23 June Public Services Day

The UN General Assembly on 20 December 2002, designated 23 June as Public Service Day. It encourages member states to organise special events on that day to highlight the vital contribution of public administration workers around the world. This day is of course particularly important for PSI and its affiliates.  PSI will be sending out a copy of its new quality public services resource.  It's a useful folder containing posters, stickers, a leaflet about the campaign and the PSI global policy and strategic objectives. The documents are also available on the PSI website (see below). If you wish to reproduce them, please inform PSI.
PSI is planning to mark 23 June by a call to action for increased funding for development, to ensure adequate resources to promote quality public services.  PSI will also call for unions to urge civil society and governments to resist the policies of the WTO and regional and bilateral trade agreements that weaken the capacity of the public sector and reduce the tariff revenues that are an essential element of funding public services in many developing countries.  PSI will issue a media release and a background article on 23 June. 
For 23 June, affiliates are also invited to mark the day by media events or other activities to launch the PSI quality public services promotional materials, and to call on governments to meet their commitments under the Millennium Development Goals through increasing funding to essential public services. 
If you wish to have extra copies of the materials, please contact PSI.  It would also be very useful to hear what your union will plan for 23 June.  Please contact communications@world-psi.org.

QPS Poster (3MB)

QPS Leaflet (160KB)

QPS Sticker (75KB)

23 June Media Release

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