior communications tool where rapid action involving many parties is required. The Internet also enables unions to increase their transparency and legitimacy thus attracting more support for their policies and interest in their organisations, especially from young workers. A new IT Project Coordinator was hired in 2002, continuing work on the IFBWW project on Information Technology,' Bridging the digital gap', which is designed to help affiliates in developing countries use information technologies to strengthen their trade unions. Initially the project investigated the following areas for possible solutions for affiliates: basic data and maintenance of records; computer equipment; computer skills; use of IT for trade union work; information policy; information and communication staff; internet connection; networking; training and assistance needs; IT infrastructure in the country. In 2003, the focus was changed towards training affiliated unions in using the new technology for faster communications and networking. Four main strategies were deployed to help strengthen the affiliates through better sharing of information, cooperation and collaboration: In June 2004, a meeting in Lebanon highlighted the importance of using IT for the monitoring and implementation process of International Framework Agreements. It was decided to set up an e- mail network for the cement unions in the Arabic speaking region. Appropriate IT training for affiliates has been organized in many countries. • Communication: using e- mail and mailing lists for faster communication, Discussions: using new technology to enable democratic discussions online, Consolidation and sharing of information: using online databases to share vital information for trade unions, such as Collective Bargaining Agreements, . Campaigning: using the Internet as a platform for online campaigning, drawing support from a broader global public. Training of leadership and activists in the affiliates has been conducted. Over the past four years, some 500 trade unionists have received training in basic computer skills, the Internet, email and other networking tools. Some 2000 union members participate in 100 online networks discussing various topics. Sustainable industrial development in the sectors This congress period focused on a more pro- active approach for the development of sustainable and decent jobs in our industries. We have promoted the concept of sustainable industrial development, which is based on the three pillars of economic, ecological and social policies, stressing the need for participation of trade unions in national decision- making. The IFBWW industrial structures have promoted action- oriented responses to industrial problems faced by unions around the world in our sectors. Our Industrial Committees have dealt with industrial issues through research, surveys and seminars, to produce information and develop policies. Forestry The Global Wood and Forestry( GWF) Programme has continued to evolve during the past four years. The GWF programme strives to be an integrated union response to neo- liberal globalisation, through the advocacy of social justice and economic equity. Driven by its central mission of promoting sustainable development and decent work around the globe, the GWF programme has: Promoted a definition of Sustainable Forest Management( SFM) that establishes the needs of workers as its central tenant, Advocated in various international flora an industrial policy that promotes social justice and economic equity, instead of the current one, which hinders development, dislocates workers, and transfers profits from poor rural areas to urban centres, mostly those in developed countries, and; • Created global tools to assist affiliates in regional and national struggles. A Flawed Development Model: Examples from Indonesia and Ghana In the midst of a vibrant and vigorous forest products industry, in order to obtain international financial support, these two countries adopted generalized harvest bans. Tens of thousands of our members were pushed into poverty almost overnight. The decrease in value of forestland resulted in increased conversion to other uses, and our members continued to use the only skills they had to survive. The inevitable result has been dramatic increase in illegal activity and continued deforestation. Now the international community is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to improve forest governance and law enforcement activity, using the power of the government to turn our members' survival activities into crimes. The GWF Programme advocates a public policy that recognizes that it is impossible to save the forest without first saving the people. For our members, defining SFM to include decent work, fair wages, safe working conditions, and formal employment is of paramount importance for their empowerment, eradicating poverty, and reducing deforestation, Hence, forest resources must be managed in such a way as to contribute to the livelihoods of forestry workers and promote sustainable forests. All too often, little attention is paid to the relationship between SFM and, on the other hand, social justice and economic equity issues. With a membership of approximately 2.5 million in the industries, it is important that IFBWW unions be recognized as important stakeholders in order to be part of decision- making on forestry and wood issues. The GWF programme is 15 16 using the United Nations Forum on Forests( UNFF) to call attention to our issues and our demands. As the focal point for the major group of workers and unions, the GWF programme has sponsored side events, presented papers, and at UNFF 4, participated in a plenary debate with member states on the importance of decent work and poverty reduction in the definition of sustainable forestry. Poverty remains the single largest threat to decent work and the largest source of deforestation. The role of forestry in the promotion of poverty alleviation and rural development is still curbed by social dumping, habitual in this sector and very damaging to many of our members. For forestry to survive as a legitimate economic activity, it must provide decent work through the entire value chain, from planting the seedlings to shipping the final consumer product. The role of unions in poverty reduction remains undervalued. A recent GWF study reviewed over 36 IMF- World Bank Poverty Reduction Strategic Plans( PRSP) and discovered that not a single PRSP identified or even mentioned forestry sector unions. Yet almost every study on poverty reduction and economic development finds that economic equity is a key requirement for successful development. No other social institution has the reach and scope to promote wage- led growth and social equity that the trade union movement has. Integrating social, economic, and environmental concerns is critical for the long- term stability of the forest products industry. For the IFBWW, forest certification is a means to promote sustainable forest practices and working conditions. The GWF programme promotes the inclusion of social standards in forest certification. Our Federation has been working actively with international financial institutions and poverty reduction schemes in order to identify methods to show that forest certification can reduce poverty. IFBWW also pushes for global company agreements that recognize the role of certification. As minimum social coverage, certification should include the relevant ILO standards and take full account of the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work. In this respect, many IFBWW affiliates have been engaged in national level certification activities to improve social and working conditions. Furthermore, IFBWW and its affiliated unions have worked to get certification agreements to cover fully workers' issues in all stages of the production process, not just in the forests. In many countries, the issue of contract labour is very serious, as the industry has sought to replace regular workers with contract workers who have less social protection. The GWF response includes: assisting national unions to organize workers doing informal work, pressing for full- time work with a formal employment relationship, and a global survey to identify the needs of workers doing informal work as well as attempting to determine the extent to which employers use contract labour to avoid their social responsibilities. Delegates from the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ghana, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Mali, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Indonesia, and Malaysia have attended forest certification workshops and learned how to use forest certification as an organizing tool in their countries. Over the past few years, IFBWW has successfully fought for strong social protection to be included in the international standards of all the major international certification systems. Thanks to this work, the core ILO Conventions are now embedded in the global standards of many of these systems. Certified forestry companies have an obligation to protect workers and if they don't, unions now have another tool to bring them to change their practices. - Our Federation played a key role in ensuring the inclusion of social standards in the Chain- of- Custody certification system of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council( MTCC), adopted in November 2004, which is the most advanced among the existing forest certification systems. The MTCC system extends coverage through the entire chain of custody. The MTCC Chain- of- custody criteria ensure that: local populations should be given priority for employment, . S Organizing Workers In Chile, Burkina Faso, Kenya, India, and Malaysia, GWF supported organizing activity is making the connection between international campaigning and local action. In India and Burkina Faso, the focus is on informal workers. The strategy is to use afforestation activities and the development of community based economic activity to organize workers who do not have a formal employment relationship. In Chile and Malaysia, the focus is on using existing tools such as national OSH legislation and forest certification to counter the harsh anti- union activities of employers. Using the power of global unions against employers who abuse workers is one way to help national unions organize. all Occupational Health and Safety regulations are met or exceeded, the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively, as set forth in ILO Conventions 87 and 98, are guaranteed. These standards make MTCC the most socially sophisticated and advanced forest certification system in the world. The GWF programme is also expanding its activity in China. China is now the largest purchaser of raw wood fibre in the world and the largest exporter of wood products. It is impossible to develop industrial policy without specific plans to address China's mtcc ever- growing role in this sector. This is particularly important in countering MNCs that seek to exploit low wages and unsafe work around the world. An international seminar for Chinese wood and forestry workers was conducted in September 2002 in Guilan, with the objective mol of helping Chinese trade unionists continue their struggle to advance collective bargaining in both private and State- owned enterprises. Through the IKEA global framework agreement, the GWF is working to improve working conditions in Chinese suppliers of IKEA. Neo- liberal globalisation has successfully marginalized the issue labour standards. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in international trade negotiations. It is rare for labour standards to be mentioned during trade talks, let alone included in the language of an international trade agreement. The GWF programme continues to advocate labour standards in trade agreements. The current draft for the renewal of the International Tropical Timber Agreement currently has language referring to ILO labour standards. 17 Neo- liberalism has also been effective at weakening the willingness and reTo Neo- Liberals we are the problem A recently published research note by the GWF programme reviews how neither forestry workers nor their unions are involved in national poverty reduction strategy processes. Even though forestry represents a critical asset for the poor and generates wealth for many highly indebted countries. Since promoting social justice and economic equity are viewed as obstacles to the enrichment of elites at both the international and national levels, our demands do not fit into their agenda. Yet, research on poverty reduction shows that economic equity, particularly regarding women, and social justice play a key role in determining whether economic growth has a positive impact on reducing poverty. solve of governments to enforce and support fair labour standards. This represents a real threat to working conditions for workers in all countries. Increasingly, the GWF programme is seeking to establish relations with governments, to enhance their ability to enforce labour standards. As part of this endeavour, the GWF programme, in cooperation with the ILO, has developed a training programme for national labour inspectors and forest certification experts on how, when conducting inspections, to recognize and handle violations of labour standards. However, developing a pro- worker industrial policy and advocating it around the world is not enough. National unions need to be able to benefit from these efforts in their organizing. In this regard, the GWF is partnering with a number of unions in organizing activities( see side bar). 18 Building As economic viability, environmental protection and social responsibility are the three pillars for the future of construction, our Federation contributed to the United Nations industry sector reports on construction and forestry for the World Summit on Sustainable Development( WSSD) in South Africa in September 2002. Forty- eight participants from the Africa regional and women's committees and affiliates from South Africa and Europe participated in the event to emphasize the need to involve trade unions in sustainable development initiatives. While supporting the three pillars, the IFBWW has emphasized the need to enhance cooperation to improve the image and quality of the construction industry. Society is becoming more concerned about conditions of work, exploitation and relocation of manufacturing plants to sources of cheaper labour. Multinationals are starting to heed public opinion and public demands. Promoting the incorporation of workers' rights in global company agreements and the use of skilled labour, while working with serious consulting and construction companies and improving the planning process- those are key goals. In the aftermath of the WSSD, the IFBWW defended the three main pillars at UNEP's consultative meeting with representatives of the industry associations in Paris in October 2002 as well as at other meetings on sustainable building and construction. The IFBWW has insisted, among other- things, that capacity training and skills development for construction workers and improvement of health and safety standards on worksites are important prerequisites for strengthening the three pillars. World Habitat Day in October 2003 alerted public opinion to the urgency of improving human settlements, especially for the urban poor. One in every six people is a slum dweller and that number is likely to double in the next thirty years. We have pushed for slum policies to be integrated with broader, people focused urban poverty reduction policies, which deal with the various aspects of poverty, including employment and incomes, shelter, food, health, education and access to basic urban infrastructure and services. The IFBWW played an active role in ILO tripartite and expert meetings for the construction industry. In November 2003, the IFBWW participated in the tripartite planning meeting for the sustainable development of the construction industry and for raising the quality of jobs in construction, including subcontracting, casual work, prevention of work- related accidents and ill- health, training and employment creation. We were also involved in ILO conferences on the informal economy and migrant workers in 2003 and 2004. For the IFBWW, the most effective way to ensure that workers' interests are protected in the workplace is through collective bargaining and legislation. We have been lobbying with the GUFS and the ILO for the implementation of decent standards for workers in our industries. Particularly in the construction industry, the issue of organising migrant workers represents a challenge for our Federation and our affiliates, as this category of workers is widely discriminated against. Our German and Swiss building affiliates IG BAU and GBI/ SIB have been particularly effective in this regard. Jad The IFBWW collaborated with the World Bank over a six- month period beginning in February 2004. The IFBWW consultant developed further the labour standard provisions of the Bank's projects for poverty reduction. In mid 2004, the IFBWW submitted detailed recommendations to the Bank on how to implement core labour standards and social criteria in construction procurement contracts. 19 Global labour standards 20 The IFBWW gives a high priority to developing constructive social dialogue and a basis for sound industrial relations and sustainable development in our industries. The IFBWW therefore considers it vital that its industrial policy must seek to engage enterprise at international level in the promotion of workers rights as a compliment to ongoing dialogue with intergovernmental and governmental agencies. The IFBWW is campaigning for the incorporation of workers' rights in agreements with companies, governments and international institutions as a means of promoting workers' rights. Multinationals Through initiatives and pressure from the United Nations, the OECD, governments and others, a growing number of big Multinational Companies( MNCs) are entering into a Corporate Social Responsibility( CSR) process, based on sustainable development, including the three pillars of social responsibility, environmental protection and economic viability. However, the vast majority of MNCs do not respect such standards in their operations. It is also known that many governments of developing countries as well as of Central and Eastern European countries do not put pressure on foreign MNCs to respect labour standards because the primary aim of those governments is to attract investment. There are, however, many examples of MNCs achieving high productivity and good business results by respecting labour standards and motivating and training workers. In order to protect workers' rights in its sectors, the IFBWW has adopted a Strategy on MNCs, which promotes socially responsible business at global level and includes as minimum standards full respect for trade union rights and full and effective implementation of ILO core Conventions and ILO convention 94 ( public contracts). The IFBWW wants MNCs to understand that these fundamental workers' rights are not possible options but inescapable international obligations. And that regardless of whether the countries where they operate have ratified the relevant ILO conventions. Through respect for workers' rights, constructive social dialogue as the basis for sound industrial relations, and sustainable development, the IFBWW prompts MNCs to assume their responsibilities to society, the countries in which they operate and the workers they employ. International labour standards and national labour legislation that is consistent with those standards must be respected by all companies, and governments have a duty to ensure full implementation. MNCs signing agreements with the IFBWW guarantee, as a minimum, compliance with trade union rights and effective implementation of all the core Conventions of the ILO.. The IFBWW also gives high priority to using its international, regional and sub- regional structures as well as the strength of its affiliates. That support has contributed substantially to the negotiation of several global company agreements that establish standards and provide for monitoring and follow- up. In addition to workers' rights, the discussions with MNCs and CICA have focused on other key issues for the future of the construction industry, such as ethical behaviour and transparency in procurement, public- private partnerships and IT. Strong regional cooperation has taken place in Europe between CICA's member federation FIEC and the EFBWW, and in Asia- Pacific between IFAWPCA and the IFBWW on health and safety, youth and migrant workers. CICA has also developed a good relationship with IFBWW affiliates in the Philippines, and in Latin America and the Caribbean there has been co- operation between FIIC and the IFBWW on health and safety. In order to develop its strategy on MNCs, the IFBWW organized several Giok workshops and seminars in the regions. In October 2001, a seminar in Brazil evaluated the results of our agreements and included a visit to a company owned by Faber Castell. Our workshop for trade unions in North America in October 2001 focussed on the influence of global company agreements on American construction and forestry labour relations. This workshop encouraged unions in the USA and Canada to use our agreements as a tool for social dialogue and for improving working conditions beyond the minimum levels provided for in the agreements. The IFBWW seminar on global company agreements in Peru in July 2002 analysed the content of our agreements with Skanska and Faber Castell, established implementation strategies and discussed monitoring and follow- up. In September 2002, our Federation's publication Most recent milestones of globalisation in building, building materials and wood and forestry industries highlighted the strong trends towards globalisation and concentration in our industries. It emphasized that trade unions must make use of modern technologies, as corporations are being transformed at lightning pace. Social achievements must be secured and built upon through sustainable development and agreements on workers' rights. Workers' training in less developed countries will reduce migration flows and make employment less precarious. The regional best practice seminar for South East Europe held in Borovec in November 2002 agreed to carry out activities on MNCs in 2003, as they are the main drivers of the privatisation process. In addition, the IFBWW has been encouraging affiliates to report on workers' rights at Chinese companies, as China views Africa and Latin America not only as major export markets, but also as a major investment destination. China is presently pushing its companies to invest overseas. One of our meetings on this issue was held in Tanzania in 2004. Global company agreements The past four years were characterized by positive social dialogue with several MNCs. To mention a few developments: IFBWW signed an agreement with Impregilo( engineering and construction, Italy) and with Veidekke( construction, Norway). With Lafarge( world leader in building materials, France) the discussions continue on sustainable development, the company's health and safety management system and HIV/ AIDS initiatives. Lafarge and IFBWW had regular meetings in 2005 in order to reach an agreement. There were also negotiations on future global company agreements with Holcim( cement, Switzerland), 21 22 Glothe Royal BAM Group( construction and engineering, Netherlands), Colas ( Bouygues, construction, France). Our agreement with Ballast Nedam was renewed in 2004. The IFBWW has also been looking into the importance of taking advantage of the Chinese market of IKEA, Faber Castell and Lafarge to organise workers at company level in IFBWW sectors. atio Partner companies show that they are in favour of good industrial relations at the work place, and that they feel responsible for the whole supply chain in their companies and are open- minded on trade union activities. For the IFBWW, the aim of such agreements is to establish a continuing working relationship and dialogue between IFBWW and the company concerned, in order to resolve any issues related to non- compliance with the terms of the agreement and to achieve socially responsible business practices at international level. Our study IFBWW experiences with global company agreements published in 2004 refers to our five agreements signed with major MNCs. It also clearly stresses the importance of signing global company agreements with MNCs, as in these agreements they commit themselves to respect workers' rights based on the core conventions of the ILO as well as decent working conditions, health and safety, HIV/ AIDS prevention, and rules on the housing- employment relationship. The agreements also contain a process of monitoring and follow- up. And global company agreements also apply to the labour practices of a company's suppliers and subcontractors. Within the global agreement with IKEA, joint work programmes for 20032004 were agreed. IKEA invited IFBWW to assist in improving working conditions for Chinese workers employed by IKEA suppliers throughout China. IKEA also invited IFBWW affiliates in Malaysia and Indonesia to participate in a compliance audit in each country, with the purpose of informing trade unionists about the IWAY process and procedures. IKEA continues to develop auditing procedures in a dialogue with IFBWW, which should lead to greater transparency of auditing procedures and results. In the case of Faber Castell, the IFBWW has carried out with the company social audits in Asia/ Pacific and Latin America. In the context of Skanska, the construction union in Peru requested the IFBWW's assistance. In 2004, our Swedish affiliates and our Federation contributed to reaching a satisfactory agreement for the workers in Peru. However, as the vast majority of MNCs continue to operate without respecting international labour standards, the IFBWW has recommended that its affiliates be more pro- active on this issue. In this connection, the IFBWW held several seminars in the regions, building the basis for further international work and at regional level for more detailed work on implementation. These seminars particularly encouraged affiliates to use these agreements to organise workers at workplaces and improve their rights and to work on the monitoring and verification process by reporting and/ or sending complaints to the IFBWW in order to ensure immediate compliance. We also encouraged them to use the OECD Guidelines on multinationals to stimulate dialogue. Affiliates have also informed workers, local subcontractors and suppliers of the existence of such agreements. IFBWW Polish and Swedish affiliates started a social dialogue project in Poland in 2002 with the aim of establishing sound industrial relations and trade union representation at company level. In October 2003, Polish affiliates reported that they had unionised 9 out of 12 Swedwood factories( IKEA- owned company). Polish unions welcomed this management- trade union approach, which enabled the unions to increase their membership and enter into collective bargaining. Global social dialogue Companies, governments and international financial institutions are key players as they can have a direct influence on poverty. The IFBWW has campaigned hard for the incorporation of international labour standards in agreements with companies, governments and international institutions as a means of promoting worker's rights. We have achieved some success with this strategy. The IFBWW has also lobbied the International Financial Institutions and the WTO for the incorporation of labour standards in their procurement documents or rules. Most of the World Bank's projects are funding projects in developing countries where protection of fundamental workers' rights is limited and trade unions are severely challenged. A significant proportion of infrastructure funding is also provided by Regional Development Banks. These contracts create employment for thousands of workers, many of whom are engaged in our industries. The IFBWW believes that the insertion of clear and enforceable provisions relating to workers' rights will improve working conditions for thousands of workers around the world in our sectors. As key players, these institutions must assume their responsibility in the awarding of contracts for projects. The World Bank Group and governments are among the largest employing groups in the building industry. At present, the terms and conditions of the Bank's contracts are not explicit enough on the issue of respect for core labour standards. We have generated pressure for full respect for trade union rights and the effective implementation of core ILO Conventions in procurement guidelines, standard bidding documents( SBDs) and loan agreements. Our policy is also based on the principles set down in ILO Convention No. 94( Public Contracts), as many workers in our industries are being forced out of traditional employment relationships and into informal work arrangements. The IFBWW collaborated with the World Bank over a six- month period, beginning in February 2004. The IFBWW consultant developed further the labour standard provisions of the Bank's projects promoting poverty reduction. In mid- 2004, the IFBWW submitted detailed recommendations to the Bank on how to implement core labour standards and social aspects in construction procurement contracts. Despite a Bank study revealing that high unionisation rates often lead to a more equal distribution of income, decreased wage discrimination against women and minority workers, and improved economic performance, the Bank's draft procurement guidelines for governments contain reference only to the prohibition of child labour and forced labour and some social aspects of construction activities. IFBWW has criticised the Bank for introducing double 23 24 standards, one set for private companies and the other for governments. IFBWW will continue to demand good social and environmental standards in all Bank contracts in order to ensure fair competition in the bidding process and quality in construction work. The IFBWW was also involved in the progress at the International Finance Corporation( IFC). Their social and environmental performance standards now reflect all core labour standards and health and safety requirements as a condition for future IFC loan agreements. Also, the right to organise and to collective bargaining are to be included in IFC lending conditions. Some Development Banks have also followed the same trend. For example, in October 2001 the Asian Development Bank( ADB) adopted a policy stating that it will ensure that contractors, subcontractors and suppliers comply with a country's labour legislation and core labour standards in ADB- financed procurement of goods and services. Regarding the IMF, the Global Unions have together called on the institution to make changes in its policies, so as to achieve poverty reduction, growth and higher employment levels, consistent with the recommendations of the ILO World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalisation. In addition, the IFBWW has campaigned against GATS negotiations( the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services) particularly on movement of e natural persons( Mode 4) and government procurement rules that would not refer to social and workers' rights. Many IFBWW construction affiliates have experienced that liberalised cross- border work has led to the undercutting of national social standards, working conditions and wages by foreign companies that post workers abroad. Against this background, the EU has had to re- regulate cross- border work in the construction sector through European legislation called the" posting directive". As WTO envisaged the legalization of social dumping in the construction industry on a worldwide level, we launched a campaign requesting affiliates to lobby their governments. For the IFBWW, the opening of construction markets to companies and their employees must guarantee that international labour standards are fully observed, as well as the national labour law and existing collective agreements of the country where the work is executed. The IFBWW participated in many other high level meetings, such as the UN Global Compact, which adopted in June 2004 a 10th Principle on anti- graft and corruption. Global Unions called for integrity measures that would make the Compact more credible when corporations sign up to the principles of social responsibility. We have been supporting the setting up of some sanction if efforts to get a company to comply fail, such as removing companies from the Global Compact. The IFBWW General Secretary was a member of the Global Reporting Initiative( GRI) Board of Directors until the end of 2004. This gave us the opportunity to push for the new set of guidelines, encompassing economic, environmental Hot and social performance indicators for private enterprises. Although they are voluntary, they represent an internationally accepted framework for sustainability vino reporting. We also attended the World Economic Forum( WEF) in Switzerland in order to stress the necessity to improve the industry's image when it comes to brib ery and corruption, and to establish codes of conducts for labour standards at construction sites around the world. In 2004, 19 global engineering and construction companies from 15 nations around the world, including among others Hochtief and Skanska, adopted anti- corruption policies in a move to counter bribery and promote the principles of transparency, accountability and responsibility. In addition, we have called on the industry to urgently improve working conditions and skills training in order to attract young workers. The IFBWW participated in a meeting, hosted by the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and international organisations, which focussed on ways to use development assistance to promote responsible business practices and good public and private governance, and to fight corruption. In 2004, our workshop in Lebanon put forward ways to develop a social dialogue culture in the Arab region by raising awareness of sustainable development through the media and training; developing labour legislation on social dialogue in accordance with ILO standards; putting pressure on governments to ratify ILO Conventions 87, 98 and 167; and organising workers in IFBWW industries and registering subcontractors and employees. 25 Discrimination 26 Particularly in the construction industry, the issue of organising migrant workers represents a challenge for our Federation and our affiliates, as this category gof workers suffers widespread discrimination. There is also discrimination against young people, who represent the future of the trade union movement. Migrant/ posted workers For the IFBWW, the increasing exploitation of workers in connection with migration and cross- border work in our sectors represents a challenge that must be tackled immediately. Mostly present in construction, migrant workers are frequently exploited and face very difficult and dangerous working conditions, and their human and trade union rights are generally violated. Where they are not organised in trade unions, migrant workers are paid low wages and are not covered by social and labour legislation. Women, irregular migrants and trafficked persons are particularly discriminated against. The main reasons for the increasing exploitation of migrant workers is current employment practices on construction sites, for example, subcontracting and recruitment through labour hiring agencies, and a lack of control and law enforcement by government authorities. Those practices foster bogus self- employment, and undeclared and illegal employment. Very often, migrant workers are recruited by smuggling networks. In the wood industries, contract labour accounts for a large and growing share of the forestry workforce in most countries. Under pressure to cut costs in a very competitive market, contractors often resort to illegal practices such as moonlighting and hiring undeclared migrants. Big wood and forestry companies relocate their production to" low cost and wage countries" · 装 同業公會 團體 協约 簽約 儀式, 營造 工程 工業 同業公會 全國 聯合會 【 綜合 營造 工程 工業 同業公會 进 惠 In this context, the IFBWW has organised seminars for affiliates from sending and receiving countries and urged them to organise migrant workers, so that all workers receive the same treatment and conditions. This is the best weapon against unscrupulous employers, whose only concern is to obtain cheap labour. An agreement on migrant workers was signed in April 2005 between our affiliates, NFCCWU from Taiwan and NUBCW from the Philippines. Workers who will migrate to either country, will be assured same salary and conditions of service and trade union membership. The FNV migration project and FES Philippines support this initiative. Affiliates were also invited to lobby their governments for the ratification of ILO Conventions 97 and 143 on Migration for Employment. In South Korea, the Employment Permit for Migrant Workers( EPS) was revised and the labour laws applied to them will be the same as those applied to domestic workers. Migrant workers have formed their own union, the Equality Trade Union Migrant Workers Branch. In 2003, the IFBWW supported the union, particularly during its sit- in demonstration in front of Myongdeung Cathedral for over 100 days in pro test at the EPS. Migrant workers can work in South Korea only for three years and only for one employer. Employers have complete control over the wages and working conditions of migrant workers. IFBWW Korean affiliates have been putting pressure on their government to ratify ILO convention 143. edme In 2003, the IFBWW study Exploitation of workers in the construction, wood and forestry and allied sectors in connection with migrant and cross border work recommended, in particular, that affiliates raise awareness in their unions by organising information campaigns on undocumented workers, racism and xenophobia, and fight for migrant workers' rights to join unions by organising them directly at their worksites. We have also urged agreements between trade unions for the transfer of membership between sending and receiving countries, and pushed for broader mutual agreements such as for Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic countries, Poland and Spain. In addition, the IFBWW has raised the issue of migrant work with the World Bank, WTO and OECD. It coordinated with the ILO for the discussions at the International Labour Conference in June 2004. The opening of borders and markets through negotiations within the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services( GATS) and the EU enlargement will increase the problem. The IFBWW campaign before the WTO Ministerial meeting in Cancun(" mode 4" negotiations) in September 2003 focussed on temporary cross- border movement of natural persons. IFBWW demanded a guarantee that international labour standards, and the national labour standards and existing collective agreements of the receiving country be respected. For the IFBWW, migrant workers should be protected against all forms of discrimination, and their contributions to social security and insurance schemes must be remitted to institutions that protect their entitlements. IFBWW affiliates were invited to approach their governments on these issues. Furthermore, the IFBWW was actively involved in the adoption of an ILO multi- faceted plan of action at the ILO Conference in June 2004. It envisages a multilateral framework, a set of guidelines and best practice examples, to guide policies on migration. It seeks to bind organisations like the WTO to a workers' rights approach in order to restrain their influence on temporary migration and ensure equal treatment and equal opportunity for migrant workers. Such a framework is particularly relevant to the IFBWW in the light of the negotiations at the WTO on the temporary movement of natural persons- GATS Mode 4- and the potential increase in the temporary migration of unskilled workers. The ILO plan of action recalls the need to adopt national policies aimed at equal treatment between migrant workers and nationals. In this respect, the IFBWW will continue to request that some of the gaps of the ILO Conventions be addressed, particularly the fact that some categories of workers- notably frontier and certain posted workers- are excluded from important provisions. Our Committee and Conference for Europe held in Bratislava in October 2002 discussed the situation of the European labour market in the light of EU enlargement, and endorsed the Bratislava Statement on Labour Market Mobility. It was agreed to organize migrant workers and ensure equal pay for equal work for workers regardless of their origin and nationality- migrant/ posted workers must be ensured at least the same conditions as the national work force. 27 28 The IFBWW organised many seminars and meetings on migrant/ posted workers including: . • IFBWW seminars for unions in sending and receiving countries in all regions during 2003( in Taiwan, Tanzania, Argentina and Bulgaria). IFBWW- ILO seminar on East- East and East- West Migration, December 2001, Warsaw, Poland. IFBWW regional seminar on migrant workers, Lebanon, November 2002. IFBWW European Meetings in Bulgaria in September 2003 focussed on strategies to organise migrant workers and on designing an IFBWW- EFBWW strategy on European MNCs, collective bargaining and migrant work. International Migrants Day 2004. We launched our first interview around the successful organising example of our Swiss affiliate UNIA. Youth ww.The IFBWW has no separate youth programme. Yet, its policy at national and regional levels continues to encourage young people to join trade unions and develop programmes based on the IFBWW's Basic Rights Charter for Young Workers( 1997) and Action Plan for young trade unionists( 1996). The IFBWW therefore encourages its affiliates: to integrate youth issues into trade union education, to come up with creative ways to organise young workers, and to conduct youth awareness programmes at national and regional levels. Gender equality Today, women make up around 20 per cent of our membership worldwide. They continue to face unequal treatment, hard and dangerous work, difficulties to combine family life and work, and low representation in decision- making and structures. The IFBWW has adopted a policy on affirmative action to translate its gender policy into action, and encourages affiliates to adopt gender policies and programmes that ensure that they campaign and lobby for equal pay for work of equal value, and to include women issues in the bargaining agenda. The gender programme provides for trade union structures, education programmes and leaders that promote equality; campaigns for child care facilities; lobbying governments to ratify and implement ILO Conventions 183 and 156 and include their provisions in collective bargaining demands; the unionisation of part- time workers; reviews of existing collective agreements; and ensuring that these rights and principles also cover workers in precarious and informal employment. The IFBWW has also adopted a policy on sexual harassment to encourage unions to ensure that they are free of such misconduct. The Chair of the International Women's Committee( IWC) and the Chair of the RWC in each region have shown the way forward. Regional Women's Committees( RWC) and national women's committees have motivated women to participate in trade lo unions, while also lobbying the union leadership to STOP SEXUAL HARASSMENT! INTERNATIONAL DOORATION OF MAKE OUR WORKPLACE SAFE! 29 create favourable environments for women. The European Women's Committee was established in 2003. In 2001, the gender programme promoted the implementation of women's rights and their participation in internal trade union work and structures, while fighting sexual harassment, discrimination and violence against women. Underlining the success of the programme, which has been running for more than ten years, the IFBWW International Women's Committee in October 2002 prioritised discrimination workshops; a study on women migrant workers; the incorporation of women issues in trade union work; and the code and procedure on sexual harassment. IFBWW global campaigns on Women's Day 2002, 2003 and 2004 urged affiliates to create an environment where progress towards gender equality is a natural part of all their actions. In 2004, the focus was on Union for Women and Women for Union, HIV/ AIDS, violence against women, pay equality, and migrant women workers. Research on migrant women in construction, wood and forestry was integrated into our global study, published at the beginning 2004. In the regions, posters and leaflets have been produced to highlight women's issues. This information is now being used to target issues of most concern. 30 The Global Women's Project has looked into strategies to recruit women in the informal sector and sexual harassment. Under the project, several crèches have been set up. Crèches are an excellent tool to organise women construction workers. Through its International and Regional Committees, the IFBWW is implementing a gender- mainstreaming programme and an integrated approach for gender integration in all its programmes and activities. In Africa IFBWW implemented a gender mainstreaming programme in twelve countries funded by FNV Mondiaal and LO Norway, in order to: organise and develop strong and gender- sensitive labour organisations in the IFBWW sector that effectively fight for trade union rights and gender- sensitive programmes, policies and collective agreements; identify issues that affect women in construction so as to identify possible campaigns and strengthen co- operation between women workers in construction; and create a platform for gender activists in Africa to share information and experiences. The programme has assisted affiliates develop gender policies, organise more women in IFBWW sectors, include gender issues in collective bargaining agendas, campaign for a gender- sensitive environment, and strengthen the networking of affiliates on gender issues. In Asia- Pacific, in cooperation with FNV, we have implemented a gender programme to address gender issues and to promote women workers' rights. The programme's objective is to empower women members and sensitise men members through gender education activities, campaigns and advocacy, networking and material development. It also organizes women workers within our affiliates. The Asia- Pacific programme was implemented in India, the Philippines and Indonesia in twenty- one affiliates. The programme was strongly instrumental in the campaign for the IFBWW sexual harassment policy, and has assisted affiliates in putting gender issues on the trade union agenda. It has also developed a pool of activists on gender issues, capable of stimulating and encouraging women activism. The project also developed crèches, which are coordinated and controlled by affiliates. In Latin America, the region conducted a pilot programme with the support of the FNV Mondiaal in four countries. In a short period of time, it has been able to diagnose women's working conditions, participation and representation in workplaces and trade unions, as well as their organizing potential. This will help develop a further programme for the region. The aim of the women's secretariats of the five organizations is to integrate gender concerns in development plans. There were training activities in 2004, and a new union for young women ( FECCA) was set up in Colombia. In Latin America, women's committees are still in many cases isolated and not considered part of the union structure, and they do not have their own budget. The next activity will be to have planning workshops in each of the unions involved in the project and to set up networks in order to achieve gender equality. In Europe, the Regional committee has organised seminars to address issues of gender equality, like discrimination in the labour market, and issues affecting women in Eastern Europe. Eradication of child labour Very often, unscrupulous company owners and employers use the cheapest form of labour available to cut production costs, even at the risk of endangering the lives of children who work the longest hours and are the worst paid workers. Children very frequently work in hazardous conditions leading to adverse effects on the child's safety, health( physical or mental) and moral development. Hazards also derive from excessive workload, physical conditions of work, and/ or work intensity in terms of the duration or hours of work. In addition, it is estimated that there are about 8.4 million children involved in the worst forms of child labour as defined in ILO Convention 182. This includes some 5.7 million in forced and bonded labour. The IFBWW policy continues to be a guiding factor in the development and implementation of the child labour project activities. The IFBWW Child Labour Project in India, the country with highest incidence of child labour in the world, is one that encompasses schooling, organizing, campaigning, adult workers' literacy and gender programmes. The project now comprises 18 schools located शिक्षा हमारा मौलिक अधिकार है EDUCATION IS OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT diethe, at the astonishing figure mostly near worksites in four major States, Bihar( HKMP), Punjab( BMS), Uttar Pradesh( UPGMS) and Orissa( INBCWWF). The project is run with support from BAT- KARTEL( Denmark), CFMEU( Australia), FNV and FNV- Bouw( Netherlands), CLC( Canada) and NFCCWU( Taiwan). The extension of the project to Orissa, one of the most backward States of India, commenced at the beginning of 2004. The IFBWW Child Labour Project has not only pulled around 10,000 children from work through direct and indirect intervention but it has also effectively worked towards upholding the rights of workers, securing better wages and fringe benefits, strengthening the unions and creating a gender- sensitive environment. The project has proved to be a very effective tool in organizing the brickkiln, stone quarry and construction workers, and has resulted in a significant expansion of the membership base of the project partner unions( a more than fourfold increase- from 25,680 to 134,910) and their areas of influence( the coverage has expanded to more than 20 districts). The partner unions have formed more than 425 brick- kiln committees and, to develop grass- root level women leadership in the union, 208 women's committees have been formed in the villages/ districts in and around the child labour schools. In all, twenty villages have been declared Child Labour- free' in the three States of Bihar, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. In addition, around 150 brick- kilns have been made` child 31 32 labour- free', with agreements signed with the brick- kiln owners not to employ child labour and honour workers' rights. The project emphasizes building networking with the government, media, trade unions and NGOs, and the community at large including the workers, and aims at co- managed and co- financed child labour schools for a sustainable future. The IFBWW non- profit Company CHILD LEARN, launched in April 2003 in Agra, India, paved the way for a sustainable future for the child labour schools in India. The vision of CHILD LEARN is a world free of child labour where every child has access to decent schooling and where children's and workers' rights are respected. Affiliates and individuals wishing to contribute could do so by sponsoring a child through the CHILD LEARN fund. With only 50 Swiss Francs, they could cover the schooling of a child in one of the IFBWW schools. IFBWW received contributions from many parts of the world. Representatives from the IFBWW, project partners and child labour project partner unions are on the Board of this Non- Profit Company. This is the first time that a Global Union Federation has ventured into such an initiative. In addition, the IFBWW and its affiliates have been campaigning for the ratification of ILO conventions 138 and 182. IFBWW fully supported the Global March Against Child Labour and the campaigns aimed at exposing child labour and unfair working conditions in the sports goods industry and at ensuring that the promises FIFA has made over the past years finally become a reality. The IFBWW also played an active role in the petition for the FIFA World Cup in April 2002. Health and safety gno 2 The IFBWW launched its Global Health and Safety Programme in 2000. Today, about one hun- be dred trade unions in more than 60 countries are involved in the programme's activities to improve Safe work conditions for workers in construction, forestry and the timber trades worldwide. The programme helps affiliates to develop and strengthen their structure, legislative and policy agenda, and organising strategy. is a human right In construction, about one hundred thousand workers are killed on sites every year. That's one person dying every five minutes because of bad, even illegal, working conditions. The construction industry has a deservedly notorious reputation for being dirty, difficult and dangerous. Over their working life, tropical loggers stand a one in ten chance of being killed. Sawmills are increasingly subcontracted and hazardous, while woodworking continues to rely on the worker's skills to avoid injuries, rather than on any prevention measures. Wood working machinery still causes more serious injuries than machinery in any other sector. Two million workers die every year because of bad and illegal working conditions. Many employers use informal work to sveid their legal responsibilities. Stop exploitation by negligent employers. Alwarkes save the right: ***** and nasty working. exviscosest organise in a trade union ← collective bargaining representation and participaties information and usising Join the union Fight for your rights strong unions safe jobs Work- related ill health accounts for many hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in our sectors. Asbestos- related deaths, at the astonishing figure of one hundred thousand a year, now outnumber deaths from occupational accidents or road traffic in several countries. Deafness, skin diseases, musculoskeletal injuries, respiratory diseases, damage to organs and to the reproductive system, are all common work- related health problems in our sectors. However, sodiseases are not reported, notified, treated, compensated or, most importantly, prevented. It's a vicious circle caused by the social invisibility of work- related ill health. last dags without victimisation Workers are killed, injured and made sick while carrying out routine jobs. The hazards are well known and so are the prevention measures. The overwhelming majority of" accidents" are absolutely predictable and preventable. They are caused by failure to manage risks, or by straightforward negligence on the part of the employer. All workers have rights to organise, to collective bargaining, to information and training, to be represented, and to refuse dangerous work, but the reality is very different. The widespread use of flexible employment practices seriously undermines trade union capacity to organise. Downsizing, outsourcing, labour- only sub contracting and informal labour create bad working conditions. To make matters worse, governments frequently have a permissive, passive attitude towards employers who ignore health and safety laws, even when their negligence leads to the death of workers. 33 34 Strong unions mean safe jobs The IFBWW Programme organises training for trade unionists to help them organise effectively on health and safety. This includes institutional participation to improve laws and policy, and participation in the workplace through safety representatives and safety committees. We also run campaigns for a worldwide ban on asbestos and for strong health and safety laws that are properly promoted and enforced. And our affiliates around the world celebrate International Workers Memorial Day, a permanent organising campaign to highlight the preventable nature of workplace accidents and ill health and to demand social justice. Global activities The International Labour Organisation. In 2001, the IFBWW worked on the expert group to develop the ILO's Guidelines on Safety and Health Management Systems( ILO- OSH 2001). An essential element of this system is the active participation of workers in prevention at the workplace through Safety Representatives and workplace Health and Safety Committees. In December 2001, the tripartite construction industry meeting at the ILO discussed the deteriorating health and safety standards in construction, and made recommendations as to how these problems might be addressed. In 2002, the ILO Conference strengthened requirements on employers and governments to report and record occupational diseases. Musculo- skeletal disorders from manual handling, and cancer from wood dust were added for the first time to the ILO's updated list of recognised occupational diseases. In 2003, the ILO Conference discussed strategies on prevention of work related ill health and injuries. The outcome was the decision to promote national prevention plans, including the establishment of tripartite health and safety committees, and the adoption of April 28th as International Health and Safety Day. In 2004, the IFBWW was instrumental in shaping the ILO's Construction Action Programme, and is assisting with OSH training in the countries selected for the pilot programme. The IFBWW devotes considerable resources to promoting the ILO's Decent Work agenda and relevant Conventions with all our affiliated and fraternal organisations. The World Bank. We continue to lobby the Bank on labour clauses to improve working and living conditions on Bank- funded construction projects. In 2004, the Programme's director was seconded to the Procurement Department of the Bank to make a detailed report with clear recommendations. The Bank has agreed to ban the use of child labour and forced labour on all their construction projects. They have also agreed some improvements in health and safety standards, and have introduced new requirements on prevention of HIV/ AIDS and on record keeping. Global company agreements. IKEA and Skanska have introduced improved health and safety policies, and the IFBWW is assisting with inspections and with training for safety representatives and members of health and safety committees. IFBWW International Health and Safety Committee. The Committee meets to discuss OSH policy, to make recommendations to the Management Committee, and has a supervisory role in the OSH programme of activities carried out by the IFBWW. 28th April. More than 100 IFBWW affiliates organised international, national and local events to mark International Workers Memorial Day. Asbestos. The IFBWW continues to lobby the ICFTU, the ILO, the WHO and UNEP on the need to ban the use of S -6 28 ADRIL DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA SALUD LABORAL * SINCS- G all types of asbestos world- wide, and to prevent exposure of workers to existing asbestos in buildings during maintenance, renovation, demolition or asbestos removal work. IFBWW delegates attended the Global Asbestos Congress in Brazil in 2001 and in Tokyo in 2004. At the Tokyo Congress, a joint declaration on asbestos was made by the IFBWW, with the WFBW and the UITBB. National asbestos campaigns, particularly in Latin America, are enjoying some positive results, including bans on asbestos in Chile, Argentina, Honduras and Uruguay, with good possibilities of achieving further bans in all regions. Resources. The Programme has been growing in popularity across the world. In 2001 and 2002, some 700 representatives went through( minimum) three- day training courses each year, and a further 3,500 union activists attended one- day training courses each year. This number grew in 2003 to provide three- day training for 2,345 union reps, while more than 35,000 members went through one- day courses. A similar number of people were trained in 2004. The principal funding for the programme comes from the Swedish LO- TCO, and we have also had funding from the Spanish donors UGT ISCOD. IFBWW project staff in the regions are trained and committed to improving living and working conditions. Working regularly with our trade unions, they are able to help with support and development work and to provide technical assistance as needed. Many affiliates have a rich experience in organising on OSH, and are able to share this in sub- regional and regional meetings and thus support other unions who are becoming more involved in this important area of trade union work. We have made two documentary films on health and safety and on working le conditions for women in the Indian construction industry, which are available in English, Hindi, Tamil and Gujarati. Training and campaigning materials have been produced in English, French and Spanish, and have been translated and adapted in many languages for local use. Trade unions have produced countless leaflets and campaigning and training materials, and are increasingly skilled at making contact with the media to get campaign messages out to the general public. 35 36 Thinking global- acting local Global policy work with international institutions has to be brought alive by our unions in the regions. The strategy of the health and safety programme is to act as an umbrella programme, covering improvement of working and living conditions in all our sectors and in all regions, and linking in to activities on human rights, child labour, women's rights and information technology. Trade unions come together at least once a year in sub- regional meetings to discuss and plan joint strategies. Action plans are carried out at national and local levels and evaluated and adjusted every year. The main lines of work are as follows: Southern Africa. Wood and forestry unions from seven countries have been working on recruitment campaigns using basic health and safety rights as practical organising tools. This has enabled them to increase membership, to elect and train trade union safety representatives and to establish joint union- management health and safety committees in a number of workplaces. They have also been able to improve company policies on OSH and, in particular, on prevention of HIV AIDS. Using the ILO Code of Practice on HIV AIDS and the World of Work, they have been able to use health and safety rights and structures to negotiate and implement voluntary agreements on HIV AIDS prevention. Ten construction unions in Southern Africa are using health and safety rights in combating informal and exploitative labour practices. Working together in a network with unions from Tanzania and Ghana, who are also active in the ILO construction action programme, they have established an electronic network to facilitate information exchange, solidarity work and online learning on OSH. These unions are conducting research on the activities of multinational companies in the area and are focussing on rights- based work with members and potential members, including informal and migrant workers- both crossborder and rural- urban migrants. In particular, they are focussing on the increased risk of HIV AIDS among vulnerable groups. The unions are also using a tripartite approach to work with employers' organisations and government departments. For example, they are pushing for OSH training, for tighter controls over subcontractors, and for OSH requirements and other labour clauses to be mandatory in construction contracts offered through public procurement. In working to achieve these goals, they are also enlisting the support of the ILO, the International Organisation for Migration and other sympathetic professionals. Francophone Africa organising project. Thirteen wood and forestry, and construction unions from ten countries in the region are carrying out recruitment and organising campaigns, using OSH as a strong component of their work. Now that they have trained activists on OSH and on HIV AIDS, the unions are able to use campaigning on these basic rights to attract new members and to have a greatly improved dialogue with employers and governments. Priorities include the promotion of OSH regulations through tripartite dialogue, the design of OSH prevention strategies, and the fight against discrimination related to HIV/ AIDS. There has been a marvellous response from all our African affiliates to mobilising and organising events on and around 28th April, which is now firmly established in the region as a permanent organising campaign. Latin America. Twenty- four unions in 13 countries constitute the Latin American Health and Safety Network. The focus of the OSH work has been on construction, with special emphasis on preventing the hazards of asbestos. The asbestos campaign was motivated by the steady increase in asbestos use( around 7% per year since 2000) and its aim is to ban the use of asbestos in building materials and to protect workers who may be exposed to existing asbestos in buildings. We have produced posters and training materials on the hazards of asbestos and how to avoid them. Another aim is to recruit and organise. We have had several large tripartite conferences on OSH in construction: in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. These meetings have also received support from sympathetic professionals and the ILO. This opportunity for social dialogue has paved the way for national collective bargaining agreements and for more coherent national prevention strategies and action plans. The focus is not simply on technical issues of accident prevention, but rather on the real characteristics of the industry: the employment policies, labour practices and skills training, and working conditions in the sector. 28th April has become a fixture in the trade union calendar all over the region. Central and Eastern Europe. Wood and forestry and construction unions met in late 2004 in Vienna to discuss action plans for improving health and safety. The meeting led to many research and organising initiatives and events to mark 28th April. Arab region. Health and safety in the cement industry has been the focus of the unions in the region, with a view to improving collective bargaining, health and safety policies and trade union participation in prevention of injuries and ill health. 28th April is celebrated, every year in more countries. 37 38 South Asia. The focus has been on the health and safety of construction workers. Thirteen unions are carrying out major campaigns on social security coverage and health and safety protection. The Construction Workers Welfare Act and the Construction Workers Conditions of Employment Act are two key pieces of legislation for unions to work on in India. Several sub- regional training seminars have been conducted to train organisers and OSH trainers, with many follow- up education activities, carried out by 16 participating unions. Lots of training and campaigning materials have been developed and translated for local use. There is special focus on women in construction, linking to both the women's and the child labour programmes of the IFBWW. South East Asia. Wood, forestry and construction unions in the region focus on collective bargaining, training of organisers and union representatives, establishment of safety committees and, increasingly, on tripartite, institutional participation. Annual sub- regional meetings are followed up by national and local meetings to carry out training and other activities. In Asia, the IFBWW was one of the founding members of the Asian Workers occupational health and safety and environmental Institute in Bangkok, Thaïveland created in 2001. Also in Asia, the hazards of asbestos have begun to come more sharply into focus, owing to the increased use of asbestos in construction, and vigorous marketing campaigns in developing countries. In India, for example, the use of asbestos has increased by more than 9%. In 2003, a sub- regional seminar was held on occupational diseases, in conjunction with the Asian Institute's theme conference. In 2004, a delegation of Asian trade union leaders attended the Global Asbestos Congress, held in Tokyo. There is growing concern in the region's trade unions regarding the spread of HIV AIDS and work is ongoing in that area. 28th of April is the focal point for campaigning to highlight the preventable nature of diseases, injuries and deaths caused by bad and illegal working conditions. Trade union rights During this inter- congress period, the number of cases involving affiliates in our sectors decreased slightly in comparison with the preceding period, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. 110 cases were reported, comprising 20 in Latin America, 40 in Asia and the Pacific, 19 in Africa and 31 in Europe. Our Federation also lodged several complaints with the ILO. The types of violations reported to the IFBWW secretariat or to its regional offices included murders, death threats, disappearances, police intervention, arrests, massive dismissals of union members or union representatives. Less serious violations have also taken place and led to legal action, demonstrations, and strikes or other industrial action. The IFBWW was requested to take action and to send protests to governments and companies. The IFBWW also encouraged unions around the world to join the solidarity chain through Urgent Actions or Solidarity Appeals. The trade union rights database includes a summary of all recent and less recent solidarity cases, responses from affiliates, follow- up and results reported to the Secretariat. It also includes the model letter that is posted on our website each time affiliates are requested to join the solidarity campaign chain. Links to the 건설 산업 연맹 울산 지역 클랜 트 노동 조합 IFBWW actions and appeals are posted on the Global Unions and LabourStart websites in order to inform a wider audience. In cases such as Korea in 2002, the IFBWW joined with other GUFS in making direct joint protests to the Korean diplomatic mission in Geneva, requesting the release of the KCTU President and many other unionists. Affiliates were urged to organize protests and petitions against the repressive policies of President Kim Dae- jung's government outside the Korean embassies in their respective countries. In other cases, such as for Myanmar, we have also called on affiliates to pressure their country to suspend trade relations with an offending country. Regarding trade union rights violations by companies, IFBWW was also requested to conduct specific research or launch campaigns. To mention a few: Recchi, Doba Logistics, Lobogénie( 2002), Kolon, James Hardie( 2004), L& P Baltic Bygg AB( 2005). In many cases, the affiliates concerned reported that our solidarity and support were successful. With that in mind, the IFBWW encourages affiliates to develop solidarity networks with our IT support. Our workshop on privatisation in the cement industry in the Arab countries, held in Morocco in May 2003, requested the setting up of a solidarity network on MNCs in the region. In September 2004, the study Cement sector in the Arab region- privatisation and the influence of MNCs pointed out that the privatisation process of the state- owned cement sector in Middle Eastern and North African( MENA) 39 40 South Asia countries frequently takes place without involving trade unions. The study also points to the positive results for workers in respect of unemployment benefits at Holcim Lebanon and Tunisia and reemployment programmes at Lafarge Morocco. The IFBWW was also strongly involved in the Cameroon- Chad pipeline project with the World Bank. In this respect, our affiliate in Chad FENATRABAT signed an agreement with Willbros West Africa Inc.& SPIE CAPAG in November 2002, which included payment of overtime working hours, salary scales, day off after a working week, special dismissal procedures, hiring local workers from Chad, social security benefits and lunch allowance. Latin America Latin America remains the region where the highest number of trade unionists is killed each year. Regional seminars and workshops on trade union rights have been one of the main priorities of the programme on human and trade union rights. Despite the training for affiliates, their capacity to report violations of trade union rights and to join the solidarity chain in solidarity campaigns diminished in this congress period. Colombia has maintained its notorious position as the world's most dangerous country for trade unionists. Most IFBWW solidarity actions in Colombia report the assassination of trade union leaders. On 10 December 2004, International Human Rights Day, the IFBWW said it would" make solidarity work for workers in Colombia". We called for an end to the assassination of trade unionists and impunity in Colombia. Affiliates from all regions were requested to join the solidarity chain, but very few did- 10 responses. In 2003, the IFBWW and the GUFS were received by the ambassador at the Colombian mission in Geneva. The IFBWW has monitored developments in Venezuela after the popular referendum in 2001. It also supported the trade union movement in the country, after a warrant for the arrest of the President of the CTV was issued. In several protest messages to President Chavez, the IFBWW urged an end to the violence against trade unionists. North America North America is by no means beyond reproach. In 2004, our affiliates were involved in a bitter dispute with the company J.D. Steel. IFBWW German affiliates were intensively involved in the dialogue and the conflict was finally solved. edi mix Africa Far too many countries in Africa try to control their unions by using or misusing the legislation. Others were more brutal. But generally the attitude was more or less the same throughout the continent and the result was more repression. Zimbabwe was one of the countries whose respect for trade union rights ww and civil liberties continued to deteriorate since 1999. Several times, there were attempts on the life of the ZCTU deputy General Secretary. The government of Djibouti has continued to interfere blatantly and regularly in trade union affairs, with the aim of destroying independent and democratic unions. IFBWW affiliate in Djibouti, Syndicat du Personnel du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics( SP- BTP, Public Works) informed the Secretariat that its General Secretary, also treasurer of the Union Djiboutienne du travail( UDT), had been handed a decision of the minister of housing and environment( MHUEAT) prohibiting him from carrying on his trade union activity, effective from 5 October 2002. The MHUEAT had been harassing the General Secretary by transferring him to a position that did not reflect his qualifications and refusing to pay him. IFBWW protest messages to the President of Djibouti urged withdrawal of the arbitrary decisions, clearly related to trade union activities, and called on the President to respect ILO Conventions 87 and 98 by putting an end to the antiunion practices. The IFBWW expresses its gratitude to ITF and ICFTU for their cooperation in this case. Middle East In the Middle East, the new labour legislation in Bahrain for the first time grants workers freedom of association and the right to organise trade unions and bargain collectively. In June 2002, the General Assembly of the General Committee of Bahrain Workers took a democratic vote to establish the General Federation of Bahrain Workers as a free trade union. Only days later, the Minister of Labour demanded that the vote be rescinded. However, under IFBWW and international trade union pressure, there finally was a significant step forward in this Gulf State. Asia- Pacific In the Asia- Pacific region, state repression against trade unions has continued in general. The two countries that still hold the worst rights records are Myanmar and the People's Republic of China. Many arrests and detentions of activists have been reported in China. In Myanmar, forced labour continues to be used for military purposes, as well as in large infrastructure projects. In Tenasserim division, a Colonel was reported to have ordered nearly 300 people from 10 different villages to pave an earth road with stones in June 2004. The Italian- Thai Development Public Company Limited was awarded the road- building contract. We urged the Thai construction firm to immediately break its links with Burma, as the use of forced labour goes against fundamental human rights standards. No trade union activity is tolerated and imprisoned trade unionists have not been released. Contacts between some of them and the ILO in Geneva have been used as grounds for the charges brought against them. Following a strong campaign by our Federation and the IFBWW affiliate KFCITU, the South Korean government withdrew its decision to stop individual construction sites during the World Cup in 2002. This affected more than 150,000 construction workers. The IFBWW and the KFCITU also supported the confederation KCTU in launching an international campaign to release its President, together with many other unionists arrested during a peaceful rally. Our Federation lodged an ILO complaint on the case in 2004. 41 42 In 2003, ICFTU- affiliated Japanese Trade Union Confederation( JTUC- RENGO) and its Public Sector Liaison Council( RENGO- PSLC) informed the IFBWW of their complaint against the Government of Japan for violation of ILO conventions 87 and 98, ratified by Japan. The reform of the public service system and legislation had not included any prior consultation with the Japanese trade union movement. At the request of JTUC- RENGO, IFBWW- JAC and IFBWW Japanese affiliates Zenrinya and Nichirinro, the IFBWW formally associated itself with this complaint. In the Tsunami disaster at the end of 2004, the IFBWW affiliates most affected in the region were located in the Aceh Province of Indonesia, the state of Tamil Nadu in India and Sri Lanka. In response to requests, the IFBWW placed a solidarity appeal on its website, explaining how it would be coordinating the aid distribution to Aceh with the Indonesian Red Cross and inviting affiliates worldwide to send donations to support longer- term restoration work. In 2005, the IFBWW campaigned for gworkers in Angkor Wat. As a political statement of support for the trade union movement in Cambodia, IFBWW Asia- Pacific meetings were held in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Ninety- seven trade unionists from 15 countries participated in the solidarity visit to worksites at Angkor Wat restoration project. As foreign companies involved in the restoration refuse to negotiate with the union, these meetings strongly recommended the organisation of an IFBWW campaign. UNESCO, which has authority, has a legal and moral responsibility to promote ILO core labour standards. Europe In Europe, too, economic trends were felt. Globalisation and liberalisation had a devastating effect on the transition countries of Eastern Europe, reflected in the continuing problem of unpaid wages. We acted in cases such as Russia, where many workers went on strike to claim payment of wage arrears, together with calls for wage increases and social reforms. In Belarus, there is no rule of law and trade union rights have been systematically violated. President Lukashenko continues to be considered the worst violator of human and trade union rights in the region. In July 2002, the IFBWW had to intervene in a case involving workers being dismissed by Budexpol Skanska, following a strike in Germany. The Skanskaowned Polish company dismissed 21 Polish workers without notice from the Hagen construction site after they had participated in IG BAU strike action. Forced to leave Germany as their working permits and visas had expired, they were deprived of unemployment benefits. Our solidarity appeal to all affiliates, calling on Skanska to respect the Skanska- IFBWW global company agreement and to reinstate the Polish workers in their jobs, finally led to a positive agreement. Global At a more global level, the IFBWW and its affiliates provided information for the ICFTU Annual Survey on trade union rights with around twenty three responses received on a yearly basis. The IFBWW also participated in the Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations at the 2002 ILO Conference, which examined a long list of cases, including forced labour in Burma( Myanmar), the situation in Belarus and several urgent cases like Colombia, Venezuela, Croatia and Cuba. In April 2004, we also participated in the UN Commission on Human Rights focussing on key issues for IFBWW affiliates worldwide. There were sharp divisions on the issue of the occupied Arab territories, and Cyprus, the alarming situation in Chechnya, Azerbaijan and Armenia, the oppression of political opposition in Cuba, Zimbabwe and Togo, the violence in Haïti, Nepal and Indonesia were all brought up and heavily argued over by government delegations. Particular attention was also given to the trial against former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, Myanmar with the seven- point road map, and the Congolese transition. The IFBWW also supported the discussions on af vilasãoms of trade ning right the responsibilities of MNCs and the text adopted in 2003 by the UN Sub- Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, pulling together in one document the key international human rights laws, standards and best practices applicable to businesses. 43 44 Trade union development projects Trade union development cooperation is the IFBWW's instrument to strengthen and develop democratic, independent and viable trade unions. Our Federation has redesigned its development projects from simply being a trade union education programme, towards a multiple approach and a strategy to strengthen the organising capacity of its affiliates. Also, development projects have been designed and prioritised to achieve the strategic goals of strengthening trade unions, promoting global standards and defending trade union rights. The IFBWW trade union development programme is a comprehensive and multi- pronged activity covering organizing, education, campaigns, social dialogue, networking, skills training, leadership programs, publications, gender awareness, information technology, and so on. It addresses various issues, such as gender equality, elimination of child labour, health and safety, sustainable forestry, privatisation, global standards in MNCs, migration, and other urgent issues affecting the workers. The program has local, national, sub- regional, regional and global elements. The trade union development program is implemented through different project activities, leading to programmatic changes in many of the affiliates. All these project activities are geared towards achieving the strategic objective of strengthening trade unions. We have developed indicators to measure the success of the projects and their contribution to reaching our strategic goals. Global Indicators Since 2001, we have implemented more than 100 trade union development projects, involving 150 affiliates and other fraternal organizations in 84 countries. Here are some global indicators of success: Increases in Union Membership. Affiliates reported an annual average of 70,000 new union members( 20% women), particularly informal workers, contractual construction workers, women workers, workers of suppliers and sub- contractors of MNCs, cement workers, forestry workers. We recorded at least 50% increase in membership among our affiliates in India, Nepal, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Poland, Russia, and Colombia. Development of New and Young Leaders. We have trained 5,000 trade union leaders annually. The training program has improved the capacity of trade unions in collective bargaining, trade union administration, organizational development, campaigns and education programs. But what is more interesting is the development of new trade union leaders. A significant number of participants in the IFBWW training program have been elected as trade union officers and appointed to various union committees. Examples of successes: study circle leaders in Russia were elected as regional presidents; educators trained in South East Europe and the Arab States were elected as Executive Committee members; trade union rights promoters in Latin America became union officials; regional trainers and leaders in Indonesia were 12 elected to executive posts; and trained women leaders in India and Southern Africa were elected to the executive. This, in addition to the development of many existing leaders, who have been trained in various leadership and negotiation askills and now take leadership roles in national campaigns, tripartite councils and social dialogue with governments and employers. Improvement in Health& Safety Conditions. Affiliates conducted thousands of health and safety awareness seminars at hundreds of worksites. This turned out to be a very effective tool in organizing and mobilizing the workers. To cite some positive results, many of the affiliates reported significant changes at the worksites: hundreds of safety committees were formed in Latin America, OSH was integrated in CBAs in South Korea, Malaysia, South Africa: reduction of accidents at unionised worksites in Zimbabwe. Collective Bargaining Agreements. Despite the attack to undermine the collective bargaining system in many countries, affiliates have reported successful conclusion of new and renewal of existDing collective bargaining agreements. Some affiliates likewise reported success in winning worksite agreements. yo Elimination of Child Labour and Better Working Conditions. Among others, this campaign contributed to a 400% increase in membership and 30% salary increase. Formation of Industry Unions& Alliances. IFBWW facilitated the merger and formation of industry unions in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, South Korea and Philippines. Formation of national affiliates councils in India, Nepal, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Kenya has strengthened the national campaigns and advocacy work. Gender Mainstreaming. Women participation in various union activities and structures has been the focus of the campaign. Women's participation has been institutionalised in all project activities whenever possible. Most of the project activities have achieved the 30% quota for women. There has been an increase in the number of women in union leadership and the formation of women' committees. Project Strategies and Approaches With more than 40 project coordinators and regional staff, IFBWW assisted, guided and supported the affiliates in developing different strategies and approaches. They were able to develop innovative, creative and non- traditional trade union approaches in organizing trade unions. The campaign for the elimination of child labour has increased union membership by 400%. The campaign on the rights of women increased union members, mostly women construction workers in India. When the unions in Ghana, Kenya and Burkina Faso initiated community forestry, unions were recognized and workers started to join the union. The study circle program consolidated the regional structure in Russia. 45 Norway Framework agreements were used to organize unions in Poland, Malaysia, and India. These new approaches address concrete workers' issue and at the same time strengthen and increase union membership. IFBWW is advancing in the regional networking project. To start with, this facilitates the sharing of experiences and strategies, as in the case of the Organising Project in the Mekong Region, the Education Project in South East Europe, the Trade Union and Human Rights Project in Latin America, and Health and Safety in Southern Africa. This approach has facilitated replication of successful experiences as well as sharing of resources. As cooperation has strengthened, these regional networks have started to work on regional and global issues. Strategic Partnership We have developed a strategic partnership with the Trade Union Solidarity Support Organisation( TUSSO); namely, LO- TCO- Sweden, FNV- Netherlands, SASK- Finland, LOFTF- Denmark, LO- Norway and FES- Germany. Over the past four years, IFBWW received an annual average of CHF 4 million from its various partners and affiliates. IFBWW Projects, 2004 NBTF Finland Denmark FNV 46 Germany. ILO Canada Australia Taiwan Sweden The most interesting development is the increasing participation of affiliates and fraternal organizations in the trade union development work. The most consistent are the affiliates from Sweden, Germany, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway. We are also being supported by CLC- Canada, 3F- Denmark, ISCOD- Spain, and CFMEU/ CLSC- Australia. And the most encouraging development is the initiative of our Taiwanese and Singaporean affiliates to support project activities in Asia and the Pacific. Affiliates in South Africa and Zimbabwe are beginning to extend support to other affiliates in Southern Africa. 70,000 Project Development and Management Project management and financial administration are key elements in ensuring stable and continuous funding support. In this regard, we have adopted the Logical Framework Approach as a tool in project development and management. We have set up regional and global reporting, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure the implementation of the approach. Our financial system ensures efficient utilization of funds and financial accountability. We have also adopted a policy on fraudulent behaviour. IFBWW has implemented a Regional Capacity Building Program to equip the project coordinators and regional staff with further assistance in project development and management, and in advocacy and campaigns. The annual regional meeting provides the platform to evaluate, strategize, and plan for the mic implementation of projects in each region. In assisting trade unions in developing projects that advance IFBWW goals, IFBWW worked out a Framework Strategy for Trade Union Development. The tool was collectively developed by our project coordinators and union leaders, on the basis of IFBWW's project experiences. This is IFBWW's attempt to consolidate and write up a strategic framework that will serve as its guide for approving projects and assisting its partners in designing and implementing their project strategies. IFBWW Trade Union Development Framework Our Framework Strategy is divided into four phases, with corresponding indicators in each phase to serve as a guide for project design. This is subsequently supported by suggested activities and strategies applicable to the conditions on the trade union to meet the targeted indicators. The framework then ends with possible issues that the trade union or project may encounter in each of the phases. By identifying the possible issues per stage, both the trade union and IFBWW can anticipate potential risks, weaknesses and problems that can be prevented by developing sufficient preparatory work, safeguards and, at worst, contingency responses if these issues become unavoidable. In designing a project strategy for trade union development, it is important to identify the project phase. Identifying the Project Phase of the Trade Union Development Strategy is to be evaluated on the basis of five Key Result Areas ( KRAS) of trade union strength; namely: 1) Organization, 2) Administration& Finance, 3) Education 4) Advocacy/ Campaigns and 5) Impact on the Workers. Project Design Pre Project Phase Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Formative and Capacity Building stage Membership expansion& Organisational development Institutional Building and Sustainability stage Regional& Global Network Building stage ( 1-2 years) stage ( 2-3 years) ( 1-2 years) ( 2-3 years) Key Result Area( KRA) Organisational Administrative Education Campaigns Impact Activities Issues 47 48 Project Framework The project phases describe the level of development and maturity of the trade union, based on the indicators. Developing the trade union from pre- project phase to phase four is estimated to take six to ten years of project assistance PRE- PROJECT PHASE Pre- Project Phase is the entry point. IFBWW's decision to recommend and approve the start of the project is guided by a set of criteria. For IFBWW, this phase enables a sound decision on whether to support or revise a project application, assist the applying trade union to qualify for the project or altogether disapprove a project application. As for the applying trade unions, the minimum requirements provide them with a checklist of things that they should comply with, so as to ensure that they would be able to implement the project successfully and thus defend the project application's feasibility. In other words, phase one is like a preparatory stage, where the basic pre- requisites should be present to qualify the trade union to successfully implement the project. PHASE ONE: Formative and Capacity Building Stage Phase One is the Formative and Capacity Building Stage since it focuses on developing the basic core capacities of a trade union to organize, educate, advocate workplace issues and manage simple projects. The emphasis of this phase is on the following themes: organizing and educating the membership on trade union and human rights, developing the leadership, research and issue analysis for simple advocacy, and putting in place a sound administrative structure that can sufficiently report, account and manage simple projects. Projects of this type normally take one to two years of capacity building interventions. PHASE TWO: Organisational Development and Membership Expansion Stage After a trade union has undertaken the formative and capacity building phase of its core trade union functions( i.e., organizing, education, project management and administration, and simple advocacy), the second phase focuses on organisational development and expansion of the trade union. The second phase develops a broader and higher profile union that has a more expanded base of dues' paying membership, with multiple committees, implementing simultaneous projects, campaigning on various issues( local workplace, industry or national political issues) and providing concrete services to members on a more programmatic basis. Projects of this type normally take two to three years. PHASE THREE: Institution Building and Sustainability Phase At this stage, the trade union should be able to rely on its own resources and organization first and foremost, before external funding and support. Internal resources( i.e. membership dues), organizational soundness, capable and democratic leadership, a broad and active membership base and the union's track record become the primary source of strength in its day- to- day trade union work. After undertaking capacity building, organizational development and membership expansion, the third phase focuses on ensuring functioning democratic structures, sustainability and continued relevance of the trade union. 2nd PHASE FOUR: Regional and Global Network Building ibneqcA CA The union now moves towards a regional and global level of engagement and perspective. From dependence to independence to inter- dependence; from local to national and regional to global. Moving from simple to complex, anchored on basic trade unionism, IFBWW affiliates should ideally bloom into regional and global networks of trade unions, which can not only act and make a difference locally, but also think, act and collectively make a difference globally. With globalisation affecting and even threatening the workers' conditions, it becomes imperative to foster global units and organize strong regional and global trade union networks that act globally. sole ( 8 49 Appendices IFBWW Secretariat and offices 1) Staff During this congress period, the overall number of staff has decreased. In 2001 the Geneva office counted 16 staff members; this number has come down to 14. In the regional offices, the number of staff has gone down from 45 in the year 2000 to 33 at the end of 2004. This is due to cost control and the fact that several of the staff positions are paid by project donations. Staff Overview- December 2004 Staff in Africa/ Middle East Asia IFBWW HQ Europe Switzerland 14 Latin America Regional/ Subregional offices Malaysia 5 Australia 1 Panama 7 Project Offices South Africa 3 India 9 Bulgaria 1 Burkina Faso 1 Argentina 1 Brasil 1 Kenya 1 Lebanon 1 Total Staff on 31.12.2004 2001 2) Offices 00 8 15 15 9 47 13 25 18 8 00 64 50 During the Congress period, one regional office was closed in Zimbabwe and 6 project coordinators offices as well( Ghana, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, PNG). Three new project offices have been opened( South Africa, Argentina and Brazil). 3) Major achievements during the congress period • Close cost control on staff and office expenses • Reinforcement of staff capacity by internal and external training Development and implementation of Administrative Guidelines to improve effectiveness of daily interactions and to reinforce social benefits at all levels Financial and administrative audits carried out by the internal auditors in all regions Adoption of IFBWW policy statement on fraudulent behaviour IFBWW Management Committee Management Committee meetings: 6 February 2002, Geneva, Switzerland 1 November 2002, Geneva, Switzerland 18 March 2003, Nyon, Switzerland 26 November 2003, Geneva, Switzerland 31 March 2004, Geneva, Switzerland 26 November 2004, Geneva, Switzerland 22 April 2005, Geneva, Switzerland 6 December 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina Presidium IFBWW President, Roel de Vries, FNV Bouw Netherlands IFBWW Deputy President, Klaus Wiesehügel, IG BAU Germany IFBWW General Secretary, Anita Normark Vice- Presidents Africa, Wafulla Wa Musamia, KQMWU, Kenya Asia, Rama Chandra Khuntia, INBFCWF, India Europe, Klaus Wiesehügel, IG BAU Germany Latin America, Gerardo Alberto Martínez, UOCRA, Argentina North America, Larry McDonald, Teamsters, Canada Members Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Roel de Vries, FNV Bouw, Netherlands Alain Clauwaert, La Centrale Générale, Belgium Dick van Haaster, FNV Bouw, Netherlands Member: Klaus Wiesehügel, IG BAU, Germany 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Christoph Burmester, IG BAU, Germany mot Frank Schmidt- Hullmann, IG BAU, Germany Member: Hans Tilly, BYGGNADS, Sweden 1st Substitute: Arne Johansen, TIB, Denmark 2nd Substitute: Kalevi Vanhala, Puu- ja Erityisalojen Liitto, Finland Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Johann Driemer, GBH, Austria Vasco Pedrina, Unia, Switzerland Vacant 51 Member: 1st Substitute: Alain Emile, FO, France Saturnino Gil, MCA- UGT, Spain jimmo megaM WWERI 2nd Substitute: Gerardo de Gracia Pastor, FECOMA- CC.00., Spain megen Member: Rudolf Kyncl, OS DLV, Czech Republic 1st Substitute: Dusan Barcik, OZ STAVBA, Slovak Republic 2nd Substitute: loanis Parteniotis, FCIW- PODKREPA, Bulgaria Member: Boris Soshenko, Construction& Building Materials Industry Workers' Union, Russia Rizakhmet Moldozhanov, Trade Union of Construction and Building Materials Employees, Kazakhstan 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Larry McDonald, Teamsters Canada, Canada Rodney Kelty, IAM& AW, United States of America Norman Rivard, USWA, Canada 52 Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Baba El Madane Touré, FENIBABCOM, Mali Yawovi Amento, SYNBARCOT, Togo Rosine Soubeiga Ouedraogo, FNTCS, Burkina Faso. Wafulla Wa Musamia, KQMWU, Kenya Jeremias Timana, SINTICIM, Mozambique Henry Adekweh, NUCECFWW, Nigeria Noboru Kawada, SINRIN ROREN, Japan Mohd. Khalid Bin Atan, KPPPSM, Malaysia Vacant Rama Chandra Khuntia, INBFCWF, India Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: Gerardo Alberto Martínez, UOCRA, Argentina José Luís Fernández, UECARA, Argentina 2nd Substitute: Jorge Bison, SOCAMGLYP, Argentina Member: Manuel José Cova Fermin, FETRACONSTRUCCION, Venezuela 1st Substitute: Hugo Dávila Villanueva, FENATIMAP, Peru 2nd Substitute: Women Co. Chair: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Olide Herrera, FETRAMAQUIPES, Venezuela Irmgard Meyer, IG BAU, Germany Ana Da Conceição Pedro Garcia, SNIMCMA, Angola Vacant SS IFBWW Executive Committee Executive Committee meeting: 6 September 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark 26 27 November 2003, Geneva, Switzerland 7 December 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina Members GROUP 1: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden Hans Tilly, BYGGNADS, Sweden Christina Johansson, SIF, Sweden Hans O. Felix, EL& IT, Norway Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Kalevi Vanhala, Puu- ja Erityisalojen Liitto, Finland Finnbjörn Hermansson, Samidn, Samband Idnfélaga, Iceland Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 2: Member: 1st Substitute: Arne Johansen, TIB, Denmark John Larsen, Fagligt Faelles Forbund, Denmark Erna C. Dynge, NAF, Norway Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands Roel de Vries, FNV Bouw, Netherlands Dick Van Haaster, FNV Bouw, Netherlands 2nd Substitute: Ben Wilms, FNV Bouw, Netherlands Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 3: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Member 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Alain Clauwaert, La Centrale Générale, Belgium Jean- Claude Humbert, La Centrale Générale, Belgium Rik Desmet, La Centrale Générale, Belgium Germany Klaus Wiesehügel, IG BAU, Germany Christoph Burmester, IG BAU, Germany Frank Schmidt- Hullmann, IG BAU, Germany Wolfgang Rhode, IGM, Germany Reinhard Hahn, IGM, Germany Wolfgang Bonneik, IGM, Germany GROUP 4: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Austria, Switzerland Johann Driemer, GBH, Austria Anton Korntheuer, GBH, Austria Alexander Czauderna, GBH, Austria 53 54 Member: 1st Substitute: Vasco Pedrina, Unia, Switzerland Jacques Robert, Unia, Switzerland 2nd Substitute: Franz Cahannes, Unia, Switzerland GROUP 5: Member: evitusex3 WWARD France, Portugal, Spain Alain Emile, Bâtiment, Travaux Publics, Bois, Papier- carton, Céramique, Carrières, Matériaux de construction, Exploitation thermique( FO), France Francis Billaudeau, FNCB( CFDT), France 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Pierre Le Gars, FNCB( CFDT), France Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 6: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Saturnino Gil, MCA- UGT, Spain Gerardo de Gracia Pastor, FECOMA- CC.00., Spain José Luis López, FECOMA- CC.00, Spain Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom George Brumwell, UCATT, United Kingdom Phil Davies, GMB- CFTA, United Kingdom Bob Blackman, T& G, United Kingdom GROUP 7: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Italy Francesco Marabottini, FENEAL- UIL, Italy Domenico Pesenti, FILCA- CISL, Italy Francesco Martini, FILLEA- CGIL, Italy QUORD predue br M GROUP 8: Member: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 9: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Zbigniew Janowski, ZZ Budowlani, Poland Mara Tomsone, LCA, Latvia Rauka Petras- Algirdas, Federation of Forest and Wood Workers' Trade Unions, Lithuania Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Slovenia Rudolf Kyncl, OS DLV, Czech Republic Borislav Majtan, OZ DLV, Slovak Republic Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 10: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Dusan Barcík, OZ STAVBA SR, Slovak Republic Stanislav Antoniv, OS STAVBA CR, Czech Republic Stipe Kirigin, Trade Union of Construction Industry, Croatia Albania, Bosnia/ Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia loanis Parteniotis, FCIW- PODKREPA, Bulgaria Zivko Mitrevski, Trade Union of Workers in Forestry and Wood Industry, Macedonia Zaina Trandafir, FGS Familia, Romania Member: 1st Substitute: Vasile Badica, FSLIL, Romania Yiannakis loannou, CCWMF, Cyprus 2nd Substitute: Oleg Budza, SINDICONS, Moldova GROUP 11: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Rizakhmet Moldozhanov, TU of Construction& Building Materials Employees, Kazakhstan Chitayia Badri, Independent Trade Union of Georgian Architects and Workers of Construction and Building Materials Industry, Georgia Vacant GROUP 12: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Russia, Ukraine Boris Soshenko, Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union, Russia Valery Ochekurov, Timber and Related Industries Workers' Union, Russia Vassily Janshin, Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union, Ukraine GROUP 13: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 14: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Israel, Turkey Tevfik Özcelik, YOL- IS, Turkey Solomon Cohen, National Union of Building, Wood, Ceramic and Glass Workers, Israel Hasan Akmehmet, CIMSE- IS Sendikasi, Turkey Canada, United States of America Norman Rivard, USWA- IWA Council, Canada Rodney Kelty, IAM& AW, USA Harvey Arcand, USWA- IWA Council, Canada Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Larry McDonald, Teamsters, Canada Rodney Kelty, IAM& AW, USA Chris Carlough, SMWIA, USA GROUP 15: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Baba El Madane Touré, FENIBABCOM, Mali Rosine Soubeiga Ouedraogo, FNTCS, Burkina Faso Zibrina Hamani, SYNBBAROUTES, Niger Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Yawovi Amento, SYNBARCOT, Togo M'baye Thiam, SYNACO, Senegal Vacant GROUP 16: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone Vacant Abraham Okine, PSWU, Ghana Joseph Gbondo, GCWU, Sierra Leone GROUP 17: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe Jeremias Timana, SINTICIM, Mozambique Lall Dewnath, AGWU, Mauritius Vacant 55 Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Vacant Narius Moloto, BCAWU, South Africa Mulemwa Kawana, NUBEGW, Zambia A GROUP 18: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Burundi, Djibuti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda Wafulla Wa Musamia, KQMWU, Kenya Mesilamu Oloka, UBCCECAWU, Uganda Gebre Michael Sirmay, EIFCWMCTU, Ethiopia GROUP 19: Member: 1st Substitute: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia Hassan Chebil, Fédération Générale du Bâtiment et du Bois( UGTT), Tunisia Mohamed Aguini, Fédération Nationale des Matériaux de Construction, Bois et Liège, Algeria 2nd Substitute: Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Sayed Taha, GTUBWW, Egypt Mohamed Aguini, Fédération Nationale des Matériaux de Construction, Bois et Liège, Algeria Vacant 56 GROUP 20: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 21: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan Noboru Kawada, SINRIN ROREN, Japan Isao Sasaki, SINRIN ROREN, Japan Dagvatsuren Gombo, Fed. of Trade Union Construction Workers, Mongolia Kan Wen Nan, NFWU, Taiwan Baek Hun Ki, FKUWU, Korea Chan Che Leung, CSGWU, Hong Kong Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand Mohd Khalid Bin Atan, KPPPSM, Malaysia Gerard Seno, ALU, Philippines Jance Frans, FSP Kahutindo, Indonesia Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 22: Member: Teresita M. Borgonos, NUBCW, Philippines Vacant Norazlan bin Yaacob, KPPPSM, Malaysia Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka K.M. Ratnam, UNIFRONT, India 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Vacant Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Rama Chandra Khuntia, INBFCWF, India Jeetendra Shrestha, CUPPEC, Nepal Madhusudan Khandait, ACMS, India UORD GROUP 23: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Jim Jones, NDU, New Zealand Len Wilson Parr, NZFMAWU, New Zealand Vacant Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 24: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 25: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 26: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 27: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: GROUP 28: Member: 1st Substitute: 2nd Substitute: John A. Paul, FEAWU, Fiji Islands Vacant David Tuhanuku, SINUW, Solomon Islands Bolivia, Colombia, Equador, Peru, Venezuela Manuel José Cova Fermin, FETRACONSTRUCCION, Venezuela Hugo Dávila Villanueva, FENATIMAP, Peru Juan Pablo Camargo, FETRAMECOL, Colombia Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay Gerardo Alberto Martínez, UOCRA, Argentina José Antonio Di Santo, USIMRA, Argentina Gabriel Yafar, UOLRA, Argentina José Luís Fernández, UECARA, Argentina Victor Hugo Brandán, UOCRA, Argentina Stella Maris Fortunato, UECARA, Argentina Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Luís Barbosa Chavarría, SNSCAASC, Nicaragua Luís Miguel Martínez, FENTICOMMC, Dominican Republic Rafael Chavarría, FENATRACOMAP, Panama Barbados, Bermuda, Curaçao, Guyana Clifford O. Mayers, BWU, Barbados George Scott, BIU, Bermuda Moses Lourens, SEBI, Curaçao Jordan, Palestine, Yemen Shaher Sae'd, NUBWW, Palestine Mahmoud Al Hiary, GTUCW, Jordan Muhammed Ganem, GTUBCW, Yemen 57 58 IFBWW Auditors Committee Steinar Karlsen, Fellesforbundet, Norway Johann Driemer, GBH, Austria Michael von Felten, Unia, Switzerland ES NUORO Chair of the Industrial Committees Wood and Forestry: Kalevi Vanhala, Puu- Ja Liitto, Finland CAS QUORD Building: Hans Raes, Centrale Générale, Belgium Health and Safety: Anton Korntheuer, GBH, Austria Womens Committee: Irmgard Meyer, IG BAU, Germany 線 M Obituaries Carlos Villalta Unatropyt, Costa Rica James Akuntam IFBWW Forester, Ghana Charles Osei Ofori IFBWW Forester, Ghana K. Ramamurthy INRLF, India Financial& José l'Espérance ditors Report GSA, Mauritius Shang Yu Chih National Federation of Chinese Construction Form workers union, Taiwan Valerian Mutekanga Uganda Building, Construction, Civil Engineering, Cement and Allied Workers' Union, Uganda 59 Norway eensujido and Cestelli aohs hoto 1920 Tiswis nolmu anahow monotone conid to noi somet พา ม ณ รัก ห auth A23 Hino UY gnarl2 Comment from the General Secretary building a united global trade union movement Financial& Auditors Report Anita Novark 1985-2005 tnemevom noinu absit Isdolg bejinu s gnibliud $ lsions 8 16 лодея г DUA Comment from the General Secretary During the Congress period 2001-2005 we as IFBWW have focused on consolidating and increasing our activities and services to our affiliated unions in order to contribute to our joint global strength. The IFBWW has many affiliated unions with very low paid members in the building, wood and forestry sectors in developing countries. We also have strong and viable unions in industrialized countries. Due to globalization and increased global competition and pressure, many union members are loosing their jobs and many unions are loosing their members. This has lead to a substantial decrease of paying membership from many countries, not least industrialized countries. However due to a very strict budget control globally and in the regions, the IFBWW has managed to strengthen the organization financially and at the same time increase activities. Contributing to this is also the extensive project cooperation that the IFBWW has with a big number of donor organizations, mainly in Europe. These contributions to our activities would not have been possible without active participation and support of our unions in donor countries- it's trade union solidarity in practice. The efforts to increase paying membership in all regions of the world continues, as well as the efforts to use affiliation fees and contributions from donors in the most efficient way contributing to the strength of each national union. A further step to strengthen the financial membership has been taken as a result of practical cooperation and negotiations between the IFBWW and the WFBW( World Federation of Building and Wood Workers). The result is a proposal to form a new international federation, Building and Wood Workers International, BWI at the Congress in Buenos Aires in 2005. Anita Normark H881 IFBWW. FITBB IBTU FITCM 4 500 000 4 000 000 IFBWW Statistics 1985-2005 Affiliation Fees in CHF Paying Membership IFBWW Reserve in CHF Activities( projects costs in CHF) 3 500 000 3 000 000 mon 2 500 000 2 000 000 1 500 000 1 000 000 500 000 1985* 1986 1987 1988 1989* 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 * 1995 1996 1997* Congress Year) 1998 1999 2000 2001* 2002 2003 2004 2005* 63 Key figures 191992 1990 er ment tremmo Following a decision from Management Committee in 1997, the objective was to build reserves equalling 12 months of net operating costs. At end December 2000, its reserves were 5.8 months. hisdig During the period 2001-2004, the IFBWW managed to keep expenditure within or below budget and its economic reserves have increased by CHF 1'287'110(+ 67%). As at 31.12.2004 the reserves were covering 11.7 months of net operating costs. We expect to increase them above 12 months by the end of 2005. 15 Reserve in months og wol 11,7 12 10 dra 5,8 5 0 2000 2004 Objective The IFBWW is financing its regular activities and structure mainly with affiliation fees. The income of the IFBWW remained stable with an annual average income of CHF 3.9 millions, although the IFBWW lost around 120'000 paying members during the period 2001-2004( loss of 400'000 over the past ten years). Average paying membership 4 000 000 3 500 000 64 3 000 000 2 500 000 2 000 000 1 500 000 Antin Affiliation Fees Paying Members 1986-89 1990-93 1994-97 98-2001 2002-05 Congress periods The IFBWW receives also funds( annual average of CHF 4.2 millions) from various funding organisations and affiliates for trade union development cooperation. The IFBWW developped a financial management system which is focusing on three important pilars: control, transparency and capacity building. From several years now the IFBWW is continually: improving its accounting system( better presentation, consolidation, auditing standards, accounting policies, activity- based accounting); no Signuic developping documented tools like: financial guidelines for regional and project offices, policy statement and procedures on fraudulent behaviour; updating its project management system to respond to higher administative and financial requirements from donors; carrying out internal audits in regional and project offices training staff in the regions Internal audit, IFBWW New Delhi office November 2004 Regular internal audit at Regional and project offices internal audit by IFBWW elected auditor internal audit by Head office accountant * internal audit by Regional accountants administrative audit Year Kuala Lumpur Panama Johannesburg| New Delhi * A 2000 1 1 Harare 2001 • * Other Offices ▲ Ouagadougou, Beirut * Pacific, Indonesia Philippines 2002 * 2003 • A * A Sofia * Pakistan, PNG, Indonesia * PNG, S- Korea * Ghana, Kenya * Chile * India, Ghana 2004 2005 ** * * Cambodia Since congress 2001, the IFBWW auditors visited one office every year( Harare 2001, Panama 2002, Kuala Lumpur 2003, New Delhi 2004 and Johannesburg 2005). The main objectives were to check that the offices in the regions meet the requirements of the statutes, follow the instructions from the Head Office, and also to ensure that activities are done within the framework of the IFBWW. 65 Overall evaluation of internal auditing( up to January 2005, based on latest internal audit reports) = satisfactory, ok = is improving = to improve or to be settled soon. @ Staff Cooperation during audit& availability of data IFBWW Accountig Guidelines Accuracy Projects financial Admin routines, regFollow up from previIT system and safety internal conReliability reporting istration, ous year trol system insurances, audit issues tax status Main Offices Kuala Lumpur New Delhi Panama Johannesburg @ © e Θ Θ e @ 66 In November 2002, the executive committee endorsed the IFBWW policy document and procedures on fraudulent behaviour. This decision gave a very clear signal that the IFBWW has a tolerance zero towards fraudulent behaviour. Every member of staff at all levels has a duty to ensure that IFBWW or project external funds are safeguarded, whether they are involved with cash or payments systems, receipts, or dealings with contractors or suppliers. Any person at all levels should behave honestly and avoid behaviour that is fraudulent. This kind of fraudulent behaviour is not acceptable and applies not only to staff but also to: any elected member at any IFBWW function at congress, statutory meetings or seminars; any affiliate or any other organisation benefiting from project funds, travel grants, solidarity or any other kind of assistance. Internal audit, Johannesburg, Jan 2005 The existence of procedures may, in itself, help to act as a deterrent as it shows that the IFBWW is prepared to defend itself against the risk of fraud. Based on this document, our staff in the regions investigated allegations of fraudulent behaviour and were able to rapidely defuse them. Funds involved were partially or fully recovered and the unions involved were suspended from IFBWW activities. Significant accounting policies ATO • The assets and liabilities of IFBWW offices in Johannesburg, Panama, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne and New Delhi have been incorporated into the balance sheet of the Federation. The Federation is exempted from Swiss income tax, from charging VAT, and recovers withholding tax on investment income. Acquisition of furniture and equipment are expensed when incurred. Investments in debt and equity securities are stated at market value ruling at year end, with any resultant gain or loss recognised in the income and expenditure statement. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to Swiss francs at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated to Swiss francs at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in the income and expenditure statement. The Federation revenues are accounted when collected. However affiliation fees for the current year are recorded if they are received before end of February and financial interests receivable are recorded at year end. Expenses are accounted for on accrual basis and presented net of contributions from projects. A provision is recognised in the balance sheet when the Federation has a legal, contractual or statutory obligation when it is known that an outflow of cash will be required to settle the obligation. espais IFBWW reserves are built from the surplus for specified purposes ses 006 2 and/ or for covering a loss in the future. They are listed under note 8 and are used only when costs can't be covered by regular budget. The International Solidarity Fund is ruled following detailed regulations. 67 Tearcag race oO 2016 se 988 TEA AALATE BOTOS OST AGA Bee 2001 123 200 000'STE $ 30 20 660 88OST TE 150 SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER loq 2004 2003 2002 2001 CHF CHF CHF CHF Note ASSETS Cash, bank, deposits, securities 1 4'667'320 3'713'215 2'613'433 Cash trade union dev.& education projects 2 Receivables, prepayments and accrued income Fixed assets 34 3 2'362'674 1'404'982 1'673'502 1'268'618 984'277 276'764 290'126 185'004 134'509 1 1 1 1 LIABILITIES 6'349'067 5'676'844 4'067'056 3'481'461 Current, accrued liabilities& deferred income Trade union dev.& education projects funds Provisions 5 LO 602'197 611'046 488'114 481'583 6 7 Reserves 8 1'404'982 1'673'502 1'268'618 1'140'000 860'000 1'816'570 1'220'234 765'343 984'277 280'000 100'824 681'516 Accumulated surplus 1'385'318 1'312'062 1'264'981 1'233'261 6'349'067 5'676'844 4'067'056 3'481'461 SUMMARY INCOME& EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 2004 CHF 2003 CHF 2002 CHF 2001 CHF Note INCOME Affiliation fees Financial revenues Other income 19 52'062 10 93'134 3'686'123 3'766'295 3'678'061 3'828'873 54'864 102'654 51'461 61'511 88'507 98'675 3'843'641 3'911'491 3'818'029 3'989'059 NET EXPENDITURE Staff costs 68 Travel, representation, monitoring costs Office, maintenance costs 256'605 365'069 Regional activities, offices 22 12 Publication, documents, translations Statutory meetings 13 11 1'517'569 1'491'802 1'622'312 1'716'939 247'690 260'045 300'292 351'478 380'619 367'151 606'385 542'430 551'818 922'945 47'134 103'455 125'759 80'029 130'386 289'215 222'963 144'341 2'923'148 3'026'070 3'163'514 3'531'697 Result before extraordinary items Extraordinary grants, income/(-expenses) 14 Result before transfers Transfers to provisions& reserves Result before extra transfers Extra transfers to provisions& reserves Net result to accumulated surplus 573'256 -500'000 73'256 772'081 -725'000 47'081 920'493 885'421 654'515 457'362 45'138 210'535-249'795-274'144 965'631 1'095'956 404'720 183'218 -392'375-323'875-373'000-248'281 31'720-65'063 0 0 31'720 -65'063 The notes set out on pages 70-76 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with these financial statement. SUMMARY STATEMENT 2004 2003 2002 2001 OF OPERATIONS ( with Trade Union Dev.& CHF CHF CHF CHF Education Projects) Note Income TUD& E projects funds available at 1 Jan TU& E projects funds received 15 TUD& E projects funds available at 31 Dec Total Income 3'843'641 3'911'491 3'818'029 3'989'059 1'673'502 1'268'618 984'277 1'144'274 4'318'330 4'286'282 4'092'152 4'170'024 -1'404'982-1'673'502-1'268'618-984'277 8'430'491 7'792'889 7'625'840 8'319'080 Gross operating expenditure Contributions from projects Net operating expenditure TUD& E projects expenditure Total Expenditure 4'073'596 4'083'272 4'175'510 4'650'875 -1'150'448-1'057'202-1'011'996-1'119'177 2'923'148 3'026'070 3'163'514 3'531'698 4'586'850 3'881'398 3'807'810 4'330'020 7'509'998 6'907'468 6'971'324 7'861'718 Result before extraordinary items 920'493 885'421 654'516 457'362 Extraordinary grants, income/(-expenses) 45'138 Result before transfers 965'631 Transfers to provisions& reserves -392'375 Extra transfers to provisions& reserves Net result to accumulated surplus -500'000 73'256 210'535 1'095'956 -323'875 -725'000 -249'795 -274'144 404'721 183'218 -373'000 -248'281 0 0 47'081 31'721 -65'063 The notes set out on pages 70-76 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with these financial statement. +00 Te Friedrich- Ebe * Stiftung Bonn * Bibliothek 69 70 SUMMER Notes to financial statement AS as at 31.12.2004 THO YRARIMUZ 48 noinu 1. Cash, bank, deposits, securities Cash in hand CHF 24'062 Cash in Bank Cash in Bank Child LEARN 0809188 0482 Cash In bank rent deposit Cash in other offices in the regions Marketable securities Less cash due to projects CHF 1'050'153 CHF 170'497 CHF 26'065 CHF 126'795 CHF 3'320'431 CHF -50'683 Total CHF 4'667'320 2. Cash trade union dev.& education projects Cash in bank head office CHF 1'139'944 STA 29 Cash in bank offices in the regions CHF 148'528 Cash in field Cash due from IFBWW 000 CHF 65'827 CHF 50'683 Total CHF 1'404'982 3. Receivables, prepayments and accrued income Refundable tax and other costs paid in advance CHF 19'052 Congress hotel and meeting rooms down payments CHF 89'953 Congress cash in UOCRA congress bank account CHF 28'496 Accrued interests and other receivable income CHF 80'701 Bank account in Egypt and Burkina Faso CHF 14'649 Other receivables, deposits and advances in offices in the regions CHF 43'913 Total CHF 276'764 4. Fixed assets Acquisition of furniture and equipment are expensed when incurred. The value of the assets insured as at 31.12.2004 was CHF 515'000( Geneva CHF 347'000+ Regions CHF 168'000). 5. Current, accrued liabilities& deferred income Accruals and payables CHF 264'041 IFBWW Child LEARN CHF 170'497 FO+ UNIA funds for Burkina Faso Trade Union House CHF 11'702 Deferred income CHF 5'872 Other creditors CHF 150'085 Total CHF 602'197 6. Trade union dev.& education projects funds FNV Netherland CHF 315'698 FNV Netherland( projects 2005-2007 received in advance) LOTCO Sweden CHF 508'076 CHF 254'966 FNV Bouw, LOFTF, BAT, SASK, NTAF, LON, NBTF, CLC, CLSC- CFMEU CHF 150'566 CHF 175'676 Total CHF 1'404'982 7. Provisions In thousands of CHF Balance as at 1 January 2001 -used/+ made during year 2001 -used/+ made during year 2002 Congress Meetings Regions Total 0 0 0 0 100 100 230 50 -100 180 -used/+ made during year 2003 230 230 Transfer from surplus 2003 150 50 150 350 -used/+ made during year 2004 230 50 280 Balance as at 31 December 2004 840 150 150 1'140 The provision of CHF 100'824( 100) was made and used to cover the cost of closing Harare office. The estimated cost 2005 of the congress and related meetings will be covered mostly by the provisions. A provision of CHF 150'000 was made for regional staff old age welfare and/ or severance package. The management committee has approved these provisions. 8. Reserves InternaSecurities In thousands of Accum. tional ContinCHF Surplus Solidarity| gency & exch.rate Admin& losses Training TU activities& Campaigns Total in months 71 Year 2001 1'233 681 0 0 0 0 1'914 5.8 Year 2002 32 84 Year 2003 772 80 transfers to provision -350 transfers to reserves -375 100 20 175 100 Year 2004 573 76 * Proposed transfers to reserves -500 150 100 250 Balance 31/12/2004 1'385 1'021 20 325 200 250 3'201 11.7 Upon decision of management committee, the sum of all reserves( operational and general) shall be covering at least 12 months of net operating costs. As at 31 December 2004, the accumulated surplus and other reserves totalling CHF 3'201'888 were representing almost one year reserve of net operating costs( including the yearly allocations to congress and to solidarity fund). 72 8108 The management committee has approved these transfers.(* transfers from 2004 surplus to reserves were proposed to management committee, 6th December 2005). IFBWW reserves are built for a specified purpose or for covering a loss in the future. Reserves are therefore used only when and if costs can't be covered by regular budget. List of reserves as at end of congress period 2002-2005 ( built from surplus until year 2004 and covering 11.7 months of net operating costs): R1. International Solidarity Fund CHF 1'021'569 OR 2.5% annual allocation from affiliation fees are earmarked for solidarity and this fund was also increased from the 2003 surplus. This fund comprises also two sub- funds: R1.1 Project buffer fund CHF 151'716( for covering any shortfall in project activities, or bridging between phases). R1.2 South East Europe CHF 43'398( This amount was earmarked in 2000 for covering activities in SEE) The following guidelines for using the ISF have been approved by Management and Executive Committees in November 2003: The two and a half percent( 2.5%) yearly allocation is placed in the existing International Solidarity Reserve Account or shall be used for solidarity actions defined as follows: 1. 2. 3. Humanitarian assistance to affiliated or other organisations and their representatives or members, Legal assistance to affiliated or other organisations, their representatives or members, Any other financial or personal ressources needed to successfully carry out solidarity actions such as missions, material, educational or organisational assistance. Decisions on assistance are taken: by the General Secretary for transactions up to CHF 50'000. by the Presidium for larger transactions up to the yearly allocation of 2,5%. by the Management Committee for transactions exceeding the yearly allocation of 2.5%. R2. Trade Union Activities and Campaigns CHF 250'000 This reserve was built from the* 2004 surplus. It is meant for covering any specified TU activities, such as theme conferences or global campaigns. Ex R3. Administration and Training CHF 200'000 smoonl Was built from the 2003 surplus and increased from* 2004 surplus. It is meant for covering and developing staff capacity building, and also covering, if necessary, global coordinators salaries. T R4. Securities and Foreign currencies losses CHF 225'000 Was built from the 2003 surplus and increased from* 2004 surplus. It is meant for covering any deficit in foreign currencies exchange rates and/ or securities losses. R5. Contingency CHF 20'000 Was built from the 2003 surplus. It is meant for covering any contingent costs, amongst others, such as VAT or local taxes. R6. Accumulated Surplus CHF 1'385'318 It is the general reserve for covering any deficit. art 73 Income 9. Affiliation fees Affiliation fee per member was CHF 1.90 in 2001 and 2002; CHF 1.95 in 2003 and 2004. The IFBWW received as at 31 december 2004 the following amount: 2004 Europe CHF 3'284'972 Asia- Pacific CHF 127'571 Africa, Middle East CHF 113'223 Latin America& Caribbean CHF 36'895 North America CHF 93'654 Arrears CHF 29'808 Total CHF 3'686'123 Budget 3'695'000 Paying membership statistics( as recorded at 22th April 2005): 2003 3'766'295 Net variaIn thousands of paying memIncrease Decrease tion 2001bers 2001 2002 2003 2004 2001-2004 2001-2004 2004 Europe 1'749 1'759 1'726 1'686 71 -134 -63 Asia- Pacific 90 72 67 66 8 -32 -24 Africa, Middle East 41 36 53 51 29 -19 10 Latin America& the Caribbean 37 20 20 19 4 -22 -18 North America 83 58 58 58 0 -25 -25 Total of paying members 2'000 1'945| 1'924| 1'880 112 -232 -120 74 The countries listed bellow are only those having an increase or decrease superior to a number of 2500 paying members. The IFBWW gained paying members principally in the following countries: France, Italy, Russian Federation, Spain, South Africa, Brazil. The IFBWW lost paying members principally in the following countries: Austria, Czech Repuplic, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Slovak Republik, UK, Australia, Japan, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Argentina, Venezuela and USA. 10. Other income Grants received from funding organisations for project monitoring. LO- TCO Sweden LO Norway CHF 101'239 CHF Total CHF 1'415 102'654 Expenditure External Adviso 11. Staff costs Staff salaries& allowances Less contribution from projects Social costs Other costs CHF 1'502'156 CHF -365'383 CHF 348'818 CHF 31'978 Total CHF 1'517'569 12. Regional activities, offices The net total cost of CHF 606'385 was financed with affiliation fees income and was distributed between the following region: Asia- Pacific( offices in Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Melbourne 15 staff) Africa( office in Johannesburg 3 staff) Latin America( office in Panama 7 staff) The other project offices( Burkina Faso, Kenya, Beirut, Sofia, Argentina and Brazil) are fully supported by project contributions. Cost 2004 in CHF Asia- Pacific Africa Staff 340'943 144'776 Lat America 124'308 Total 610'027 Office, travel 209'344 67'177 72'569 349'090 Auditing 30'178 15'060 Regional& Women committees 31'763 Brut total 612'228 Less Project contributions Net total -336'128 276'100 59'909 286'922 -112'402 174'520 8'824 54'062 22'972 114'644 228'673 1'127'823 -72'908-521'438 155'765 606'385 75 13. Statutory meetings Management committee CHF 104'538 Auditors committee CHF 3'989 Europe conference CHF 33'533 Less project contributions for Europe conf. CHF -11'674 Total CHF 130'386 zed Financial statemen 76 Inc 14. Extraordinary income(-expenses) Grants received for Child LEARN -Transfer to Child LEARN Fund CHF 43'120 CHF -43'120 Grants received for International Solidarity CHF 31'337 Transfer from International Solidarity fund CHF 16'039 -International Solidarity assistance CHF -47'376 EBC Travel grants received from ILO CHF 35'154 8182 Travel grants received from FES CHF 50'973 -Securities loss in foreign currencies value CHF -34'515 -Other CHF -6'474 Total CHF 45'138 15. Project funds received During 2001-2004, the IFBWW received CHF 16.9 millions from various funding organisations. The federation implemented more than 100 trade union development projects, involving 150 affiliates and other fraternal organisations in 84 countries. Global indicators of success are detailed in the report on activities, chapter 9. 2001-2004 Project funds received by region By Region 2001-2004 % Africa Arab countries Asia- Pacific 1'945'182 584'206 6'330'498 Europe, Central& East 1'225'952 12% 3% 38% 7% Global programmes 3'972'667 24% Latin America 2'808'283 16'866'788 17% 100% Project funds received 2001-2004 Latin America Africa Global Programmes Asia- Pacific Europe, Central& Eastern Arab countries Report of the External Auditor adatelstonsil beshomma Summarized financial statements For the years 2001- 2004 Report of the External Auditors to the General Meeting of International Federation of Building and Wood Workers Les' We have audited the financial statements of IFBWW for the years ended 31 December 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 from which the summarized financial statements( summary balance sheet and summary income& expenditure statement) were derived, in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. In our reports dated 18 April 2002, 16 April 2003, 30 April 2004 and 29 April 2005, we expressed unqualified opinions on the financial statements from which the summarized financial statements were derived. In our opinion, the accompanying summarized financial statements are consistent, in all material respects, with the financial statements from which they were derived. For a better understanding of the organisation's financial position and the results of its operations for the period and of the scope of our audit, the summarized financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements from which the summarized financial statements were derived and our audit reports thereon. KPMG Fides Peat [ SIGNATURE] [ SIGNATURE] BRUTIO David Curry Auditor in charge ppn, Hugues Favard Geneva, 20 May 2005 Enclosure: - Summarized Financial statements 77 Summarized financial statements SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER ASSETS Cash, bank, deposits, securities 2004 2003 2002 2001 Note CHF CHF CHF CHF 1 Cash trade union dev.& education projects 2 4'667'320 1'404'982 3'713'215 2'613'433 2'362'674 1'673'502 1'268'618 984'277 Receivables, prepayments and accrued in3 276'764 290'126 185'004 134'509 come Fixed assets 4 1 1 1 1 6'349'067 5'676'844 4'067'056 3'481'461 LIABILITIES Current, accrued liabilities& deferred in5 602'197 611'046 488'114 481'583 come Trade union dev.& education projects funds 6 Provisions 7 1'404'982 1'140'000 1'673'502 1'268'618 984'277 Reserves 8 860'000 1'316'570 1'220'234 280'000 100'824 765'343 681'516 Accumulated surplus 1'885'318 1'312'062 1'264'981 1'233'261 6'349'067 5'676'844 4'067'056 3'481'461 SUMMARY INCOME& EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED Note 2004 CHF 2003 CHF 2002 CHF 2001 CHF INCOME Affiliation fees 9 3'686'123 3'766'295 3'678'061 Financial revenues Other income 10 54'864 102'654 52'062 93'134 3'828'873 51'461 88'507 61'511 98'675 3'843'641 3'911'491 3'818'029 3'989'059 NET EXPENDITURE Staff costs 11 1'517'569 1'491'802 1'622'312 1'716'939 Travel, representation, monitoring costs 256'605 247'690 260'045 300'292 Office, maintenance costs 365'069 351'478 380'619 367'151 78 Regional activities, offices 12 606'385 542'430 551'818 922'945 Publication, documents, translations Statutory meetings 13 Result before extraordinary items Extraordinary grants, income/(-expenses) 14 Result before transfers Transfers to provisions& reserves Result before extra transfers 47'134 130'386 2'923'148 920'493 45'138 965'631 -392'375 573'256 103'455 125'759 80'029 Extra transfers to provisions& reserves 0 289'215 3'026'070 3'163'514 3'531'697 885'421 654'515 457'362 210'535-249'795-274'144 1'095'956 404'720 183'218 -323'875-373'000-248'281 772'081 31'720-65'063 -725'000 222'963 144'341 0 0 Net result to accumulated surplus 573'256 47'081 31'720 -65'063 There is a proposal from IFBWW auditors to transfer CHF 500'000 from 2004 surplus to reserve. This shall be approved by the Management committee at their next meeting in December 2005. The notes set out on pages 70-76 form an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with these financial statement. The Auditor's Committee's report to IFBWW's Congress 2005 in Buenos Aires The Auditor's Committee's terms of reference The Auditor's Committee's terms of reference are stated in IFBWW's Statutes §18 with the following under pt. 3 and pt. 4: 3. The Auditor's Committee shall hold an audit of the financial administration and management of the Secretariat and/ or the General Secretary and the regional Offices at last once a year and must be satisfied that: Expenditure is effected in keeping with the Statutes of the IFBWW and decisions of the Executive Committee and Management Committee, and that proper vouchers are available for all expenses, and, a. b. Management is carried out in accordance with the Statutes and decisions of the competent bodies of the IFBWW 4. The Auditor's Committee shall submit a detailed written report to the Management Committee. The reports of the Auditor's Committee shall be submitted to the Executive Committee for information. The Auditor's Committee shall also submit a detailed written report of its work during the Congress period to each IFBWW Congress. This report shall be made available to the affiliated unions at least one month prior to the opening of the Congress. The Auditor's Committee's activities The Auditor's Committee has conducted the audit of the annual accounts with balance every year at IFBWW's head office in Geneva. In this connection meetings have also been held with the external auditing firm KPMG and IFBWW's General Secretary. The Auditor's Committee has prepared reports of the audits. The reports have been submitted to the decision- making bodies for deliberation. Members of the Auditor's Committee have participated in meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Management Committee. The Auditor's Committee has also carried out the audit at the regional offices. The report of the audits at the regional offices is sent onto the General Secretary with recommendations of measures and improvements to strengthen the organisation administratively and financially. The Auditor's Committee's recommendations during the Congress period The Auditor's Committee has permitted itself to make recommendations to the Management Committee on improvements of IFBWW in its reports from the audit of the annual accounts. The Auditor's Committee has, among other things, recommended the following to the Management Committee: that IFBWW must endeavour to increase the number of paying members. 79 80 • that IFBWW must make efforts to ensure that affiliated unions pay membership fees in accordance to the Statutes. that IFBWW must ensure that the regulations for membership fee payment for affiliates granting lower fees than stipulated in the Statutes, work according to intentions. that IFBWW's Solidarity Fund can be given a new allocation profile so as to strengthen development of the organisation. that the submitted annual accounts, in the form they were presented to the Auditor's Committee, be adopted by the decision- making bodies. that IFBWW continuously assesses both the operational and the financial risk the organisation runs. Follow- up of the Auditor's Committee's recommendations The Auditor's Committee registers that the Management Committee and the General Secretary have followed up the Committee's recommendations. Certain of the proposed improvements are carried out in full during the period while other proposals are still not clarified, this depending on the scale of the task and the time perspective involved. The Auditor's Committee notes that both the Management Committee and the General Secretary have treated the discussions about IFBWW's finances and its challenges in a serious manner. As a result of these efforts IFBWW is now in a position to submit accounts that show a surplus and a buffer capital that has increased, despite a reduction in numbers of full- paying members. IFBWW's organisational and financial challenges. The Auditor's Committee registers that IFBWW, in spite of a reduction in fullpaying members, has succeeded in maintaining a highly professional and political profile, has carried out numerous projects and has also managed to strengthen the organisation's buffer capital. The need for the strengthening of buffer capital has been pointed out over many years and the Auditor's Committee registers with satisfaction that the organisation has succeeded with this. The large numbers of projects run by IFBWW at any one time also makes the organisation vulnerable. The relationships between donors and IFBWW are described as good, something that also the Auditor's Committee can vouch for. However, in spite of the good dialogue that exists between IFBWW and its donors, IFBWW will always be vulnerable to the decisions the donors or the authorities in donor countries see fit to make. Therefore, IFBWW must be particularly aware of these facts and must be prepared to meet the challenges that may arise in a manner favourable to IFBWW. The membership fee is decided upon at IFBWW's Congress and it is understood that all affiliates should pay the full fee to the organisation. In spite of this the Auditor's Committee registers discrepancies between what individual unions state as the number of full- paying members in their organisation and the number of paying members IFBWW receives fees for. This is a practice, as the Auditor's Committee has pointed out earlier, which is not in accordance with IFBWW's Statutes. The Auditor's Committee wishes, therefore, to reiterate their concern and the Committee expects the breach of rules to be stopped. The Auditor's Com mittee will, moreover, direct focus on the Management Committee's granting of exemptions from full fee payments. Work in this area should be intensified so as to ensure that more and more affiliates are able to comply fully with the Statutes. There has been a continual tendency during the entire Congress period towards a reduction in the number of paying members from full- paying organisations. This has so far been compensated for by measures leading to increased effectiveness initiated on an administrative level or because one has managed to secure larger contributions from donors. Such a development is of the utmost concern especially in view of the fact that it is the organisations in many of the countries that provide donor funding that a fall in the number of members is most significant. IFBWW is urged to follow this development closely. The Auditor's Committee notes with satisfaction that IFBWW and WFBW have been successful in getting so far in their efforts to carry out a unification process and a proposal that can now be put to Congress. This is in accordance to the Auditor's Committee's earlier recommendations. Conclusions and recommendations. In addition to recommending that IFBWW follow up the challenges mentioned above, the Auditor's Committee wishes to recommend the following: . that a further reassessment regarding choice of external auditor is carried out. To this end new bids should be invited based on the tasks that IFBWW wishes to assign the external auditors, in addition to the standard legal or donor requested requirements. that the successful work conducted in improving the organisation's administrative routines and developing guidelines throughout the organisation continues. that the efforts in maintaining a good relationship with the donors continues in a manner that ensures IFBWW continuing good standing with regard to correct reports that comply with donor demands on IFBWW. that IFBWW maintains or increases the buffer capital in order to substantiate their position in the union activity and the political work that IFBWW shall carry out. Concluding comments The Auditor's Committee would like to thank the General Secretary and all the administrative staff for the assistance the Committee has had during the undertaking of the audits. The Auditor's Committee has been given full access to all relevant documents throughout the audit period and the administration has behaved in a highly professional manner. Good standards are observed in all work carried out by the administration, and the accounts are executed in an excellent manner. The accounts and the balance of accounts for the Congress give a correct overview of IFBWW's financial position. 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