THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions TITLE: Trade Unions in the Balance LANGUAGE: English WHO IS THIS FOR? This publication is aimed at worker educators, researchers and trade union leaders. Trade unions have enormous challenges ahead of them. It is hard to be a unionist today. Violations of trade union rights are widespread. Technological and economic changes affect the nature and type of jobs and with that the potential of organising and representing workers both in the north and in the global south. This is set against important changes in the economy and labour market. This working paper suggests four daring but equally realistic future scenarios for trade unions: marginalisation, dualisation, replacement and revitalisation. The future will tell which of these scenarios will become reality. Download here Click here to download and read

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions TITLE: Félagsmálaskóli alþýðu – The Shopsteward’s Handbook PUBLISHED BY: FMA, Iceland LANGUAGE: Icelandic WHO IS THIS FOR? This handbook will be useful for those working within trade unions in Iceland. It discusses the roles, rights and responsibilities of shopstewards, who must ensure that wage agreements are held by the employer and that the social and civil rights of employees are not compromised. Download here Félagsmálaskóli alþýðu – The Shopsteward’s Handbook

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions TITLE: Organising Manual LANGUAGE: English / French / German / Spanish / Portuguese / Turkish WHO IS THIS FOR? The ITF organising manual is for trade union educators and activists who want to develop and strengthen their organising skills. The manual contains real organising examples of ITF unions. Educators will find these materials useful if they want to engage workers in resolving a work-place problem, prepare for difficult negotiations, strengthen the union presence in works councils, or plan for a strike. These organising materials are meant to be used any time one wants to increase the involvement of workers, whether working to win union recognition for the very first time or to increase member participation in a unionised workplace. Download here ENGLISH  Manual.pdf  /  العربية  .pdf  / FRENCH Manual.pdf / GERMAN Manual.pdf /  PORTUGUÊS Manual.pdf / SPANISH Manual.pdf / TURKISH Manual.pdf

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions TITLE: Situacion del Trabajo Decente en el Peru 2016 PUBLISHED BY: PLADES, 2017 LANGUAGE: Spanish WHO IS THIS FOR? Labour NGOs, trade union educators, trade union members and activists in the labour movement. This publication focuses on decent work in Peru. It includes sections on employment opportunities, remuneration, social security, freedom of association and collective bargaining. Download here Situacion del Trabajo Decente en el Peru 2016