100% Fair Work, that's what CNV Internationaal together with our partner unions representing in Africa, Asia and Latin America strives to achieve. We dedicate ourselves to improve the position of working people around the world every day.
In 1967 we started supporting independent trade unions in Africa, Latin America and Asia to improve working conditions for workers in the formal and informal economies.
Think of wages high enough to live on, a safe workplace for women as well as men, the right to negotiate on behalf of a trade union and a stronger position for female and young workers. Conditions far from achieved in many countries in the world.
Our work
We are the development organisation of the Dutch trade union CNV, and we work closely with international partner unions. We train partners from abroad to become strong negotiating partners in their own countries to strengthen the voice of workers young people and women.
We do this mainly by providing training programmes, exchanging knowledge and using our stakeholder network. In addition, we work together with the Dutch government and the Dutch business community in making their international production chains more sustainable, e.g. by providing advice and laying down commitments for international responsible business conduct in international RBC agreements.
CNV International aims to:
- Improve labour rights, especially in the value chains
- Strengthen inclusive social dialogue
- Realise equal labour rights for women and empower women at work
- Increase youth employability
Where we work | Countries and chains
Organisation
CNV Internationaal is an independent foundation, closely linked to the National Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (CNV) in the Netherlands, the second trade union confederation in the Netherlands.
Together with its partner organisations, CNV Internationaal protects and promotes workers' rights based on the principles of international solidarity, personal responsibility, social dialogue and pluralism.