Building an Inclusive Future through Social Dialogue, Tripartism, and Collective Bargaining

23 November - 18 December 2020 The online course looked at how trade union representation and participation in policy and decision-making processed can be increased and strengthened, and more importantly, to improve the capacity of trade unions to participate fully and effectively in building an inclusive future post-crisis. It aimed to equip trade unions with knowledge, skills, and the necessary tools to participate and represent their members, including vulnerable workers in the development of national employment policies for an inclusive and job-rich recovery towards building an inclusive and human-centred future post the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it aimed to strengthen the role of unions in social dialogue as a governance tool and “important safeguard against eroding labour rights and working conditions, and against further undermining what is now a fragile social context in many countries.” (WCMS_759072/lang--en/index.htm) OBJECTIVES At the end of the training, participants were expected to be able to: a) explain the ILO normative framework, principles and benefits of sound social dialogue, tripartism, and collective bargaining, and the role of trade unions in addressing the COVID-19 crisis and recovery efforts; b) analyse gaps, weaknesses, and decent work deficits in the current circumstances and propose actions for better representation and workers’ participation; c) at the enterprise level, describe, share good practices, and promote collective bargaining and bilateral negotiations to achieve better working conditions, protect jobs, decent wages, social protection and relief benefits, and safe return to work practices, among others; d) make use of social dialogue in influencing policies and programmes of various development partners such as the UN agencies, international financial institutions, and multilateral development banks; and e) explore and strengthen trade union networks and communities of practice for knowledge sharing, cooperation and collaboration in promoting inclusive and jobs-rich labour and employment policies. CONTENT The course covered six learning modules and two (2) self-guided learning modules: Module 1. Getting ready for e-learning Module 2. Social Dialogue and Workers’ Rights in the Context of the COVID--19 Module 3. Towards a Jobs-Led Recovery through Social Dialogue Module 4: Representation and Inclusion of Vulnerable Workers Module 5. Trade Union Participation in the SGDs Processes and with Multilateral Institutions Module 6. Application of learning Self-guided learning courses: (1.) Introduction to International Labour Standards, and (2.) Introduction to Social Dialogue and Tripartism ACHIEVEMENT o Completed some 35 hours of online learning, 35 tasks, pre-course survey, and final course evaluation o Posted an averaged of 12 reflection essays based on think questions in each learning module o Participated in six (6) 90-minutes live teach-ins and webinars, and interacted with experts and specialists o Undertook two (2) self-guided online courses, i.e. Introduction to ILS and Social Dialogue o Passed the 10-point knowledge acquisition assessment (KAA) test o Submitted an ‘application of learning’ (post-training priority actions) through a ‘mind map’ visual presentation