7th Local & Regional Government Global Workers' Network (Session #1 (2))
- 11 Apr - 11 Apr
- Geneva, Switzerland
16:00 - 19:30 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 Americas & Caribbean / Anglophone & Francophone Africa and Europe and will take place on:
Thursday 11 April 2024 - | 16:00 - 19:30 CET (Find your local time here)
Languages: ENGLISH - FRENCH - SPANISH
* 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.
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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) Paris
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16:00 - 16:20 | Opening & Agenda (20’) ● Daniel Bertossa, General Secretary, PSI + Q&A |
16:20 – 17:05 | Part §1. LRG Workplan & Activities 2024 (50’) 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. ● Steve Joseph, President, Dominica Public Service Union ● Daria Cibrario, LRG Officer, PSI
1. Calendar of Activities & Events - Report so far + PSI Congress 2024 + Q&A (10’) Calendar of activities 2024
2. Remunicipalisation – New PSI-EPSU Remunicipalisation E-toolkit in 16 languages for PSI affiliates “Taking services back home” + Q&A (10’) ● Rebeca Cespedes, ANEP, COSTA Rica 3. Remunicipalisation & Democracy discussion at EPSU Congress (5’) ● Jan Winde, FNV Overheid, PSI
4. Building dialogue with LRG Employers – UCLG – UCLG Africa + Q&A (15’) ● Matthieu Fayolle, CFDT Interco, EPSU LRG Standing Committee VP ● Sandra Van Niekerk, LRG Africa Coordinator, PSI |
17:05 - 17:55 | Part §2. LRG Workplan & Activities 2023 (continued) (50’) 5. Trade Union Rights in the LRG Sector – Current PoP action in support of CUPE Local 1490 on the Black River Matheson Dispute – Article – Petition website (10’) ● Alexandra Pinosa, Ontario Research Officer, CUPE (video update)
6. Publication of the ILO Working paper 109: “Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries” + Q&A (15’) ● Carlos Carrión-Crespo, ILO
7. 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 + Q&A (15’)
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 (15’) |
17:55- 18:15 | Break (15’)
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18:15 - 19:00 | Part §3. LRG Updates & Actions from the Regions (45’) 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 Francophone Africa & Europe o Anglophone Africa & Europe o Caribbean Americas |
19:00 19:30 | AOB, Wrap up and Next Steps (30’) |
Related documents
Additional resources, updates and documents for this meeting will be shared in due course.
Agenda EN
PSI LRG Sector calendar 2024 - EN
LRG Sector Activity report since October 2023 – EN I FR I ES (forthcoming)
Trade Union Rights in the LRG Sector – Current PoP action in support of CUPE Local 1490 on the Black River Matheson Dispute – Article – Petition website
ILO Working paper 109: Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries, 18 March 2024
UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiation on a binding Treaty on Plastic Waste Pollution – INC-3 Nairobi, November 2023
WORKERS AND TRADE UNIONS MAJOR GROUP’S JOINT POSITION ON INC (November 2023)
ITUC-PSI-IndustriALL-IUF Explainer on Just Transition in the Plastic Treaty
Submission by the Workers and Trade Unions Major Group represented by Public Services International (PSI) on the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution including the marine environment (INC-3)
PSI Presentation at the INC-3 Side event organised by the ILO
UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiation on a binding Treaty on Plastic Waste Pollution – INC-4 Ottawa, April 2024 – Text of the Draft Treaty under discussion (EN I FR I SP)
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)
New LRG online resources
PSI-EPSU Remunicipalisation E-toolkit in 16 languages for PSI affiliates “Taking services back home”
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 to the toolkitGeneral LRG Background documents and resources
PSI LRG Network Charter (exists in AR, EN, FR, ES, SV, DE, JA, PT, KO, Bangla, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Urdu)
PSI LRG Sector Summary Report 2017-2022 – (exists in AR, EN, FR, ES, SV, DE, JA)
PSI LRG Network Action Plan Full 2022-2028 – approved in April 2022 (exists in AR, EN, FR, ES, SV, DE, JA, PT, KO, Bangla, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Urdu)
PSI LRG Network Action Plan Summary 2022-2028 – approved in April 2022 (exists in AR, EN, FR, ES, SV, DE, JA, PT, KO, Bangla, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Urdu)
Programme of Action - Section 7: Making Sectors Stronger 7.3 Local and Regional Government (LRG) and affiliate Amendment 56 (exists in EN, FR, ES, SV, DE, JA)
Overview of Megatrends affecting Local and Regional Governments, PSI LRGNext2021, Policy Brief#1 (exists in AR, EN, FR, ES, SV, DE, JA)