Annual stories 2021

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10 years on from ILO Domestic Workers Convention

The year 2021 marked the tenth anniversary of the ILO Domestic Workers’ Convention. 15 years ago, Mondiaal FNV organised the first international domestic workers’ conference. We were at the forefront of the fight by domestic workers to get this ILO convention adopted.

Successful protests against restrictive legislation

Both in Indonesia and in India, trade unions join forces to protest strongly against contentious legislation. In Indonesia, the Omnibus Law, which stood in the way of fair labour conditions and environmental protection, was successfully challenged. In India, three agricultural laws that would have had a highly negative impact on farmers were blocked. Our partner, the agricultural workers’ union APVVU, supported the farmers’ protests.

Child labour in Bangladesh is tackled

In the fight against child labour the Bangladesh Labour Foundation, our partner in Bangladesh, has managed to get the notorious ‘sweatshop neighbourhood’ Keraniganj in the Bengalese capital of Dhaka identified as a priority zone for the eradication of child labour. In this neighbourhood, many children are at work in the garment industry. The fact that the government has included this neighbourhood in a national plan to fight child labour is extremely good news.

Just Transition

We are working with partners on a just energy transition. But what actually do we mean by a just transition? And why is it so important for trade unions to get involved? Together with Union to Union in Sweden, we have made two very explicit animated films, answering these questions for trade unions all over the world.

Financial sustainability

Mondiaal FNV supports trade unions in becoming more financially sustainable. Trade union TUICO in Tanzania has successfully automated its entire bookkeeping system. The result has been greater service & satisfied members and contributes to the financial sustainability of the union. TUICO now serves as an example for other unions.

Prize-winning Chris de Bode’s photo series ‘Made by Me’

Mondiaal FNV entered into a collaboration with Hilversum Museum for the benefit of FNV members. The museum exhibited part of the photo series by photographer Chris de Bode on garment workers in Myanmar. The photo series ‘Made by me’, commissioned by Mondiaal FNV, won De Bode 1^st prize in the ‘Zilveren camera’ international documentary series.

Ethical clothing in the spotlight

From within our partnership STITCH, we campaigned on social media for ethical clothing, via a t-shirt campaign for Decent Work Day (8 October) and for the elimination of violence against women during the 16 days of the activism campaign.

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