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Collective Negotiations & Strategy Development for Workers in the Informal Economy – Five-Day Training Workshop – Facilitators

By on September 24, 2025

This comprehensive facilitator guide is designed for trainers who work with informal economy worker organizations. It provides everything needed to deliver a five-day training workshop on collective negotiations and strategy development.

The guide includes:

  • A detailed workshop programme with daily session plans and facilitation tips

  • Step-by-step instructions for participatory activities and group exercises

  • Handouts on negotiation procedures, strategies, and tactics

  • Guidance on leading roleplays and organizing field visits with negotiation counterparts

  • Tools for helping participants draft agreements and plan future negotiations

By using this guide, facilitators can strengthen the negotiation capacity of worker leaders, help them prepare effective strategies, and support them in setting up or improving local-level collective bargaining forums. Special attention is given to democratic participation and ensuring women’s leadership in negotiations.

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