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TUDCN-FES New York seminar on Post-215 and Financing for Development, 11-13 May 2015
 

TUDCN organised together with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung New York Office an advocacy seminar on the Post-2015 Framework and on Financing for Development.

The seminar included keynote interventions by UN officials, Ambassadors and representatives from the civil society. It was attended by trade union representatives from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.

Find the seminar's key messages here.
Find the seminar's report, photos and videos here.


List of contents


Policies and advocacy
 
Upcoming events

Useful links


TUDCN curates the social media accounts of the European Year for Development 2015


In the framework of the European Year for Development 2015 (EYD2015), civil society organisations are invited to curate the EYD2015 Facebook and Twitter account. TUDCN did so during 8-14 June. This gave visibility to EYD2015's June theme, decent work, and to the role of Trade Unions as actors of development cooperation.

You can find a Storify of TUDCN's curation here.
Policies and advocacy
 
EU Member States emphasise decent work and social dialogue in their position on Post-2015

TUDCN welcomes the emphasis given to decent work as a driver of sustainable development, as mentioned in the Council conclusions on a New Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015, approved by EU Member States on 26 May 2015.

Read the Council conclusions here.
Read TUDCN's reaction here.

On 19 May the European Parliament approved a non-legislative resolution on Financing for Development. More information here.
TUDCN at the European Development Days 2015
 


The ILO Office for the European Union and the Benelux Countries and the TUDCN organised a Lab debate in the framework of the #EDD15, on the theme of "Decent work as a driver for development through social dialogue".

Read here the key messages of this session
See here the photos of the session



Paola Simonetti, TUDCN Coordinator, participated in the brainstorming lab "Multi-stakeholder partnerships for inclusive development and the post-2015 agenda", organised by the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness.

Read the more about this session in the website of the CSO Partnership
See the photos of this session here

Wellington Chibebe, ITUC Deputy General Secretary, also spoke at the debate lab "Transformed economies, better jobs, shared wealth. Can we do it?", organised by the DG Development and Cooperation, European Commission.

News from the TUDCN network


OECD Week: TUAC priorities
 
The OECD week took place in Paris on June 2-4, 2015. The OECD Forum was followed by the Ministerial Council Meeting, under the premise to "unlock growth and investment" for "people’s future". Ahead of the meetings and its own plenary session, the TUAC released its priorities for the Ministerial as well as a policy checklist towards reducing inequality. Various trade union speakers featured in public sessions of the Forum and in discussions at the Ministerial itself to bring these messages to OECD decision makers.

Read the TUAC two-pager here.

Read also the new TUAC Background Paper "The role of collective bargaining as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce income inequality".





FfD3 seminar in Belgium: Addis Ababa, what’s at stake?



The Belgium Federal Council for Sustainable Development (FRDO-CFDD) organised a seminar on Finance for Development on 11 June 2015, in preparation for the Addis Ababa Conference on 13-16 July 2015. The Belgium Trade Unions CGSLB, CSC and FGTB invited Matt Simonds from the TUDCN-ITUC to give a trade union viewpoint on this important theme.

Read more
See Matt Simonds' presentation here
TUC aid initiatives on empowerment of women

By Bandula Kothalawala (TUC, UK)

In line with the priorities set out by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the TUC is giving priority to empowerment of women and promotion of gender equality in its development interventions, notably, in Bangladesh, Nicaragua and Tunisia. The projects concerned have been funded out of TUC Aid’s own resources and are due to be completed in 2015-16.

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Rwanda: Social dialogue paves the way for agreements for hundreds of thousands of workers


 
By Lene Frøslev and Jacob Rosdahl, LO/FTF Council (Denmark)

Trade unions in Rwanda are expecting a breakthrough for organization of the labour market. Training of shop stewards in negotiations and social dialogue supported by Danish LO/FTF Council and with funding from the EU proves highly effective.

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Belgian trade unions and NGOs campaigning for “social protection for all”


 
There are five billion people without full social protection. Most of them live in Africa, Asia or Latin America. Any incident in the lives of these people may carry very serious and often insurmountable consequences. “Social protection for all!” is the call launched by members of the joint Belgian campaign being waged by NGOs such as Solidarité Mondiale, FOS, Solidarité Socialiste and CNCD/11.11.11, the three Belgian trade union centres ACV-CSC, ABVV-FGTB, ACLVB- CGSLB, the mutual funds Mutualité Chrétienne and Mutualité Socialiste, and other partners.

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News from the development community


International Movement ATD Fourth World Position Paper on FfD

The International Movement ATD Fourth World released its Position Paper "Taking seriously the commitment to "leave no one behind" in the Conference on Financing for Development".

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June Newsletter of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation


In this month’s edition: Inclusive partnerships at local level – the example of Dutch municipalities; Increasing efforts in New Deal implementation; Latest news on New York discussions on Financing for Development; Save the date: 8th Steering Committee in Mexico; First meeting of the Monitoring Advisory Group

Read more

Upcoming events


3rd Financing for Development Conference, Addis Ababa
Date  13-16/07/2015

UN Post-2015 Summit, New York
Date  25-27/09/2015

TUDCN Open Coordination Meeting, Brussels
Date  28-30/09/2015 (TBC)

Useful links


Trade Union Development Cooperation Network
International Trade Union Confederation
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
International Labour Organisation
ILO's Bureau of Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Social Watch
Post2015.org
Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, European Commission
European Parliament Committee on Development
Business and Human Rights
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