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To: robert b furman who wrote (3101)	8/22/2019 10:58:48 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 13876

Beware of the virtuous guys trying to do "good" There is a danger that this thing we call the nation-state and democratic system can be overthrown by NGOs The NGO sector is now the eighth largest economy in the world worth over $1 trillion a year globally. It employs nearly 19 million paid workers, not to mention countless volunteers. NGOs spend about $US15 billion on development each year, about the same as the World Bank. The Rise and Rise of NGOs By Peter Hall-Jones Public Services International May 2006 The NGO sector is now the eighth largest economy in the world â€” worth over $1 trillion a year globally. It employs nearly 19 million paid workers, not to mention countless volunteers[1]. NGOs spend about $US15 billion on development each year, about the same as the World Bank[2]. But while the NGO movement has been growing rapidly since the 1980s, the union movement has been in decline. Why, and what does this mean for unions and public services? The links between non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade unions run very deep. It was civil society activism, led by trade unions, which paved the way for the rise of NGOs after WWII. Many of them were directly established by unions[3]. The two work together in powerful coalitions (such as the Global Call to Action against Poverty and the anti-sweatshop movement), and run joint campaigns against free trade agreements and various huge companies (think Wal-Mart). It can be a winning combination, as the anti-apartheid struggle showed ten years ago, and the battle against water privatisation is showing today. In fact the term "social movement unionism" was coined to reflect this wider collaborative approach, which has changed the face of many developing countries, most recently in Georgia and the Ukraine, and previously throughout much of Latin America. NGOs have often acted as proxies for unions in countries where the labour movement is repressed. Codes of conduct and corporate responsibility are often won through joint pressure, and NGO staff tend to be active members within their unions, just as union staff are often involved with NGO work. Each year the two exchange huge amounts of money in support of each other's projects. Some countries (such as Ireland and South Africa) are even going beyond tri-partism to include civil society and NGOs as a fourth social partner. The ILO is currently (and hotly) debating a similar step. The United Nations has given advocacy groups an international framework within which to work. Is this an historical opportunity for unions and NGOs to form the ultimate international alliance? It is not that simple. globalpolicy.org