ICT
The explosive boom in the ICT sector is over. Company crashes and redundancies have not yet come to an end. For the metalworkers’ unions, the interface between e-economy and the high-tech metal industry has become one of the most important strategic challenges.
Given the present situation, sectoral policy for the ICT sector needs a specific mixture of a sectoral and horizontal approach. Employment and lifelong learning, information and consultation, regulation on labour conditions and mobility are key issues. Managing change in restructuring of the ICT sector is a key activity of the EMF and its affiliates.
For more information, please contact Caroline Jacobsson, Information and Communications Adviser.
Organising the hi-tech ghettos of globalisation
Article to be published in “International Journal of Labour Research”
Vol.1, 2008/1 on “Trade Union Strategies on Global Production Systems. ILO (Geneva).
By Jenny Holdcroft, Director Equal Rights, EPZs, International Metalworkers’ Federation.
Documents
In this section you find useful documents about the ICT sector published by the European Commission or other authorities.
Good Electronics Network
Good Electronics is a non registered organization that connects trade unions and NGOs worldwide, which all have the ICT industry in common. The network tries to strengthen the social society and influence company policy and practice in the area of human rights (including the social agenda and social dialogue) and the environment.
The participants of the network (there is no formal membership structure) exchange information, facilitate lobby, research and campaigning as well as build capacities at grass root level.
The coordination of the network is hosted by SOMO in Amsterdam.
