DEVELOPMENT (TUDCN)

The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) is an initiative of the NITWOG that brings together national trade unions. Trade unions are development actors in their own right. Through their everyday work in upholding freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, engaging in social dialogue and promoting decent work, they are essential to achieving sustainable development.The network’s objective is to bring the trade union perspective into international development policy debates and improve the coordination and effectiveness of trade union development cooperation activities.
To do this, the network aims to:

1. Bring national tourism trade unions voice into development policymaking processes, promoting the Decent Work Agenda (social protection, social dialogue, workers’ rights)
2. Improve the coordination and effectiveness of trade union development cooperation initiatives.
3. Build the capacity of trade union organizations.