Development Education

Do your own studies - here!

Nothing can replace the real thing. If you want to become a Global Solidarity Champion you can only join the course.

But if you want to learn something about specific subjects, or just want a taste of what sort of understanding the course will give you, please check these power points presentations that were used in the previous Global Solidarity Champions courses.

On ILO and Core Labour Standards.

    
  • The Executive Director of the Global March against Child Labour, Nick Grisewood presented ILO and Core Labour Standards.
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  • Nick Grisewood's power point presentation - click here.

On Globalisation and Transnational Corporations.

    
  • The former ITGLWF officer Silvana Cappuccio presented the issue of Globalisation and Transnational Corporations.
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  • Silvana Cappuccio's power point presentation on Globalisation - click here
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  • Silvana Cappuccio's power point presentation on Transnational Corporations - click here

On World Trade, WTO and international financial institutions.

    
  • The facts about World Trade, WTO and international financial institutions were presented by Michael O'Brien of Trocaire and Colin Roche of Oxfam. We have also used Global Unions presentation on the need of a financial transaction tax (FTT).
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  • Please find Michael O'Brien's power point presentation - click here
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  • Please find Colin Roche's power point presentation - click here
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  • Please find Global Unions' power point presentation - click here

On Gender Equality in a Global Solidarity perspective.

    
  • Marieke Koning of the International Trade Union Confederation presented the Gender Equality theme.
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  • Marieke Koning's power point presentation on Gender Equality - click here

On Climate Change and the trade union movement.

    
  • Helle Damgaard Christensen of the International Trade Union Confederation presented on Climate Change from an international trade union perspective.
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  • Colin Roche presented the Climate Change issue from Oxfam's and global solidarity perspective.