PSI Local and Regional Government (LRG) Global Workers’ Network - Session#2/2022

Agenda items

Opening & Agenda (20’)

● Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary

Q&A

Item §1. LRG Workplan & Activities 2022 – UPDATES (60’)

The PSI Secretariat & partners will update the Network on the 2022 activities and will brief it on ongoing and forthcoming work in the LRG sector, followed by a plenary discussion. Affiliates are invited to input, contribute, engage in the activities, and make proposals for future initiatives and actions.

1. Workshops, Activities & Events - Report from 2022 Activities so far + Q&A

2. Influencing Global Policy – Africities, WUF11, UCLG Congress, C40, etc. + Q&A

3. Projects – PSI-EPSU Re-municipalisation

4. Research

● Thomas Hanna – Community Wealth Building

● Dr. Sabrina Comotto - Public Procurement in Cities of the the Global South

Break (20’)

Item §2. LRG Updates & Actions from the Regions (60’)

Affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions are invited to highlight the current challenges, union actions and activities currently ongoing in the LRG sector in their communities, countries, regions and subregions. They are also invited to make proposals for relevant activities & initiatives for 2023. Because of the wide time zone range, affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions can send thoughts and proposals in advance to [email protected] so they do not have to attend the live session.

o    Asia-Pacific 

o    Arab-Speaking Countries

o    Anglophone & Francophone Africa & Europe

o    Inter-Americas

AOB, Wrap up and Next Steps (20’)