SATUCC – STREETNET JOINT WORKSHOP
ORGANISING WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
2 – 5 October 2008 to be held at Booysens Hotel, Johannesburg
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Wednesday 1 October:
Participants arrive and check in
Day 1 (Thursday 2 October)
14h00 – 16h00 REGISTRATION
16h00 – 19h00 Opening session – facilitator: Elias Mashasi
OPENING ADDRESS
Lucia Matibenga, President, SATUCC
GUEST SPEAKER
Membathisi Mdladlana (tbc) South African Minister of Labour
Participants introduce themselves and their organisations - incl. brief description of their work in informal economy
19h00 D I N N E R
Day 2 (Friday 3 October) Comparison of organising strategies
7h00 B R E A K F A S T
Facilitator: Mike Chungu
8h30 Pioneers organising workers in the informal economy
SEWA – video presentation
Ghana TUC and all its affiliates – presentation
9h30 DISCUSSION
10h30 B R E A K
11h00 SADC trade unions – presentation of 4 different examples
Tanzania – extension of trade union scope (TUICO)
Mocambique – establishment of informal organisation (direct affiliation) OTM-CS and ASSOTSI
Zambia – independent informal organisation (associate membership) ZCTU and AZIEA
Zimbabwe – establishment of informal organisation (MOU) ZCTU and ZCIEA
12h00 DISCUSSION
13h00 L U N C H
Facilitator: Pat Horn
14h30 GROUP WORK – Activity 2
1. Recruiting strategies
- realising right to organise in practice
- establishing freedom of association in practice
2. New collective bargaining strategies
- for decent work for informal workers
3. Services for informal workers
15h30 B R E A K
16h00 Plenary report-back – Activity 2 contd.
DISCUSSION
19h00 S U P P E R