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Youth has been told that they are the leaders of tomorrow. However, in the ever changing landscape of this globalizing world, we see that young people are faced with lesser opportunities to be a global player as they encounter greater challenges in their daily life, both in the society and at the workplace.



Globalization has also meant that the world has become smaller. UNI Apro together with NWJ Japan planned a workshop that would include a global prospective on the challenges faced by youth around the world especially in areas of organizing telecommunication industries’ young people into trade unions and making sure that trade unions remains relevant to the workers and society.



Another priority area of the youth is the issue of street children, child labor and children that are not adequately provided for – some are forced to work to earn money to survive in the streets. Part of the workshop’s activity is to learn about children rights, about the concerns of the less fortunate children and what social movement unionism is all about.

Payatas Children in the Feeding programme where the UNI Apro youth raise funds to provide meals for them.

UNI Apro Youth spending the day with the Payatas children - Social Trade Unionism in action. We dare to care!

Participants having fun before starting cooking for the children. Comradeship and ever lasting friendship in the making!

A workshop is titled “Stepping Up@UNI Apro Telecom Youth” which will be held in August 2009 in Manila to provide an opportunity for youth from the telecommunications industries of UNI Apro to come together to build a network of solidarity, learning the developments of youth work in the trade unions in other countries and as the same time give youth a voice to develop a supporting network of youth interested to protect their “rice bowl” and develop a better world through the trade union movement.



This workshop aims to broaden the trade union activists’ knowledge about the trade union movement in the region, build stronger trade unions and assist in setting up trade union movement in areas that are not organized. Being a union member means continues positive personal development in their career, building a social dimension in all the activities strengthening trade unions and self development. In other words – building and creating a just and fair society for all. This workshop will contribute to your skills and ability to do this.



During this workshop, experienced trade union activists will be invited to address the participants while resource people will act as facilitators in assisting the participants by provide some subjects to be discussed with the intention to increase their awareness about the basic concepts of trade union both at the industry levels and international as the of lack knowledge and minimum of experience by young workers in the workplace and trade unions would hinder youth in playing an active role in the union.



By the end of the workshop, it is expected that participants will build up their self-confidence as leaders of trade unions, strengthens the trade union movement and promote international solidarity.



The Programs of the workshop is as follows:

-Learn about UNI Apro and its affiliates.

-Developed basic knowledge of international trade unionism by discussion on the work of trade unions both in the

national and industry level.

-Exchanged ideas and experiences and discuss the topic of youth as organizers, recruiter and activists for trade unions.

-Build communication network among Youth Committee with participating trade unions.

-Encouraged building of self-confidence among young workers by developing their communication and leadership skills.

-Create the awareness on the issue of children rights especially on child labor issues.

-Build strategies to combat the negative effects of globalization on youth.

-Practical management and organizing skills.

-Build RESPECT for trade union members/workers.



UNI Apro is proud to conduct this workshop with NWJ Japan.