Movement for decent work

Our page wasn't particularly active in recent time, but we have an excuse for that :) We were preparing the international meeting with youth workers from Italy, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia on the issues of precarity and precarious work in our countries! The meeting started this Monday in the small Slovenian town Strunjan and we have already had the fruitful discussion on youth precarity, national labour legislation and problems of the precarious workers. Today we are discussing how can we fight precarity together and how can our organizations cooperate on this issue.

A classic one.

https://www.facebook.com/jacobinmag/posts/2073915495968474

When Workers Fight Back Workers resist exploitation, even in the worst circumstances. Historian Annelise Orleck spoke with 140 of them, from garment workers in Cambodia to Walmart workers in the US.

Trade unions explained. Check the whole interview with Bernie Sanders here:

Bernie Sanders Explains Unions to Young People Before Bernie Sanders appeared at the Iowa Brown and Black Forum he sat down with Fusion correspondent Nando Villa to explain what a union is and why they ar...

Discussing some of the phenomena in labour market and economics. Check the Noam Chomsky' speech on austerity:

Noam Chomsky on Austerity Chomsky on austerity.

Strikers in West Virginia send a message of solidarity to the university lecturers on strike in the UK.

Spring is here to come! We wish you all to have super productive March! This month Movement for Decent Work and Welfare Society will host two big events: 4-days international meeting "United against youth precarity" in Strunjan and the public roundtable with experts and representative of the NGOs and trade unions "Decent Work". Wish us luck! :)

Universities are on the strike in the UK. Check the whole article:

University lecturers begin strike action over pensions University and College Union claims good turnout on picket lines despite freezing weather

February news from Movement!

1. On Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7 PM we are organizing a roundtable discussion on self-employed and sick pay in bar Pritličje in Ljubljana. An important topic for precarious workers, therefore we kindly invite you to join us!

2. Newly employed youth worker at the Movement. Borut Brezar has recently been employed as a youth worker at the Movement for Decent Work and Social Society. His tasks will include the organization of trainings on precarious work, writing academic articles for our website, creating video content, and day-to-day consulting to precarious workers. He is available on workdays from 12 PM to 4 PM. By prior arrangement, he is available for consultation before or after working hours. Personal counselling, counselling via email or Skype is possible as well. Borut may be contacted at [email protected].

3. On February 21 Movement and Higher Education Union organized the public discussion on the Climate Jobs in Slovenia. The main speaker at the meeting was Jonathan Neale of the British initiative One Million Climate Jobs, who took part in the initiatives in South Africa, Portugal and Norway.

4. Our blog: The (non) quality of working life of precarious workers by Katja Gartnar.
"Today, it seems that work has become one of our most important values. The Protestant redefinition of doing something that needs to be minimized as far as possible to its idealization has led us to shame unemployment. If we are unemployed for a longer period of time, we can quickly become stigmatized in society and labelled as "shirkers" or "slackers". This has led us to be willing to accept work under any circumstance, even if these circumstances are exploitative. It can be said that most individuals decide for precarious work because they simply do not find another way out due to lack of choice; they are forced to accept such a form of employment in order to survive and integrate into the labor market". Read more on our website: http://socialna-druzba.si/

People are striking against wage cuts all around the world. This week it's UN's Geneva staff's turn. The strike will be organized during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council:

UN’s Geneva staff planning a strike over pay cuts Employees of the United Nations in Geneva are planning a half-day strike on Tuesday to protest against wage cuts. The work stoppage would take ...

Three indicators of precarity in campus roles are temporary workers, multiple job holders, and unpaid work. Around 53 per cent of Canada's post-secondary employees now experience at least one of those indicators. Read more:

Ontario campuses see increase in precarious jobs, study shows | Toronto Star Job insecurity “on the rise, though not equally and not for everyone,” according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.