1st International Trade Union Youth Conference

Announcement and Invitation to the 1st International Trade Union Youth Conference Lima, Peru - November 18-20, 2009 Youth unemployment is one of the major problems in the World for both men and women. According to reports given by the International Labor Organization (ILO), the number of unemployed people in the world increased during the decade 1995-2005 from 74 million to 85 million, which is an increase of 14.8%. Outsourcing is another major problem of young workers. Today "junk contracts" are used in outsourcing, that’s to say hiring workers for medium and large enterprises with humiliating wages, without social or labour rights, unable to affiliate or get organized in trade unions and subjected to the psychological agony of waiting for a new contract. Large numbers of young men and women from Latin America, Asia, Africa and even countries that made up the socialist bloc, have been forced to migrate to developed countries like the USA, Japan and the European Union in order to seek for a job. These young people are facing xenophobia and marginalization as a consequence of neoliberal policies’ implementation. Their labour rights are neither respected nor recognized, they receive miserable wages and they are considered in most cases as "illegal" or "undocumented". It is in this context that the organizing committee, the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) call upon all affiliated and friendly organizations to participate in this 1st International Trade Union Youth Conference. Among the important subjects to be discussed have been considered: The capitalist crisis and its consequences. Role of transnational corporations in the crisis Situation of migrant workers and proposals Geopolitics and protection of natural resources, national sovereignty and environment Class-oriented trade unionism for female and male youth. Practice of international solidarity Plan of Action of youth trade unionism. The objectives of the international conference of young trade unionists are: To identify actions and proposals towards enhancing the class-oriented awareness of young workers. To promote the ideological and political strengthening of young workers to take the lead towards social changes as an alternative to the current capitalist model. To analyze the current and future situation of employment for the youth at international level. To define the challenges facing the offensive against immigrant workers, mainly young ones. To promote gender equality and equal opportunities. National and international delegates attending the conference shall be a maximum of thirty-five (35) years old. The host organization CGTP will cover the costs of the conference facilities, accommodation, meals and local transportation for the foreign delegates. Each foreign organization attending the Conference will be represented by up to two (2) delegates. In case any organization from abroad registers more that two delegates, their respective organization will cover the extra expenses. For additional information : CGTP Organizing Committee: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla Coordinator of the WFTU Secretariat, Valentin Pacho: Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla Tel.: +30-210-9236700, Fax: + 30-210-9214517 Web pages http://www.wftucentral.org http://www.cgtp.org.pe