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Programme
First Day – 15 August 2005
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Opening
1.1 Attendance and credentials report.
1.2 Welcoming guests
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10:00–11:00
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Adoption of the CC minutes and resolutions of the previous CC held on the 14 - 16 April 2003
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Opening address by COSATU President Willie Madisha
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11:00–11:45
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SACP message of solidarity by General Secretary Blade Nzimande
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11:50–12:15
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Keynote address by ANC President Thabo Mbeki
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12:20–13:00
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Lunch break
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13:00–14:00
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Presentation of the political Report by the COSATU General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi
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14:00–14:45
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Plenary debates on the Political Assessment and Political Activities Report
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15:00-19:00
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Supper
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19:00
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Second Day - 16 August 2005
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Presentation of Organisational Assessment and Organisational Activities Report
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09:00–10:00
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Central Committee break into five commissions focusing on:
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Dealing with the challenges of servicing of members
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Addressing the challenge of organisational discipline and internal democracy and worker control
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Revitalising the recruitment campaign
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Revisiting Organisational Development with the focus on:
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Union finances and systems
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Support for shop stewards, organisers and union staff
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Systems
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Education today
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Unity of the labour movement with the focus on:
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Assessing movements towards cartels
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Assessing movements towards super unions
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Relationships with other trade unions towards one union one industry one country one federation
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10:00-13:00
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13:00-14:00
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Plenary – report backs, debates and resolutions
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14:00-19:00
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Supper and culture
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19:00-21:00
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Third Day – 17 August 2005
Outputs
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Short-term, urgent demands for the Jobs and Poverty Campaign.
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Agreement on long-term vision for production and ownership that will generate sustainable employment creation and equity.
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Clear demands for each major sector of the economy.
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Stronger demands for effective institutional structures and processes to implement COSATU’s demands on industrial policy.
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A position paper for COSATU covering these issues, which would be published following the CC.
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Address by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mandisi Mphahlwa
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09:00-10:45
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Introduction: background and aims
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09:45-10:00
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Input on industrial policy, which would define key COSATU positions, contrast them with those of business and the state, and identify progress, gaps and areas that need more work
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10:00-11:00
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Plenary discussion
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11:00-13:00
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13:00-14:00
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The Central Committee breaks into ten commissions
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Engagement strategies – sectoral and provincial
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Engagement strategies – municipal
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The role of rural development and social protection and industrial policy.
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Competition policy and supply-side measures
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Trade policy and procurement
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The role of parastatals
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BEE
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Building the co-op movement
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Skills development and employment equity
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Moving toward decent work
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14:00-19:00
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Day Four – 18 August 2005
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Plenary to receive report back from commissions
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09:00–11:00
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The Central Committee breaks into six commissions on sectors
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Mining, minerals and metals
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Other manufacturing (clothing and textiles, appliances, chemical, auto)- two
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Private services (finance, retail security etc)
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Infrastructure, housing and construction
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Public services (health, education, policing, welfare)
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Agriculture and food processing
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11:30-13:00
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13:00-14:00
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Commissions continue
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14:00-15:00
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Report back
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15:00–17:00
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Closure
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17:00-17:30
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