WSM
Acronym: WSM
General Information
Identification Code: 149390415828-18
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Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/29/2015
Last Update: 1/25/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: WSM (vzw Wereldsolidariteit – Solidarité Mondiale asbl) strengthens social movements worldwide so they can transform their society into a sustainable and inclusive society. Together with organisations of Beweging.net and MOC, WSM reinforces networks of social movements in Belgium, Africa, Latin America and Asia in order to internationalise their joint struggle at local, national, regional and international level.
WSM and its network are working for inclusive and sustainable development. What does this imply?
- Development must be understood in its broader sense of building societies. It is clear that in the process of building societies, several possible paths can be followed. As NGO of the Christian Workers Movement, our path is towards a society with greater social justice and solidarity (and thus reduced poverty, social exclusion, inequality, and vulnerability). Development cooperation is one of the ways to contribute to building societies.
- This development must be in (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Employment and social affairs
- External relations
- International co-operation and development
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- sub-national
- european
- national
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: We have been actively following and contributing to the European Communication on Decent Work (2006/2010), on Social Protection in EU Development Cooperation (2012) and the role of Civil society in Development Cooperation (2012). We also closely follow up the contribution of the EU institutions to the implementation of the Agenda 2030, mainly from our thematic expertise: decent work and the right to social protection.
Recently, WSM has taken a very active interest in the issue of human rights due diligence and how to bring this within EU initiatives, policies and legisaltive files. As a result, WSM has contributed to the deliberations and negotiations of the EU Directive on Non-Financial Reporting (2014/95/EU) and the Conflict Minerals Regulation (2016). WSM is participating in the advocacy work along with european's NGO's and trade Union networks on a directive for a mandatory Human Right Due Diligence for Companies (2022).
In the European Parliament, we have actively worked together with MEP's on human rights resolutions condemning labour rights violations in several countries worldwide. We have also contributed to the drafting of Parliamentary Reports and questions of MEP's for EC Commissioners on issues relevant to our work in the field of labour rights and social protection. in 2017, WSM contributed to the EP Report on the impact of international trade and the EU’s trade policies on global value chains.
Communication Activities: We will follow up as to how the above mentioned policies and initiatives are going to be implemented.
In terms of funding instruments, we also monitor if concrete opportunities arise under the 2014–2020 programme on Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities, the Global Public Goods and Challenges Thematic Programme as well as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights.
Between December 2018 and August 2019, WSM was closely involved in the drafting of a new Global Action on 'Improving Synergies between Social Protection and Public Finance Management', which was formally approved by the EC at the end of August 2019. the Global Action is funded by the EC, and will be implemented by the ILO, UNICEF and the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF). WSM was involved in this process on behalf of the GCSPF.
WSM has been involved, with a large range of other european's NGO's and trade unions in the public campaign claiming for the approbation of a directive on mandatory human rights due diligence for companies (2022).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Haachtsesteenweg 579
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Haachtsesteenweg 579
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 3
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 0.75
Info Members: WSM has 3 advocacy officers which follow policy processes at the national, European and international level.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: LCM/ANMC, ACV/CSC, Familiehulp, OKRA, Femma, KWB, Pasar, Ziekenzorg CM, IC, KAJ, JOC, VF, EP, CIEP, Beweging.net and MOC.
Organisation Members: 11.11.11, the Flemish North-South movement;
CNCD, the Nort-South movement of the French- and Germanspeaking communities in Belgium;
SKC, Clean Clothes Campaign Flanders;
Achact, Clean Clothes Campaign Wallonia;
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);
Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF);
ILO Development Partners Meeting of the Global Flagship Programme for Social Protection Floors;
UN Social Protection Interagency Cooperation Board (UN SPIAC-B)
Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP2030)
International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM)
EU-LAT NETWORK