Draft programme for APRECON 2016
9 OCTOBER 2016
08h30 AP Youth Event “Organising Young Workers: New Generation of Trade Unionism”
10h30 Coffee/Tea Break
12h30 Lunch
14h00 AP Women Workshop – “QPS for Equality”
15h30 Coffee/Tea Break
17h30 Assembling for Equity March
18h30 Equity March led by Local JC Women Committee and APWOC and participated by the APRECON delegates at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) station
10 OCTOBER 2016
08h00 APRECON – Registration commencement
09h00 Local Government Municipal and Utilities Network Meeting
10h30 Coffee/Tea Break
11h00 Health Network Meeting
12h30 Lunch
14h00 Subregional Caucus
16h00 APREC Meeting (Members only)
18h30 PSI Welcome Dinner
11 OCTOBER 2016
09h00 - 10h00 APRECON Opening Session
- Ceremonial Welcome, Speeches, Solidarity Greetings
10h00 -10h15 Procedural matters - Standing Orders Committee, Credential Committee reports
10h15 Session 1: Setting the tone for APRECON – Motivating experiences from Japanese PSI affiliates
11h15 Coffee/Tea Break
11h30 Session 2: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – Public Services Perspective
- Disasters in the AP Region and its impacts on community
- Role of Public Services Workers in keeping the community safe
12h30 LUNCH
14h00 Session 3: Financing the development and public services, the current trends and opportunities
- Presentation of the issue followed by panel discussions and interactions
15h30 Coffee/Tea break
16h00 Session 4: Alternatives to Privatization, sharing of experiences and challenging the PPPs
- Overview of the scenario in the regionally/globally
- Panel discussion on remunicipalisation
17h30 - 18h30 Session 5: Presentation and Discussions
- 2016-2021 priorities and plan for the region
19h00 Solidarity dinner hosted by PSI Japan Council (PSI JC)
12 OCTOBER 2016
09h00 Session 6: Trade Union Rights’ continuing challenges to the public services and union responses
- Country experiences in dealing with the TUR issues - sharing the struggles and practices
- Consolidating solidarity and way forward strategies
- Interactions
10h30 Coffee/Tea break
11h00 Session 7: Organizing Strategies in Health Care Services in the region
- Precarious work in the health services
- Private health sector organizing
- Interactions
12h30 Lunch
14h00 Session 8: Directions for organizing and growth in the AP region
- Crucial strategies and targets identified for the region
- Leadership roles and responsibilities of AP structure
- How projects in the region can be re-oriented
- Discussions and use of regional solidarity fund
15h30 Coffee/tea Break
16h00 Session 9: Closing
- Adoptions of resolutions and statements
- Felicitation and vote of thanks
Full draft programme in English (pdf)
Full draft programme in Japanese (pdf)