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IFSWWORKINGPARTYON
GLOBALTRADEAGREEMENTS,
TRADEANDPRIVATISATIONTermsofReference
ABSTRACTThisWorkingGroupwillreview,reportandmakerecommendationstoIFSWonGlobalTradeAgreements,TradeandthePrivatisationofPublicServices
LindaDeChenuLuisArevalo
Contents TermsofReferenceDraft.......................................................................................................................2
NameofGroup:..................................................................................................................................2
History................................................................................................................................................2
PurposeofGroup...............................................................................................................................2
Membership.......................................................................................................................................3
Accountability.....................................................................................................................................3
Review................................................................................................................................................3
WorkingMethods...............................................................................................................................3
Meetings.............................................................................................................................................3
Definitionofterms.............................................................................................................................3
Terms of Reference Draft
Name of Group:
IFSWWorkingPartyonGlobalTradeAgreements,TradeandPrivatisation.
History • BASWmotiontotheIFSW2014GeneralAssemblytomakerepresentationstotheEU
CommissionandUSTradeRepresentativewasendorsedbytheGeneralMeeting.• Inresponsetothe2014motion,aninitialworkinggroupwasestablishedincludingRose
Henderson,LindaDeChenuandLuisArevalofocussingontheSocialWorkperspectivesontheTPPandTTIPtradeagreements.
• ADraftIFSWPolicyonSocialWorkandInternationalTradeAgreementswascreatedinDecember2015andsubsequentlyratifiedattheIFSWGeneralMeetinginJune2016-http://cdn.ifsw.org/assets/ifsw_44320-8.pdf
• AdraftmotiontocreateanInternationalTradeAgreementWorkingGroupwasproposedandsubsequentlyratifiedattheIFSWGeneralMeetinginJune2016-http://cdn.ifsw.org/assets/ifsw_85114-8.pdf
• ItwasthenagreedthroughcorrespondencebetweenRoseHendersontheIFSWAsiaPacificVicePresidentandRoryTruelltheIFSWSecretaryGeneralthataTermsofReference(TOR)wouldbedraftedandpresentedtotheIFSWExecutiveAssemblyinJuly2017.
Purpose of Group • Toreview,reportandmakerecommendationstoIFSWonGlobalTradeAgreements,Trade
andthePrivatisationofPublicServicesinordertocriticallyassesstheireffectson:o SocialCareServiceUsers(includingtheirfamily/supportpersons)o TheEnvironmento HumanRightso PublicGoodsandtheirSustainabilityo Wellbeingo SocialWorko SocialWorkersandrelatedstaffo OtherSocialServicesectors
• TocollateinformationgloballybydevelopingaglobalnetworkofmemberswhocanbothgatheranddisseminateinformationandincreaseSocialWorkknowledgeofrelevantinformationonGlobalTradeAgreements,TradeandthePrivatisationofPublicServices.
• TodevelopSocialWorkliaisonwithrelevantglobalIGOsandNGOs• TorecommendpoliciesandactionstoIFSWfortheirmembers• Todevelopacommunicationsstrategywhichcould:
• Heightenglobalawarenessofthecriticalimpactofglobaltradeagreements,tradeandtheprivatisationofpublicservicesoncommunitiesandindividuals.
• Includethedevelopmentofamediastrategythatwillincludeasharedlogo,useofsocialmediaandcommunityactions.
• Includethedevelopmentofastrategyfocussingonorganisationsatalocal,regionalandinternationallevels.
Membership • MembershipisopentosocialworkerswhoseprofessionalbodyisamemberofIFSW.The
processofjoiningthegroupshallbethroughapplicationtothefoundingmembers.• Currentlytherearenorestrictionsonnumbers• Representativesfromotherorganisationsandprofessionscanbeinvitedtocontribute:for
examplelawyers,unionofficialsetc.• Currentlythetermofmembershipis4yearsandcanberenewed• Tohelpinfacilitationthegroupwillappointacoordinator,rotatingthroughthegroupona
six(6)monthlybasisandtobeapointofcontactformembersofthegroupandanynewapplicants.
Accountability
• ReportswillbemadetoIFSWannuallyandasrequired
Review
• ThegroupwillholdareviewofitsworkandTORSbiannuallyorannuallydependingonresourcesavailable
Working Methods
• Thegroupmemberswillbeengagedininvestigativeresearchandco-authoringreports/articlesfromthegroup
• WillincludethesharingofInformationandresources• Informationwillbesharedverballyandbyemailandisconfidentialtothegrouppriortoany
publication• Copyrightwillbesharedbetweencontributingauthors• AwebspaceonIFSWwebsitewillberequested
Meetings • Bi-Monthly(ormorefrequentlyifrequired)Skypemeetingsandothermeansiffundingis
available• Organisedbythefoundingmembersinitiallyandthenrotatedthroughthemembers• Itemsfordiscussionwillbeproposedbymembersatleast10daysbeforethemeetingand
thendisseminatedtomembers
Definition of terms • IFSW–InternationalFederationofSocialWorkers• TTIP-TransatlanticTradeandInvestmentPartnership• TPP–TransPacificPartnership