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Le contenu de cette page est actuellement en cours de traduction et sera bientôt disponible en français.CWC GroupsIf you are a representative from the labour movement with an interest in worker capital issues, you can become involved in CWC. To notify us of your interest, please complete the registration form. Please use the text box to highlight any query as well as your areas of interest. When you complete the form, you will be given the option of registering for a number of mailing lists and working groups. The rest of this page seeks to explain the different mailing lists, working groups, and specific CWC projects. A. CWC Mailing Lists * CWC-contact * The Global Forum on Workers' Capital B. CWC Working Groups * WG1 trustee education * WG2 corporate governance and financial market regulation * WG3 shareholder activism * WG4 economically targeted investment C. Specific CWC Projects * International Trustee Network * Financial Service companies with close ties to the labour movement Please contact the CWC Secretariat if you require more information. A. CWC Mailing ListsCWC-contactCWC-contact is the distribution list for the plenary CWC Committee members. It is used to circulate announcements and invitations to the annual plenary CWC meetings, as well as to circulate supporting documents ahead of each meeting. Representatives from ICTU affiliates are welcome at CWC meetings. Your name will be added to this distribution list if you attend a meeting. CWC-contact should not be confused with the Global Forum on Workers' Capital, our news and analysis listserv (below). Email frequency is low; except ahead of the annual meeting. Expect around 10-15 emails per year. The Global Forum on Workers' Capital (or workers-capital-l) The Global Forum on Workers' Capital is the news and analysis list serve of the CWC. The purpose of this list, also known as workers-capital-l, is to exchange news, information and analysis (including reports, articles, campaign updates, conference and event announcements, and other documents) on workers' capital issues among representatives of the international labour movement, including CWC members, and interested third parties. CWC Secretariat compiles workers-capital-l, although all members are encouraged to post relevant materials. Tick the workers-capital-l checkbox in the CWC registration form (or under "my profile" on the CWC intranet) to receive these emails. Email frequency is average: expect an email (with anywhere from three to seven or more articles) twice a month. B. CWC Working GroupsCWC operates a number of expert-level working groups and distinct projects, each with its own distribution list. Each working group defines its own work programme, which may include
research, specific campaigns, information exchange, or other activities.The working groups are: This group is directed to trade union educators on pension issues. Trustee education, whether offered directly by the trade union movement or by others with due account for the views of trade unions, builds the capacity and confidence of trustees to have a voice in the governance of the companies in which they invest and in the actions of the investment managers they hire. Globally, trade union trustees and pension educators are eager for opportunities to build skills and gain knowledge to link the funding of a secure retirement with capital strategies that benefit workers and their dependents. Although national circumstances vary, initial cooperation on education carried out within the Committee suggests that significant benefits will result from exchanging research resources, curriculum materials and information on methodology. Assessing the effectiveness of current programmes will assist in improving programme design. The educational needs of trade union pension experts and trustees in developing countries that have not yet or are just establishing pension plans require special attention. WG2 Corporate Governance and Financial Market Regulation This group is directed towards trade union researchers and analysts focused on corporate governance and pension issues. The pattern for pension and investment policy is set more and more at a global level. Intergovernmental organisations such as the OECD, the WB-OECD Global Corporate Governance Forum, and international organisations such as the International Accounting Standards Board, together with instruments such as the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance powerfully influence national laws, regulations and norms, and the degree to which workers have a voice in the investment of their retirement funds. Some occupational pension service providers aggressively advocate the privatisation of public retirement schemes. The emerging concepts of corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment create challenges and opportunities for trade unions. Exchanging research, promoting national level advocacy and the active engagement of trade unions in international fora provide trade unions with tools and strategies to shape national and international legislative and regulatory frameworks. Such activities by trade unions contribute to the sustainability of pension funds. WG3 Shareholder Activism This group is directed towards trade union shareholder activists. The accountability of corporations in which pension funds invest and of the professional service providers they engage (e.g. investment managers, pension investment consultants) is the focus of increasing scrutiny and action by trustees, and by other sympathetic investors. Because many corporations and service providers are global in scale, the effectiveness of engagement with them is enhanced by international trade union cooperation. Workers are both shareholders and significant stakeholders in corporations. Shareholder activism should encourage systems of corporate governance that enfranchise workers. High standards of corporate governance and social, environmental, and labour practices are most effectively upheld when trade union investors take strong leadership in investment policy, proxy voting and relationships with service providers. Such practices encourage and promote sustainable economies and long-term sustainable investment returns. WG4 Economically Targeted Investment This group is directed to trade union pension investment experts with an interest in triple bottom line investing In both developed and developing economies, opportunities exist for pension funds to generate market rates of return in ways that generate job and income growth and improve public infrastructure. Cross-border pension fund investment can also assist in meeting these goals. Conversely, where adequate policies are not in place, the risk exists that investment capital will flow out of countries and regions based on political considerations that reflect neither the interests of working people nor an accurate financial risk assessment. In some jurisdictions, the labour movement has created financial services organisations to facilitate the delivery of these and other services. C. Specific CWC ProjectsInternational Trustee NetworkThis mailing list is directed to leading trade union pension fund trustees from around the world. Financial Service companies with close ties to the labour movement This mailing list is directed to senior management representatives of financial service companies with close ties to the labour movement. Go to the CWC registration form. |