ASETUC ACTIVITIES

• Activities in 2009
• Train the Trainers, Jarkata, November 2009
• Activities in 2010
• ASETUC Philippines National Advocacy Seminar 13th March 2010
• Regional Social Dialogue 31st March - 1st April 2010, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
• 2nd ASEAN Human Resource Conference 25th May 2010, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
• ASETUC Indonesia National Advocacy Seminar 5-6 June 2010
• ASETUC Malaysia National Advocacy Seminar 8-9 June 2010

ASETUC is currently deeply involved in three major areas over the last three years:   

·   Trade liberalization under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS);

·   Labour migration and the rights of migrant workers & professionals in particular the ASEAN Framework Instrument on the Promotion and Protection of Migrant Workers and the Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs); and 

·   On ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). 

The following is a summary report of key ASETUC activities, 2007 – 2009 (non exhaustive list):  

ASEAN Events  

Regional Conference on Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis to the Vulnerable Sectors in the Region: Civil Society Voices and ASEAN, July 28-29, 2009, Jakarta

2^nd ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour, 30-31 July 2009, Bangkok

ASETUC Workshop on Economic Integration and its Impact on Trade Unions and Workers, 23-24 October 2009, Bangkok

ASEAN Secretariat Symposium on Methods of Stakeholder Involvement in Regional Organizations, 23-25 Nov 09, Jakarta

ASEAN Civil Society Conferences 

ACSC I             UNI Apro statement to the ACSC I

ACSC II            Participants and Plenary & Workshop Speaker

ACSC III           Organizer at the ACSC III

ACSC IV           Plenary and Workshop Speaker at the ACSC IV

ACSC V            Speaker in Economic Pillar and Statement Drafting

                       Committee                                                              

ASEAN Occupational Health and Safety Network (ASEAN OSHNET) 

8^th and 10^th ASEAN-OSHNET Coordinating Board Meeting, 8-9 April 2009, Siem Reap

ASETUC Conference of OSH for Service Sectors, Empowering Workers to Prevent Workplace Accidents, 26-27 March 2007, Kuala Lumpur

Training Related 

Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop, 18-21 November 2009, Jakarta

Meeting Related 

ASETUC Founding Meeting, 27 March 2007, Kuala Lumpur

1^st ASETUC Board Meeting, 26-27 November 2007

2^nd ASETUC Board Meeting, 29 May 2008, Manila

3^rd ASETUC Board Meeting, 11 February 2009, Puncak

Others 

8^th ASEAN Inter-University Conference, May 2008, Manila

HIGHLIGHTS 

Since its formation in March 2007, the ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC) has made major progress in positioning as a labour partner of the ASEAN and the emergent civil society movement in the region. Some key highlights of ASETUC’s achievements are:   

·   Completed three initiative research studies about  “ASEAN Economic Integration and its Impacts on Workers and Trade Unions” in Construction, Finance and Healthcare Sectors.   

·   Presented the research findings to Member-Trade Unions and ASEAN bodies on 23rd until 24th October in Bangkok (Thailand), where the workshop established tripartite dialogue on ASEAN level among Trade Unions, Employers’ Organizations and ASEAN Senior Labour Officials Meeting (SLOM), which successfully gains the support from ASEAN Secretariat.  

 ·   ASETUC under its component Global Union Federations (GUFs) advocate for the rights of migrant workers and provides services to migrant workers, serving as an organizing centre, resource centre, help centre and advocacy center in various countries of origin and destinations.   

·    Convened a joint conference with ASEAN OSHNET and NIOSH entitled – Empowering Workers to Prevent Workplace Accidents – on 26th March 2007, where concrete and practicable proposals were presented and deliberated. 

·   Trained 16 trade unionists about ASEAN and regional advocacy skills in November 2009.

·   Jointly organized a Regional Sectoral Social Dialogue for Growth, Employment and Sound Industrial Relations in the Services Sector: Sharing experiences from ASEAN and the EU in Ha Noi (Viet Nam) from 31st March - 1st April 2010 with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).