The Impact of globalisation on trade unions

1
The Impact of globalisation on trade unions

• WEST AFRICA
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone

2
Major Elements

• Loss of membership
• Weak bargaining power
• Casualisation
• Sub contracting and out-sourcing
• Weak finances
• Lack of knowledge of trade unions on the complex
  issues of globalisation

3
Trade union agenda

• Organisation of workers in the informal sector
• Developing modern techniques (training and
  re-training)
• Investment by trade unions in viable ventures
  and job creation
• Reviewing of labour legislations to meet with
  current demands of globalisation
• Mergers of trade unions

4
International

• Bi-lateral relations with sub-regional and
  regional trade unions
• Mergers of continental trade unions (ICFTU-AFRO
  OATUU)
• Formation of sub- regional trade union centre
  with functional secretariat