Country report of MTCPWU Youth Committee

Country report of MTCPWU Youth Committee

(Mongolian Transport, Communication and Petroleum Worker’s Union)

Mr. Ragchaa 9-10 Dec 09, London, UK

Member of ITF Youth Committee ITF Youth Steering

Chair of MTCPWU Youth Committee committee meeting

Labour market trends

As 2008 the population of working age was 1740 thousand, its been increased by 105.6 percent this year and from those 61.4 percent is youth aged 35. 46 percent of CMTU paid members are youth aged 35. Youth unemployment rate is

Historical background

CMTU has been implemented policies and activities on protecting members labour rights and their interests which were covered all types of aged workers such as youth, middle aged, old age. But there was no particularly policy and activity targeted to youth till 1990.

CMTU Youth Standing Group first established in 1994 beside it, decision of establishment youth committee structure at 35 affiliated trade union federations and enterprise-based unions approved by the 17^th Congress of CMTU in 2000.

In 2004 industrial trade union federations created Youth Committee and Youth group at enterprise-based unions by its 6^th Conference and adopted Terms of Reference of Youth Committee. It was the main base of promoting active participation of Youth. Youth Committee of MTCPWU was delivered proposal of establishment of ITF Youth Committee to the 41th ITF Congress which were held in Durban, South Africa in 2006.

Structure

47 percent of the members of industrial trade union federations are youth aged below 35.

49.3 percent out of it from automotive transport sector and 48.2 percent is from civil aviation.

All together 29 Youth Groups at enterprise-based unions are focusing on youth issue out of total 40 enterprise-based unions. Chair of Youth Groups directly appointed as member of Youth Committee of industrial trade union federations. Meeting of Youth Committee discusses and approves its structure, planning and activities reports. It consists 9 board members, 2 from civil aviation, 2 from automotive transport, 2 from communication, post, 2 from petroleum.

Mission

Basic activities

• Advertises about trade union activities to young members and distributes related material, brochure, leaflet, handbook and hands-free phone etc

o Conducts training, workshop on Basic knowledge of trade union, increasing knowledge of labour and social security laws, upgrades english knowledge and lecture among the youth

• Provides free charge of legal advises on labour related issue as well as promotes legal advocacy service
• Negotiates social issues of youth by CBA (collective bargaining and agreement) for instance; housing young family, special training and retraining requirements, training for a new occupation, benefits for married young family and benefits in case of called for the active duty in the army etc.

o Organizes sport activities, performance and a trip to natural beautiful places, walking tour in order to spend effective free time

Comments

To develop trade union policy of youth and implement activities on promoting youth employment, reducing poverty, discrimination at workplace

We are proposing proposals to the next ??th ITF Congress in order to approve youth policy which is listed as below issues as:

To create youth structure such as committees and groups at all level of unions and promote their activities by financial resource in order to keep its sustainable and independent status

To support an active participation of youth to trade union policy its activity and promote youth representatives at all level of unions and an active participation of youth to decision making level of trade unions such as congress, conference and other.

To develop policy, strategy on organizing young workers and implement it effectively, organize campaign on this issue at international and national level

To conduct course or training under the theme among the youth at international level in order to develop tomorrow’s young leader of trade union

To disseminate information of advantage of being union member to the youth cooperating with mass media

To influence and improve the working condition of youth who works in informal economy and protect their labour rights and their interests, prevent such a violation of labour rights

To call to all affiliated organizations to approve our comments in their policy and activities in order to promote youth activity and participation.

Thank you for your kind attention.

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