Evenements

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 OctoberComparison 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