IndustriALL Asia Pacific unites for workers' trade rights

13 Nov '23

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IndustriALL Global Union Asia Pacific affiliates strategised on defending workers' rights in free trade agreements at a recent meeting.
They reaffirmed their commitment to a 2018 Action Plan promoting trade that benefits people.
IndustriALL proposed creating a platform for better coordination and information sharing among regional affiliates.

IndustriALL Global Union Asia Pacific affiliates strategised actions to defend workers’ rights in free trade agreements, in a regional meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, 2023. Trade union leaders reaffirmed their commitment regarding the Action Plan which focuses on moving towards trade for the benefit of the people, which was adopted in the executive committee meeting in Mexico in 2018.

During exchange sessions, participants discussed the latest developments of the regional and bilateral trade agreements, which will affect IndustriALL affiliates. Good practices of safeguarding workers’ rights were identified. For example, forming alliances with other trade unions, peasant and civil society organisations, continuous campaigning and building public pressure, mobilising support of trade unions in other countries, leveraging the forum of international bodies, IndustriALL Global Union said in a press release.

The Asia Pacific affiliates are proposing the creation of a regional and global platform on trade and industrial policy to strengthen coordination and information exchange among affiliates and regional offices.

Thirty participants from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan joined the meeting in person and via Zoom.

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