The project will contribute to:
1. the development of a knowledgeable and effective cadre of trade unionists able to lead and engage in debates at national, regional and international levels;
2. increasing the visibility, influence and impact of Caribbean public sector trade unions in the CARICOM Secretariat and its various institutions and departments;
3. ensuring that the specific and special concerns of women workers, young workers and workers with disabilities are included in proposals and alternative development models;
4. promoting the importance of quality public services in building fair and sustainable societies.
Expected results
A cadre of 12 trade unionists will have been trained at the end of the project period.
· Participants will have developed expertise (detailed knowledge of and ability to make proposals) in the following issues:
- public sector finance and fair taxation;
- privatisation and outsourcing;
- precarious work;
- environment and climate change issues.
· Participants will have contributed to identifying alternative development models;
· Public service sector trade unions in the Caribbean will have taken the lead in debates and presented alternative proposals to national governments and CARICOM institutions;
· Participants will have developed the ability and skills to effectively present the public service sector union case at national, regional and international meetings and forums;
· Participants will have prepared and published (online) position papers and small pieces of research;
· Participants will have contributed to identifying and training a new cadre of “experts”.
