Trade Union Focus on Development


Issue no. 33, January/February 2013				View it in your browser Français Español
Focus Trade Union meeting ahead of the 3rd meeting of the High Level Panel on Post 2015 Development, 28-30 January, Monrovia, Liberia Civil Society Organizations met from 28-30 January in Monrovia, Liberia ahead of the 3rd meeting of the High Level Panel on Post-2015 Development (HLP). The ITUC was part of a small trade union delegation, which included representatives from the East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC), the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and Education International (EI). Read more >>>
Policies First meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation The Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (post Busan process) met for the first time in London on December 5-6 2012. Read more >>> Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade held January 16-17 at the OECD Center The event itself was comprised of trade ministers, senior civil servants, academics, think tanks and a few members of civil society and was for the most part an echo chamber to discuss the success of aid for trade. Read more >>> News from the network TUDCN General Meeting Paris 14-15 November 2012 - Report Over 40 representatives of trade unions and solidarity support organisations gathered on the 14th and 15th of November 2012 in Paris to discuss the future of the Trade Union Development Cooperation Network, which is entering its third phase with new funding from the European Commission foreseen to start next year which will enable the network not only to continue, but expand the scope of its work. The participants reflected on the results of the network’s activities over the last years and discussed the plans for engagement and possible structural adjustments. Read more >>> CUT creates Institute of Cooperation CUT officially launched the Institute of Cooperation on December. The Institute’s objectives, based on resolutions from the last CUT National Congress and guidelines from CUT’s Strategic Planning unit and Department of International Relations, include the promotion and coordination of projects in partnership with trade union bodies from other countries, in particular from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. Read more >>> CGTM-Mauritania is developing its strategic plan During its last meeting held on Wednesday 9 January 2013, the Executive Committee of the General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers (CGTM) appointed three of its members, namely, BA Aly Moctar Head of the “Education and training” department; NIANG Mamoudou, Head of “External Relations, Cooperation and Migration” and Mohamed Lehbib CHERIF Head of the “Social Affairs” department to draft a strategic planning document which will be the subject of in-depth discussions during a validation workshop on the 17, 18 and 19 of January bringing together members from the CGTM national office from Nouakchott and the neighbouring regions. Read more >>> Sri Lanka: a worker center offers a model for aiding migrant workers The Migrant Services Center, a Solidarity Center partner, is assisting migrant workers and their families in Sri Lanka while championing structural change through the legislative and governmental processes. Read more >>> Seminar “The European future of development cooperation (2014-2020) - the European Parliament decides” The Seminar took place in Aranjuez on the 2 and 3 December 2012. Its objective was to hold discussions on the new Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) within the framework of the Union’s Cooperation policy. Read more >>> The Conferences on development in France The Conferences on development and international solidarity stem from a commitment made by the President of the Republic during the presidential electoral campaign. Their objective is a wide-ranging debate on French development policy. Read more >>> News from the platforms All you want to know about the post-2015 development agenda In 2015 Millennium Development Goals will expire. UN has launched a process of elaborating the post-2015 development framework that will replace the MDGs. The new framework is likely to be a new set of development goals, but their focus, scope and accountability mechanisms are still to be defined. UN, as well as some of the governments and CSO platforms will organise wide range of consultations that will feed in various ways into the official process, leading to the UN MDG Summit in September 2013. Read more >>> Contact us! International Trade Union Confederation, TUDCN Bvd du Roi Albert II 5, B1 1210 Brussels, Belgium [email protected] www.ituc-csi.org About us The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) is an initiative of the International Trade Union Confederation that brings together affiliated trade union organisations, solidarity support organisations, regional ITUC organisations and the Global Union Federations. Supported by This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the ITUC and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.
				In this Issue Focus - Trade Union meeting ahead of the 3rd meeting of the High Level Panel on Post 2015 Development, 28-30 January, Monrovia, Liberia Policies - First meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation - Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade held January 16-17 at the OECD Center News from the network - TUDCN General Meeting Paris 14-15 November 2012 - Report - CUT creates Institute of Cooperation - CGTM-Mauritania is developing its strategic plan - Sri Lanka: a worker center offers a model for aiding migrant workers - Seminar “The European future of development cooperation (2014-2020) - the European Parliament decides” - The Conferences on development in France News from the platforms - All you want to know about the post-2015 development agenda

				Upcoming events Inequalities Consultation High-level Leadership meeting 19/20 February, Copenhagen, Denmark Post-2015 High Level Panel Meeting “Global Partnerships” 25/27 March, Bali, Indonesia OECD Global Forum on Development 4/5 April, Paris, France Nordic Dutch SSO GUF ITUC meeting 15/17 April, Slangerup, Denmark TUDCN General Meeting 17/19 April, Slangerup, Denmark UNCTAD Public Symposium. The economic dimension of the post-2015 development agenda : in search of a new approach 24/25 June, Geneva, Switzerland
				Publications A Feminist Perspective On The Busan 4th High Level Forum On Aid Effectiveness And Its Outcomes AWID Read more >>> Investing in the Business of Development: Bilateral Donor Approaches to Engaging the Private Sector Shannon Kindornay (North-South Institute) / Fraser Reilly-King ( Canadian Council for International Co-operation) Read more >>> How do we help? The free market in development Aid Patrick Develtere Read more >>> IFC jobs study - Assessing private sector contributions to job creation and poverty reduction IFC Read more >>> The Architecture of Development Assistance OECD Read more >>> Commission Document on Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) in Europe European Commission Read more >>>

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