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99th Session of the ILC, 2010
IYCW Bringing Young Domestic workers Demands to the 99th Session of the ILC, 2010
“My name is Rebecca and I am 23 years old. I come from Arequipa, a rural town in Peru. I have been working for almost 10 years as a domestic worker in different places in Lima without any contract. I am a single mother; I have a 7-year old child. I earn a very low salary; it is just enough to cover my personal expenses. It is very difficult to save any money with that salary. I have to work long hours without getting paid for my overtime hours. Over my 10 years’ work I have had very bad experiences, like most domestic workers. I was sexually abused by my employers.”- Peru YCW
The International Young Christian Workers will bring the demands of young domestic workers around the world to the 99th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), 2010.
The ILO will hold its annual conference in Geneva on 2-18 June 2010. The conference is a tripartite meeting gathering representatives of the employers, the governments and the workers. The items placed on the agenda of the conference are of particular importance to the IYCW:
Decent work for domestic workers (standard setting, with a view to the possible adoption of a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation)
Elaboration of an autonomous Recommendation on HIV/AIDS in the world of work (standard setting, second discussion)
A discussion on the strategic objective of employment (first in the cycle of recurrent discussions to follow up on the 2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization)
Review of the follow-up to the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
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The International Week of the Young Workers in Brussels
On April 26, the IYCW organized a debate on the social protection campaign carried out by the movement. Friends of the movement, former YCW members and current activists took part in the debate, including representatives of several social organizations such as migrant workers organizations in Belgium (the Association of Ecuadoreans living in Belgium (ASERB), the Organization for international development), as well as representatives of the European YCW coordination, the Walloon YCW, the Christian Worker Movement (WSM/Social alert), and a Venezuela YCW activist who was participating in an exchange in Belgium with the Walloon YCW and the CSC (Christian trade union).
Among the inputs, we could listen to Bart Verstraeten, coordinator of Social Alert – one of WSM’s Belgian organizations taking action on the issue of social protection. He told us about the concept of social protection and actions carried out by the Belgian Christian Worker Movement and other social organizations such as the European working group for social protection. Bart provided us with valuable information on the actions developed to extend social security to more workers and to include this issue in the political agenda of different bodies and institutions.
He placed the accent on the actors involved in the debate and the actions to ensure social protection, focusing on four main actors: the state, society, private companies, and social movements. The state is one of the major actors as an organizer of the system, its form of financing and mechanisms to improve the living and working conditions of the population.
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International Week of Young Workers
Young Workers Fighting for Social Protection
Young workers across the world are becoming more united in their struggles for just work, says the International Young Christian Workers (IYCW) president, Geethani Peries.
‘Young people are making a difference because they are one in their vision of just work for all,’ asserts Ms Peries. The IYCW campaign for Social Protection for all is continuing to attract support right across the world, in both rich and poor communities, in many diverse religious and human rights groups, and among people of goodwill everywhere.
‘We must build this spirit of solidarity if we are to change the conditions of young workers such as Isabel Alvarez Rivas and the young isolated laborers in the Philippines,’ says Ms Peries. Their stories can touch us all.
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International Week of Young Workers - History
“The YCW opts for the education of young workers. This is the specific and primary task of the YCW if it is to reach the objective of liberation of the mass of people.” - ToE
The IYCW held its international council in 2008 where it defined its campaign for social protection: just work, quality education for life and work, and the establishment of gender equality in social and labor relations for all young workers.
We also defined a series of activities which are included in our international plan of action as entertaining and conscious means to give shape and color to our campaign. These activities include the International Week of the Young Workers which takes place from April 24th to May 1st.
A bit of history
The International Week of the Young Workers celebrated by the IYCW from 24th April to 1st May has its origins in Brazil where it started some 40 years ago. “The Week first took place in 1970 and was institutionalized at the national council which was held the same year.” In other words, the Brazil YCW, though in the middle of a military dictatorship, was carrying out activities to draw attention from the mass of young workers.
Based on this positive experience of the Brazil YCW, the IYCW established the International Week of the Young Workers. And so the National Week of the Young Workers launched in 1970 became an international week in 1985 upon decision of the world council which was held in Madrid, Spain, in 1984.
Ever since, the IYCW has chosen a specific theme every year on young people’s reality and for each theme, it organizes debates and looks for solutions through countless activities.
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International Women's Day Activities
The IYCW celebrated the International Women's Day on 6th March 2010 in Brussels. The IYCW International Secretariat, together with the Walloon YCW, the European YCW and the German YCW participated in a march organized in the streets of Brussels with network organisations. Around 5,000 women and men took part in this festive and militant march calling for justice, equality, peace and solidarity.
YCW members were carrying dummies of young workers in this march and handed out the demands of the movement in the streets, as well as the IYCW Women's Day statement.
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Campaña Internacional de firmas: "Protección Social: Nuestro Derecho"
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