Trade unions at the Steering Committee meeting of the GPEDC

Wellington Chibebe, ITUC Deputy General Secretary, attended the 10th Steering Committee meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), in New York on 14-15 July 2016. The meeting discussed preparations for the upcoming High-Level meeting (HLM2), that will take place in Nairobi on 29 November-1 December 2016.

The meeting included the release and brief discussion of the first draft of the HLM2 outcome document. Trade unions sent their input to this document’s zero draft in May 2016. Some improvements are visible, such as references to human rights and decent work. However, it remains a rather weak document, particularly on the role and accountability of private sector. This and other issues will be among the trade unions advocacy priorities in the run-up to the HLM2. TUDCN members can send their comments to the first draft to [email protected] and [email protected], by 1 September 2016.

More information and documents from the Steering Committee meeting available here.