PSI Asia Pacific Regional Office is committed to implementing the 30% quota of young members participation in all activities in this region. Recently about thirty young members participated in the QPS Workshop in Manila, Philippines from 1 to 3 December 2009.

Chiranjibi Guragain, Youth Network Coordinator of Nepal gave me a brief report on his participation. He explained that QPS is core campaign of Public Services International and its public sector unions.

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By Tan Sze Wei, APYN Coordinator

” All for One and One for All”

Right in the middle of the Public Services International’s Quality Public Services workshop, this slogan came to my mind. The workshop was held in Manila from 1 Dec -3 Dec 09. One of the highlights of the workshop was Prof. Fumio Kaneko’s presentation on International Solidarity Levy (ISL). Prof. Kaneko from Yokohama City University presented on the necessity of campaigning for ISL as a tool to solve the three major global crises namely, poverty, rampant financial speculation and climate change.

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By Ms. Tan Sze Wei, PSI AP Young Workers Representative (APYN Coordinator)

Drawing a parallel to British economist, John Maynard Keynes’s Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, Jeffrey D. Sachs, celebrated economist and Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked in his book, The End of Poverty, “Will we have the good judgment to use our wealth wisely, to heal a divided planet, to end the suffering of those still trapped in poverty, and to forge a common bond of humanity, security, and shared purpose across cultures and regions?”

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Turkey: Trade unionist arrested for “being a member of a terrorist organisation”

In a strongly-worded letter to the Turkish government PSI has once again called for the immediate release of Meryem Özsögüt. The Turkish government had responded to PSI’s initial letter of protest claiming that Ms Özsögüt had been arrested in connection with “being a member of a terrorist organisation” and “for making propaganda in favour of the terrorist organisation”.

Please support the LabourStart Act NOW campaign that PSI has launched for the release of Meryem Özsögüt by clicking here.

Latest News: PSI Press Release: 7,000 signatures to release Meryem Özsögüt

AP-YN is organizing a photo and essay competition on decent work for Youth for young members of the PSI affiliated unions in Asia and Pacific. We want you to tell us the significance of “Decent work for Youth” to you in a story form. As the saying goes, “a photo paints a thousand words.” We also like you to provide photos relevant to your story. Submission may be photos/stories of young workers, young union leaders at the workplace, at activities, at conferences, at team building events (Please submit before 31 August. Deadline for submission on 30 November 2008)…. Alternatively, the photos/stories may be about iconic events, young trade union leaders significant to the decent work for youth. Or just, anything which you feel symbolizes what decent for youth is all about.

Closing dates: for early bird prizes - submission before 31 August 2008. Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2008.

Detail please click: Photo and Essay Competition

The UN General Assembly on 20 December 2002, designated 23 June as Public Service Day. It encourages member states to organise special events on that day to highlight the vital contribution of public administration workers around the world. This day is of course particularly important for PSI and its affiliates.

PSI will be sending out a copy of its new quality public services resource. It’s a useful folder containing posters, stickers, a leaflet about the campaign and the PSI global policy and strategic objectives. The documents are also available on the PSI website (see below). If you wish to reproduce them, please inform PSI. Continue reading →