Re-inventing a Labor and Union Strategy in the Globalization
Neoliberal globalization is contested. People look for alternatives. But organizations and strategies rooted in the traditional labour movement appear deeply challenged. What do we need to break the deadlock of this crisis? What kind of labor unionism is necessary? Labour activists from different experiences of Europe and World (USA, Brazil, South Africa) debate strategies and innovations
| When |
Sep 19, 2008 from 14:00 to 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Where | Rosengårds sporthall |
| What | Seminar |
| Theme | Building labour strategies for decent work and dignity for all - against precarity and exploitation |
| Aim | Developing strategies, visions and alternatives, Analysing present social issues, Cross-movement dialogue/debate ('confrontative dialogue'), Testimonies of struggles |
| Languages | Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Türkçe, |
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Organisations collaborating on this activity
- Labour and Globalization,
- Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions, Turkey
- ver.di Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- CUT, Brazil
- CGIL, Italy
- IG Metall, Germany
- Observatorio Social, Brazil
- Transform! Italia, Italy
- Lavoro in Movimento, Italy
- Fondazione Di Vittorio, Italy
- StreetNet, South Africa
- From Seattle to Brussels Network,
- TNI, Netherlands
- Networked Politics,
- War on Want, United Kingdom
- Euromayday,
- Solidaire, France
- Transform! Europe,
- Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice, United Kingdom
- Global Labour Strategies, United States
- Via Campesina,
- Institute of Collective Action, Russian Federation
Participants
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Kjeld Jakobsen,
Brazil [Observatorio social ] -
Hans-Juergen Urban,
Germany [IG Metall ] -
Pat Horn,
South Africa [StreetNet ] -
Tim Costello,
United States [Global Labour Strategies ] -
Andreas Bieler,
United Kingdom [Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice ] -
Werner Sauerborn,
Germany [ver.di Baden-Wuerttemberg ] -
Sevgi Goyce,
Turkey [Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions ] -
Valery Alzaga,
Mexico [Euromayday/Janitors for Justice ] -
Carlo Ghezzi,
Italy [Fondazione Di Vittorio / CGIL ] -
Peter Waterman,
Netherlands -
Gustavo Codas,
Brazil [CUT ] -
Annick Coupé,
France [Solidaire ] -
Sandro Morelli,
Italy [Quale Stato / FP CGIL ] -
Ingemar Lindberg,
Sweden [Agora ] -
Karine Clement,
Russian Federation [Institute for Collective action ]
