Introduction

JTUCC Fourth National Trade Union Conference conducted on 31 December, 2017 reviewed the organisational report, the recommendations from Youth and Women Conference were presented, discussed and endorsed by the assembly. The Conference adopted JTUCC future policy and programmes including Campaign to increase plus 50 USD in minimum wage and intervention to enforce the new Labour Act and Social Security Act.

Like our plural society, multiplicity of political parties based on diverse ideologies-philosophies and political systems; 1,779,814 of us the dues paying members are also of different political orientations and believe in different philosophies. Some take this diversity as difference. And, we the JTUCC affiliated confederations believe, this is Strength; the Unity in Diversity.

We have taken this platform to participate based on our own policy and decision, come to common understanding on the issues through dialogues; continue dialogue in dis-agreed issues and take decision from consensus. Our formula of unity is to form united opinion regarding issues of labour movement and take this common stand vis- a’-vis our counter parts with opposite interest, and to think and carry creative campaigns independently on the disagreed issues without hampering the unity of the centre.

Objectives: Meaning to be JTUCC

• To prepare workers’ common minimum agenda and provide necessary suggestions to the Government for formulating labour policy
• To ensure workers’ representation in legislature-parliament along with other bodies of the state where the employers are representing
• To promote cooperation among all trade unions and prepare appropriate ground for joint trade union movement, in order to expand trade union’s access in policy making
• Engage in social dialogue with concerned parties of world of work; actively engage to build and develop fair labour relation; emphasis on dialogue and agreements to resolve problems; and conduct industrial action if needed
• To end unfair labour practice and to promote rights and interest of the workers, establish relations with national and international organizations and cooperate with them when necessary,
• To uphold dignity of trade union movement and to promote interest of working class, carry out activities based on set values and principles

JTUCC: Political and Ideological aspects

The JTUCC will-

• Focus to form a free, dynamic, pluralistic, and democratic Trade Union, staying afar from the traditional practice of one party-one union and the patronisation of political parties.
• Work jointly with political parties as partners on national issues.

• Include all trade unions, which agree with the commonly adopted policies and programmes.
• Support and raise voice for and against political parties on the basis of their merits and demerits.
• Ensure individual rights to have ideological freedom and rights to choose a political party.
• Play a responsible role as a supreme body to form and implement policies and programmes.