7th Local & Regional Government Global Workers' Network (Session #1 (1))

10 Apr 2024 Geneva, Switzerland 10 Apr - 10 Apr

7th Local & Regional Government Global Workers' Network (Session #1 (1))

  • 10 Apr - 10 Apr
  • Geneva, Switzerland

09:00 - 12:30 CEST

The next PSI Global Workers’ Network (2024 Session 1) will be held in two identical sessions in different time zones to enable maximum participation from all PSI regions. 

Session #1/2024 aims to facilitate affiliate and PSI staff participation from Asia-Pacific / Africa & Europe / Arab Countries and will take place on: 

Wednesday 10 April 2024 - | 9:00 - 12:30 am CET  (Find your local time here)

 Languages: ENGLISH* 

* Languages depend on prospective participation and pre-registrations. Affiliates in good order with their dues can request PSI to consider adding additional languages (including passive only) based on registrations and compatible with budget PSI invites you to participate and contribute to the next Global Local and Regional Government (LRG) Network that will take place in two identical online sessions on different time zones to enable maximum participation from all PSI regions. 

REGISTER HERE 

Meeting Purpose

During the session the PSI Secretariat, affiliates, partners and experts will briefly present the ongoing and forthcoming LRG work, followed by a plenary discussion. All LRG affiliates are invited to input, contribute, engage in the activities, and make proposals for future actions. LRG affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions are invited to highlight the current challenges, union actions and activities currently ongoing in the LRG sector in their communities, countries, regions and subregions.

Agenda

Time (CET)

Geneva

Agenda items

9:00 -

9:20 

Opening & Agenda (20’)

●  Daniel Bertossa, General Secretary, PSI

9:20 -10:05

Part §1. LRG Workplan & Activities 2024  (45’)

The PSI Secretariat, Affiliates & allies will update the Network on the 2024 activities and will brief it on ongoing and forthcoming work in the LRG sector, followed by a plenary discussion. Affiliates and PSI staff are invited to input, contribute, engage in the activities, and make proposals for future initiatives and actions.

●  Daria Cibrario, LRG Officer, PSI

 

1.      Calendar of Activities & Events - Report so far + PSI Congress 2024 + Q&A (10’)

 

2.      Remunicipalisation – New PSI-EPSU Remunicipalisation E-toolkit in 16 languages for PSI affiliates “Taking services back home” + Q&A (15’)

         

3.      Building dialogue with LRG Employers – UCLG Africa – UCLG Strategic Retreat + Q&A (15’)1.       

●  Stuart Geddes, USU/ASU

4.      Trade Union Rights in the LRG Sector – Current PoP action in support of CUPE Local 1490 on the Black River Matheson Dispute – ArticlePetition website

●  Alexandra Pinosa, CUPE (video update)

●  SungHee Oh, KPTU

10:05 - 10:55

Part §2. LRG Updates & Actions from the Regions  (50’)

Affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions are invited to highlight the current challenges, union actions and activities currently ongoing in the LRG sector in their communities, countries, regions and subregions. They are also invited to make proposals for relevant activities & initiatives for 2023. Because of the wide time zone range, affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions can send thoughts and proposals in advance to daria.cibrario@world-psi.org.

o   Asia-Pacific    

●  Megan Wenlock, CPSU – update on 4-week trial

Kannan Raman, PSI A/P – update on the Sanitation and waste workers project

o   Anglophone Africa & Europe

o   Arab Countries

10:55 - 11:15 

Break (20’)

11:15  – 12:00

Part §3. LRG Workplan & Activities 2024 (continued)  (45’)

 

5.      Publication of the ILO Working paper 109: “Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries+ Q&A (15’)

 

6.      Influencing Global Policy –  UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiation on a binding Treaty on Plastic Pollution – INC-3 Nairobi 2023 – Reports and PSI resources and INC-4  Ottawa 2024 – Draft Treaty under discussion + Radiolabour Report on INC-4 with PSI + Q&A (20’)

 

·         ILO Discussion on Biological Hazards at the International Labour Conference –  Background Report (EN I FR  I SP I DE I AR) + Results of the Questionnaire: Report IV(2): "Protection against biological hazards in the working environment" (EN I FR  I SP I DE I  AR) + Q&A (20’)

12:00 –

12:30

AOB, Wrap up and Next Steps (30’)

Related documents

Additional resources, updates and documents for this meeting will be shared in due course. 

New LRG online resources

 

e-learning - taking services back home

This on-demand training course seeks to support the work of trade unions to build deprivatisation strategies and campaigns.

Go the toolkit

General LRG Background documents and resources