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AFRICA
& ARAB
COUNTRIES
REGIONAL
CONFERENCE
12-15 November 2019, Lomé, Togo

YOUNG WORKERS CAUCUS DRAFT AGENDA

13th November 2019 – 9h00-13h00
09:00-9h30 PLENARY – Opening session
• Welcome address by Mohamed Amin Abbioui, PSI EB Youth
representative
• Remarks by Peters Adeyemi, PSI Vice-President
• Address by Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary
• Introduction of participants
• Presentation and adoption of the Draft Agenda and Overview of
AFRECON
09:30-10h00 PLENARY – PSI Global Strategy for Young Workers and Youth
representation in PSI decision making bodies
Speaker: Naadira Munshi, PSI Project Coordinator
Mohamed Amin Abbioui, PSI EB Youth representative
Marianne Bilonda Kazadi, PSI EB Youth representative

Moderator: Sibusiso Nkasa, Youth representative from SA

10:00-11:00
PANEL 1 – The struggle for Quality Public Services (QPS) in Africa
• TU for all, including precarious workers, youth and women
• Organising student workers
Speaker: Daniel Oberko, PSI Tax Justice Organiser
Panellists: Mayowa Aboudou, Youth representative from Nigeria NASU
Björn Hallberg, ST youth representative

Moderator: Marianne Bilonda Kazadi, PSI EB Youth representative

COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12:15
PANEL 2 – Fighting corporate greed to bring back People Over Profit
• Funding Quality Public Services (QPS)
• Sources and levels of threats on Public Quality Servces (QPS) in
Africa
• The key role of young workers for fundamental social and workplace
change
Speaker: Fatou Diouf, PSI Project Coordinator for French-speaking Africa
Panellists:
Alice Obote LAMUNU, Youth representative from Uganda
Bekoutou Isidore Djaddode, Youth representative from Chad
Arona Rakhdu, Youth representative from Botswana

Moderator: Mohamed Amin Abbioui, PSI EB Youth representative

12:15-12:45
PLENARY – Conclusions and priorities for the Regional Road Map
12:45-12:55
PLENARY – Confirmation of the two nominations for the two AFREC
positions as Young Workers
12:55-13:00
PLENARY – Closing of Young Workers Caucus

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AFRECON
2019