ISC - Pilot 2 - Session 1

Session One Worksheet:
Understanding Globalisation

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Aims:

to get to know the other study circles in the project
to develop an understanding of changes in the global economy
to raise awareness of how globalisation has impacted on national economies
to analyse the effects of globalisation on workers and communities

Reports:

Barbados 1 (Ulric Sealy)

Belgique 1 (Sabin Alexandre)

Bulgaria 1 (Julia Simeonova)

Estonia 1 (Tiia Kask)

France 1 (Jean-Dominique Delaveau)

Germany 1 (Juergen Sendler)

Great Britain 1 (Anne McCall)
Great Britain 2 (Les Ford)
Kenya 1 (Monica Musau)
Peru 1 - Lima (Juan Carlos Vargas Marin)
Peru 2 - Chimbote (Rocio Campana)
South Africa 1 (Martin Jansen)
Sweden 1 (Ola Nicklasson)
Sweden 3 (Ake Dahl)

Preparations:

Activities:

	1.	Getting to know the other study circles

[20 minutes]

Read the introductions to the members of the international study circle in other countries.

	2.	Understanding economic changes

[1 hour]

One person should read out aloud the short article "What is globalisation?". Then discuss the following questions:

What changes have you experienced in your workplace, community and society?
How have these changes affected workers and their communities?
What is the cause of these changes?

	3.	Debating TNC investment

[40 minutes]

Divide into pairs. Each pair should make a list of the advantages and problems with investment by transnational corporations for workers. Each pair should then report to the rest of the group.

	4.	Communicating with the other study circles

After your discussion has been completed, one or more participants should volunteer to write a report for the members of the international study circle in other countries. The report must give a clear picture to the other study circles of the changes which you are experiencing in your country and how workers are being affected. Write the report as if you were speaking to workers in other countries about the changes which you are experiencing. What would you like to tell them? The report must also reflect your debate on how workers should respond to investment by transnational corporations. What were the different views in your group? The report should be brought to Session Two and read to the rest of the group for their approval. The report will only be sent to TSL in Finland after Session Two.

	5.	Additional Material for Session One

For more information on issues concerning globalisation, you can read the additional material on:

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