The National Confederation of Chemists (NCC)- Brazil

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The National Confederation of Chemists (NCC)-
Brazil

• Trade Union Training on Organizing in an Era of
  Globalization
• October 2005
• Turin, Italy

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National Confederation of ChemistsData of the
Chemist Sector

• Total Number of Workers
• 1,046,509 (30 composed of women)
• Age Range
• 19 to 24 21
• 25 to 49 66
• 50 8.9
• Data from 2003

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National Confederation of ChemistsData of the
Chemist Sector

• The Confederation is composed of 73 affiliated
  trade unions in all Brazil.
• 2 National Structures
• The Single Federation of Oil Workers (SFOW)
• The National Trade Union of Paper (NTUP)

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National Confederation of ChemistsRepresentation

• Workers of the following sectors oil, natural
  gas, alcohol, petrochemicals chemicals,
  pharmaceuticals, plastics, glass, paper,
  cellulose, glue, inks, and tires.

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International Projects

• 1. Secretary for CUT International Relationships
• CUT Multi (FNV Dutch)

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The Project CUT- Multi

• Companies involved in this project
• Bayer
• Basf
• Akzo Nobel
• Unilever
• Novartis

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The ICEM Project

• Basf- (German capital company) This project
  involves 5 units and 3 trade unions. This project
  is formed by 3 networks Europe, Asia, and the
  Latin America. The Latin American network is
  composed of Peru, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
• Bayer- (German capital company) This project
  involves 5 trade unions.
• Novartis- (Swiss capital company) This project
  involves 3 trade unions. The present phase
  includes the establishment of a National
  Committee.

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The ICEM Project

• Petrobas- (Brazilian capital company) The present
  phase includes the establishment of a Latin
  American Committee.
• International Paper- (American capital company)
• Verasel- (Swiss company) It is in the
  construction phase.
• Rede Klabim- (Brazilian capital company) This
  project involves the trade unions with focus on
  companies and their principles

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Social Observatory

• The Social Observatory is an organization that
  analyzes and investigates the behavior of
  multinational corporations (MNCs) and public
  companies with regards to the fundamental rights
  of workers.
• These rights are guaranteed, principally, by ILO
  Conventions, some of which consist of freedom of
  association, collective bargaining, child labor,
  forced labor, gender and racial discrimination,
  environment, and occupational health, safety, and
  security.

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The Structure and Function of Rede Bayer-
Priorities of Actual Worker Groups

• Restructured production
• Commissions of factories
• Responsibilities and earnings
• Working hours
• Health plan
• Social security for the unemployed and the
  environment
• PLR
• Equal opportunities
• Code of conduct for outsourcing

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Petrobrás

• The state-owned company was created in 1952.
• Financial results in 2004- US 6,022,1
• Total number of workers- 40 Million
• Total number of subcontractors- 140 Million
• Petrobrás operates in 15 countries.
• Divisions abroad in Angola, Argentina, Bolivia,
  Colombia, United States, and Nigeria

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Principles

• State intervention in the training of the oil
  sector
• Reversal of privatization and flexibility
  processes and
• Creation of a sector-specific strategy to
  guarantee social welfare.

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Proposals- 1st International Seminar of Petrobrás
Workers, June 2004

• Establish of a tripartite forum
• Promote coordination between state-owned
  enterprises and the oil sector in Latin America
  and the Caribbean
• Define of a new configuration for this specific
  sector
• Resolve environmental problems
• Improve salaries, conditions at work, health and
  security
• Improve the levels of employment and income along
  the production line.

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Proposals

• Support to research and development
• Intervene in outsourcing and subcontracting
  processes and incorporation of workers
• Reduce in weekly working hours
• Oppose anti-union practices and
• Create networks of workers with the objective of
  coordinating more trade unions in the region.