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ILS in support of freedom of association, tripartite social dialogue, collective bargaining and the SDGs

Karen Curtis Chief, Freedom of Association Branch

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

 Freedom of Association: a sine qua non for the

ILO and the legitimacy of action at the international and national level

 ILO Constitution and Declarations

 freedom of expression and of association are

essential to sustained progress

 A key enabling right

 Key to sound and equitable relations at work

and for ensuring a climate of confidence and trust

Strength and independence: key to success

 1952 Resolution on Independence of trade

union movement

 1970 Resolution on civil liberties  C 87 sets the framework for true engagement

at all levels ensuring decisions that respond to the needs of the real economy, buy-in and follow through

 Higher-level and international organizations

can provide important capacity support

• C. 98 critical to ensuring strong and

independent trade unions

 Effective protection against anti-union

discrimination and interference at the time of hiring, during employment and termination

 Rapid, impartial, inexpensive review with

effective remedies and compensation

 Sufficiently dissuasive sanctions to prevent

recurrence

 Special protection for trade union officials to

support individual and the collective action

Constructive role of social partners

 Development of and engagement in

collective bargaining machinery

 Coordination of bargaining levels

(enterprise, sectoral, regional and national)

 Good faith bargaining and clear

mandate to engage

Obligation to negotiate in good faith

 Implies genuine and persistent efforts

by both parties to reach an agreement

 Participate in meetings and provide

timely responses

 Does not mean that there is an

• bligation to conclude an agreement

 Support measures to promote collective

bargaining (information, statistics, training, voluntary procedures designed to facilitate bargaining)

Dispute/conflict resolution

 Procedures that are

impartial and have the confidence of the parties

 Rapid and

inexpensive

 Binding results,

voluntary agreed to

 Built-in procedures

for interpretation disputes

Benefits of collective Bargaining

 Social dialogue, collective bargaining

and tripartism to maximise impact of crisis responses to real economy

 Increase worker commitment  Reduction in labour turnover  Enhanced productivity and product

quality

 Reduces inequality, fairer wage

distribution

FACB framework for the SDGs

Goal Target Indicator Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements 16.10.1 Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months

 SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive

and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Target Indicator 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors 8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium- sized enterprises, including through access to financial services 8.3.1 Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex

FACB as enabling right to achieve all

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Target Indicator 8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms 8.7.1 Proportion and number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment 8.8.1 Frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal

• ccupational injuries, by sex and migrant

status 8.8.2 Increase in national compliance of labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status

Social partner role in wage policy

Target Indicator 10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality 10.4.1 Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers

 Thank you for your attention