The Centennial World Congress held in Vienna on September 2007 “agreed to give more space for young workers”. PSI changed its rules to give young workers guaranteed representation on its committees (one young worker representative from each regional for the PSI Executive Board) for the first time “to engage young workers in all aspects of PSI’s work in order to strengthen the membership base of affiliates” (Policy Program 2007-2012 Session 5): Endorsed RESOLUTION NO. 20“Succession Planning Through Intensified and Meaningful Involvement of Young Workers” and Resolution No. 2: PSI Global Policy and Strategic Objectives 2007-2012 Session (5) Gender Equality, Equity and Diversity:

• PSI implements a 30% quota for young people, based on gender parity, in all PSI education programmes and ensures that their issues are taken up and acted on.
• PSI’s Constitution is reformed to include affirmative action measures established at sub-regional, regional and international level.
• PSI assists affiliates to set up effective young workers’ structures and training programme

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PSI Young Workers Meeting 23rd September 2007 “Give young workers a voice”: Around 60 young trade union activists from PSI affiliates came together on the eve of Congress to discuss how public sector trade unions can better reach out to young workers……All in all the message coming from young PSI activists at Congress was loud and clear: “Young workers need trade unions and trade unions need young workers”. Above all, unions must listen to young workers and campaign on the issues that are important to them.