The ITF Summer Schools, established after the 1998 Congress in Delhi as part of the Mobilising Solidarity programme, play an important role in strengthening the international perspective of union leaders and activists.  ITF affiliated unions have been finding that many of the issues which affect their members at a local level frequently have an international dimension, which requires an international response. The summer school provides training on international issues such as privatisation, transport restructuring and globlisation.

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The 2008 Summer School will be held exclusively for unions in the Asia/Pacific region. It will be held in Mumbai, India from 22-26 September. The ITF affiliate  the  National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) will host the summer school at its facility in Panvel, Mumbai.

The regional focus of the summer school will provide a unique opportunity for the affiliates to learn from each other and evolve a more strategic and targeted approaches to `Organising’, given that many countries of the region have become a major force in driving the global economy. It is therefore imperative that transport unions all over the region are strengthened and solidarity developed among them to deal with the adverse impacts and implications of globalisation.

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in Germany is a supporter of ITF summer schools.

The application form can be downloaded from the pdf below. The deadline for applications is 30th April 2008