| Complex as well as multi-faced process for the | | | | Examples of global union are International Trade |
| workers across the globe, globalization has complex | | | | Union Confederation or ITUC in short, Trade Union |
| features. In the recent days, almost every trade | | | | Advisory Committee to OECD or TUAC, and the |
| union is showing distinct inclination towards | | | | Global Union Federation or GUF. Such global unions are |
| globalization. To achieve the feat they have to face | | | | now engaging with large scale international |
| the challenges of globalization. Some of the important | | | | organizations like the IMF, World Bank, UNDP, and |
| current issues involved in such globalization are | | | | WHO in order to promote fair globalization. |
| improved alliance building, and developing international | | | | Starting from the late 1990s, leaders of such global |
| collaboration. | | | | unions across the globe have been lobbying for |
| Fact remains that problems and challenges faced by | | | | inclusion of ILO labor standards in World Bank |
| most of the unions are local in nature. Yet in a | | | | projects. Success came to the claimants in 2006 |
| broader sense some of them could have global | | | | when the International Finance Corporation included a |
| implications and impacts. Some challenges could be | | | | requirement in their lending plan. All the enterprises |
| common to most of them and addressing them can | | | | borrowing money from IFC are now required to |
| turn out to have international implications. These | | | | adhere and conform to the core labor standards. |
| common factors can go a long way in forming | | | | Icing on the cake was the announcement of the |
| international labor standards for any labor union. | | | | World Bank the same year regarding the extension |
| One of the key responses towards globalization is | | | | of core labor standard requirements in any public |
| "enlargement" of the trade union agenda. Trade | | | | work project financed by the International Bank for |
| Unions are increasingly enlarging their agenda so as to | | | | Reconstruction and Development. Similar principles |
| include the issues like engaging with international | | | | were made applicable in case of International |
| organizations. As a result they are able to frame their | | | | Development Association as well. |
| policies catering to the requirements of global | | | | Today, the core labor standards are mandatory for |
| campaigns. In addition, they also extend and deepen | | | | financial support from World organizations and it is |
| their cooperation at transnational levels. | | | | the success of trade union movements. |