Public Services International

Public Services International (PSI) is a global union federation of public sector trade unions. It has^[update] 620 affiliated unions, in 160 countries, representing 20 million workers. PSI is an officially recognized non-government organization for the public sector within the International Labour Organisation, and has consultative status with the United Nations' ECOSOC and observer status with other UN bodies such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and UNESCO.^[1]

As part of the Quality Public Services campaign,^[2] PSI is developing proposals for a General Agreement on Public Services,^[3] intended as a balance to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which is viewed as endangering public services. PSI campaigns to ensure public services:

• are adequately resourced, with well trained workers delivering quality services;
• meet social objectives such as the eradication of poverty and the empowerment of people;
• are ethical and corruption-free, and enable societies and economies to operate effectively and equitably;
• provide full rights and decent working conditions for workers.

References

1. ^ "About PSI". Public Services International. http://www.world-psi.org/TemplateEn.cfm?Section=About_PSI&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13758. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Quality Publis Services: Action Now campaign". Public Services International. http://qpsactionnow.org/. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 
3. ^ "Bridging the Gap". Public Services International. http://www.world-psi.org/Content/NavigationMenu/English/Quality_Public_Services1/Gaps_Homepage.htm. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 

External links

• Public Services International Research Unit
• Peter Waldorff’s blog