Building Democratic Trade Unions

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Trade Unions in the Balance
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE: A working paper by the ILO which looks at the challenges facing trade unions, and suggest four future scenarios.

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Félagsmálaskóli alþýðu – The Shopsteward’s Handbook
LANGUAGE: Icelandic
WHAT’S INSIDE: A guide to the role of shopstewards, including the social and civil rights of employees

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: A History of Trade Unionism in South Africa
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE: This booklet reflects on the resistance workers posed to racial capitalism in South Africa, and how this spear of the liberation movement proved decisive in the struggle against apartheid.

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: There is an alternative: The public sector
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE: A booklet that focuses on the public sector and municipal workers, using international examples to help South African workers in this area

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Restructuring the SA dairy industry: What impact?
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE: A booklet which takes a look at the changes that have taken place in the dairy sector in South Africa, and what this means for workers, consumers and trade unionA

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Cuarderno de Trabajo /Work journals
LANGUAGE: Spanish
WHAT’S INSIDE: Work guides published by the Instituto de Altos Estudios Sindicales

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Organising Manual
LANGUAGE: English / French / German / Spanish / Portuguese / Turkish
WHAT’S INSIDE: The ITF organising manual is for trade union educators and activists who want to develop and strengthen their organising skills

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: International Labor and Working-Class History (ILWCH): Workers’ Education and the Global Labor Movement
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE? Articles from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America exploring the importance of workers’ education

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Manual Derechos Laborales
LANGUAGE: Spanish
WHAT’S INSIDE? A booklet to help workers understand and analyse their working conditions and identify important aspects of Colombian labour law

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Basic Shopsteward’s Training Manual
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE? A practical guide to aid shop stewards, including issues such as dealing with workers’ problems, disciplinary rules and collective bargaining

THEME: Building Democratic Trade Unions
TITLE: Worker Education: A Guide for Trade Unions
LANGUAGE: English
WHAT’S INSIDE: A guide for trade union educators and other trade unionists involved in education activities, looking at key challenges in the field

Theme: Building Democratic Trade Unions
Title: Situacion del Trabajo Decente en el Peru 2016
Language: Spanish
What’s Inside: A focus on decent work in Peru