Materials
The TUC has produced a range of education materials to raise awareness about international development within the British trade union movement. Covering a broad range of topics, these materials explain why international development is a trade union issue and why trade unionists are in an excellent position to do something about it:
- International Development Digest: a trade union digest of organisations and resources on international development.
- Development Education Fact Files: covering slavery and forced labour, refugees and migrant workers, trade and trade unions, international development and global sports supply chains
- HIV/AIDS Digest: a digest of information and resources on the developmental implications of HIV/AIDS and how trade unions can tackle this scourge.
- International Health and Safety Workbook: this popular workbook helps trade unionists understand how we can “globalise” international health and safety standards.
- Target 2015 – halving World Poverty booklet: a guide for trade unionists on the Millennium Development Goals.
- Economic Partnership Agreements trade talks led by the EU are threatening millions of jobs and livelihoods across Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific countries.
- Going Global: online course on trade union and international development
- Corporate Social Responsibility, Negotiator's Guide published by Prospect.
The most recent documents available on this subject are:
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This course is an engaging introduction to the central role working people play in international development. From export processing zones to ship breaking, it covers practical examples of the problems and opportunities facing workers across the globe.
30 October 2008
Prospect – Corporate Social Responsibility, Negotiator's Guide
The TUC and Prospect agree that employees and union representatives should be enagaged in developing and implementing CSR policies that benefit workers in the developing world. This handy Negotiator's Guide published by Prospect Union, enables union reps to assess their workplace CSR policy, build a business case for doing more, and take action.
24 October 2008
Fair Play? The global sporting goods industry and workers' rights
This new TUC Fact File contains a series of fact sheets and activities to help trade union tutors and activists inform others about the unfair labour practices in the global sporting goods industry and how to tackle them in the lead-up to London 2012
30 July 2008
What GCAP is asking of the G8
Common lobbying positions have been adopted by the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, which the International Trade Union Confederation is a key part of. It should be read alongside the trade union submission to the G8 summit at www.tuac.org/en/public/e-docs/00/00/02/30/document_doc.phtml
PDF version available for download
8 June 2008
Prospect wins funding for Millennium Development Goals project
Prospect has secured funding from the Department for International Development's Development Awareness Fund, to enable its members to introduce measures in their workplaces to help people in the developing world achieve fairness and justice.
16 May 2008
NUT's ICT Skills Programme in Sierra Leone
The NUT is making great strides in setting up its “ICT Skills for Women Teachers Programme” with the Sierra Leone Teachers' Union in Sierra Leone. The pilot programme is funded under the TUC's International Development Learning Fund, itself funded by the Department for International Development.
Jane Messervy, NUT Project Worker, writes on the recent NUT needs analysis trip to Sierra Leone. While Samidha Garg, NUT Principal Officer - Equal Opportunities/Race, outlines the programme's goals and hopes for the future.
2 April 2008
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