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| Constitution of
Teacher's Consortium of Pakistan |
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Preamble
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Believing it to be the natural right of those who toil they shall enjoy to the fullest extent the wealth created by their labour;
Believing that it is impossible to obtain the full reward of labour except by united efforts of the toiling workers in Education.
Realizing that organized united effort could be best made through a Central Organization of Teachers’ Associations founded upon sound principles, solely dedicated to the cause of working class, competent to meet the growing responsibilities of a Modern Teachers’ Organization and capable cable to lead the workers of the country; imparting formal and informal education.
And realizing that the existing Central Organizations such as PTOC, APGSTA, PLTA being ineffective, un-representative and un-democratic in character and have miserably failed to accomplish any thing;
This founding Convention held on 01-02-1997 attended by the Teachers’ Representatives of various Teachers’ Associations having considered the Convener’s Report and gone through the Articles of the Constitution of TCOP hereby unanimously resolves to form the “Teachers’ Consortium of Pakistan” and adopts its Constitution. Further resolves to ratify the affiliation of Teachers’ Associations in this Founding Convention and joining the TCOP as its founding Members.
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Constitution Part-I
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Article-1 Name and Headquarter
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The Federation shall be called the “Teachers’ Consortium of Pakistan”.
The Headquarter and Secretariat of the Federation shall be situated in Karachi.
Any office / Sub-Office established under Article 13(x) shall also be under the direct supervision of the secretariat. |
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Article-2 Definitions
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Organization shall mean Teachers’ Consortium of Pakistan with Abbreviation TCOP.
Federation shall mean Organization of Affiliated Teachers’ Associations operating in Country and allied group promoting education.
“UNIT” shall mean Teachers’ Associations and Education Societies affiliated to TCOP.
“General Council” shall mean the general body of the Federation composed of the representatives of units.
“Executive Board” shall mean the governing body of the Federation elected by its General Council.
“Committee / Sub-Committee” shall mean a body appointed by the Executive Board / General Council of the Federation for a specific purpose.
“Member of the General Council” shall mean the representatives of the units on the General Council.
“Member of the Federation shall mean the unit. |
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Constitution Part-II
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Article-3 Aims and Objectives
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| The aims and objects of the Federation shall be the promotion of unity, goodwill and welfare of its federating units for which purpose and end in view, it shall: |
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The Federation shall be called the “Teachers’ Consortium of Pakistan”.
The Headquarter and Secretariat of the Federation shall be situated in Karachi.
Any office / Sub-Office established under Article 13(x) shall also be under the direct supervision of the secretariat. |
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Article-2 Definitions
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Support National and International Co-operation in the struggle against any kind of exploitation and oppression and to make National and International working class solidarity effective.
Defend and promote in the National and International Plans, the economic, social and occupational interest of all workers in Education.
Seek Universal recognition and enforcement of the right of trade union organization and collective bargaining.
Represent Pakistan’s Teachers in International Agencies performing functions which affect their social, economic and occupational conductions.
Furnish its units with information on the Scales, Salaries and working conditions of deferent teachers in deferent parts of the country as well as the World.
Co-ordinate, direct, assist and guide the activities of federating units in all matters directly or indirectly effecting the economic, social and political interests of the workers / teachers of Pakistan as a whole.
Endeavour to strengthen National Solidarity amongst the teachers of other countries to defend fundamental and democratic rights of teachers and other common interest. |
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Secure and maintain freedom of speech, press and association. |
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Endeavour to secure improved better relationship between the Govt. officials and the Teachers. |
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Endeavour to secure equity of rights and privileges in the employment irrespective of race, colour, creed or sex. |
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Represent the interest of the units to the Government and endeavour to secure legislative measures furthering the interests of the workers in education. |
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Work for the abolition of Contract Labour in any form, |
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Help and guide the Teachers in organizing themselves into Association of Federation. |
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Encourage and promote co-operative and socio economic projects / services for the benefit of its affiliates and their members.
Improve knowledge through Seminars, workshops and literatures. |
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Have social security (Health, Accident, Unemployment and old age pension etc.) |
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Improve Health Standards |
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Establish a Teachers’ Press. |
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Increase and improve Teaching skills and efficiency of teachers. |
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Work for upraising standard of education. |
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Represent in Government Educational Plans. |
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Promote democratic Norms. |
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Endeavour to have repealed all laws inhibiting free collective bargaining. |
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Seek amendments in the Govt. Servant Conduct Rules 91 regarding service association. |
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Seek rectification and enforcement of all I.L.O. Conventions. |
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To acquire land Buildings, Assets Equipments Government Securities etc. |
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Constitution Part-III
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Article-4 Affiliation (Membership)
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| The affiliation of Federation shall be open to all the Teachers’ Associations and educational societies of Pakistan provided that: |
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They subscribe to the aims and objects of the TCOP as defined in the constitution.
They ensure democratic conduct of their affairs through their Conducts and practices.
They undertake to fulfill the obligations arising from the affiliation, all affiliated organizations shall retain their full independence except where it concerns the obligations under this constitution and upon decisions of the Federation.
Application for membership shall be submitted in prescribed form accompanied by admission fee of Rs. 125/- to the Secretary General of the Federation. The Secretary General shall place the application before the Executive Board, which shall have powers to accept or reject such application. |
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Constitution Part-IV
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Article-5 Subscription
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A minimum subscription of Rs. 100/- annually shall be payable by each unit irrespective of number of its members.
A unit having membership of 50 or more shall pay monthly subscription @ Rs. 4/- per member latest by the 30th of April each month. However, subscription can be paid in quarterly installments. |
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Notwithstanding Sub-Clause (a) above the Executive Board on receipt of a written request from unit may extend the period for payment of subscription.
A unit having failed to pay the subscription within the prescribed period shall be liable to have its affiliation cancelled by the Executive Board.
A defaulting unit on cancellation of affiliation may be re-affiliated on submission of reasonable explanation to the Executive Board provided due arrears are paid with a cash penalty of Rs. 25/-. |
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Article-6 Administrative Structure of Dues Collection and Distribution
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Each Affiliated Association (Unit) will collect Rs. 12/- from it members as monthly dues at Union Council Level.
Finance Secretary of the Union Council Executive Board of the Union will realize the monthly due Rs. 12/- from its members. |
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He will retain Rs. 1/- out of Rs. 12/- for Union Council’s Office of the Unit.
And will give Rs. 1/- to Finance Secretary of TCOP Union Council Executive Board.
He will handover the remaining amount Rs. 10/- to Distt. Finance Secretary of the Unit (Affiliated Association). |
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Distt. Finance Secretary of the Unit will retain Rs. 1/- for his Distt. Office Use.
And will give Rs. 1/- to TCOP Finance Secretary of Distt. Council Executive Board.
Distt. Finance Secretary of the Unit will handover the remaining amount Rs. 8/- to provincial Finance Secretary of the Units Executive Board. |
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Provincial Finance Secretary of the Executive Board of the Unit will retain Rs. 2/- for its office use.
He will give Rs. 2/- to Finance Secretary, Provincial Executive Board.
He will give Rs. 4/- to Finance Secretary of the TCOP Central Executive Board. |
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Each affiliated Association will follow the same routine of payment and distribution.
At every stage collect money will be deposited by the Finance Secretary in the Bank.
Finance Secretary will be responsible to maintain the
Financial Record Properly such as receipts, cashbook, financial activities reports and statements. |
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Dues Distribution Chart |
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The Federation shall raise funds by Admission fees, subscriptions, Donations and by any other means not contrary to law and the articles of the Constitution. |
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These funds shall be utilized for: |
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Organization and expenses of management of the Federation.
Publicity and other activities undertaken by the Federation.
Relief to the needy and distressed units or the members and / or their dependents.
Compensate any unit or its members whose interests have been damaged by reasons of their services to the Federation.
Purchase of lands and buildings or any other assets for the use of Federation in furtherance of its aims and objects.
Any other purchases within the aims and objects of the Federation. |
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Funds when not used shall be deposited in the Bank or otherwise invested in Government Security as may be decided by the Executive Board.
The Bank account shall be operated under the joint signatures of the Finance Secretary and Secretary General or any one of the following office bearers:
a. President
b. Vice President |
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The Executive Board may allocate advances for offices and in such cases the money so transferred and collected by Asstt. Financial Secretaries shall be deposited in the Bank and the account shall be operated under the joint signatures of Assistant Finance Secretary and anyone of the following:
a. Local Vice President
b. Local Secretary |
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Constitution Part-V
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Article-7 Right of Representation
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| All units shall be entitled to retain their representatives on the General Council of the TCOP, according to the following scales: |
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For Individual Association |
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Upto membership 200 - 1 Representative
From 201 to 500 - 2 Representatives
From 501 to 1000 - 3 Representatives
For additional slab of
500 or major fraction
thereof - 1 representative |
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The unit shall have the right to recall any of its representative from the General Council and such representative shall cease to hold any office in the Federation.
Officials of Provincial Executive Boards shall also be entitled to retain representation in General Council. |
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Constitution Part-VI
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Article-8 Officials Executive Board Central
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| All units shall be entitled to retain their representatives on the General Council of the TCOP, according to the following scales: |
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President
Senior Vice President
Vice President (Punjab)
Vice President (Sindh)
Vice President (NWFP)
Vice President (Balochistan)
Secretary General
Senior Assistant Secretary General
Assistant Secretary General (Punjab)
Assistant Secretary General (Sindh)
Assistant Secretary General (NWFP)
Assistant Secretary General (Balochistan)
Finance Secretary
Senior Assistant Finance Secretary
Assistant Finance Secretary (Punjab)
Assistant Finance Secretary (Sindh)
Assistant Finance Secretary (NWFP)
Assistant Finance Secretary (Balochistan)
Organizing Secretary
Senior Assistant Organizing Secretary
Assistant Organizing Secretary (Punjab)
22 Assistant Organizing Secretary (Sindh)
Assistant Organizing Secretary (NWFP)
Assistant Organizing Secretary (Balochistan)
Publicity Secretary
Senior Assistant Publicity Secretary
Assistant Publicity Secretary (Punjab)
Assistant Publicity Secretary (Sindh)
Assistant Publicity Secretary (NWFP)
Assistant Publicity Secretary (Balochistan)
Member Executive Board
2 From Punjab (One Lady, One Male)
2 From Sindh (One Lady, One Male)
2 From NWFP (One Lady, One Male)
2 From Balochistan (One Lady, One Male) |
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General Councils will elect the following office bearers of Central Executive Board in General Council for the term of two year.
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President
Secretary General
Finance Secretary
Organizing Secretary
Publicity Secretary
Members Executive Board from each province |
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The rest posts will be filled in from Provincial Executive Boards such as:
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President of Provincial Executive Boards will elects Senior Vice President of Central Executive Board.
General Secretaries of Provincial Executive Board will elect Senior Assistant Secretary General.
Financial Secretaries of Provincial Executive Board will elect Senior Assistant Finance Secretary.
Organizing Secretaries of Provincial Executive Board will elect Senior Assistant Organizing Secretary.
Publicity Secretary of Provincial Executive Board will elect Senior Assistant Publicity Secretary
Provincial President will nominate Male and one Female one Executive Member from their province. |
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If on the post of President and Secretary General there is a male office bearer, the Senior Assistant will be female and if on these posts there is a female office bearer the Senior Assistant will be male. |
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Provincial Executive Board / Union Council / Distt. / Town Boards
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Provincial President
Provincial Vice President
Provincial General Secretary
Provincial Joint Secretary
Provincial Finance Secretary
Provincial Assistant Finance Secretary
Provincial Organizing Secretary
Provincial Assistant Organizing Secretary
Provincial Publicity Secretary
Provincial Assistant Publicity Secretary
4 Executive Members (2 male, 2 Female) |
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Office Bearers of Affiliated Associations will elect the Boards’ Officials at Union Council, Town District and Provincial Levels.
The Rule D is also applicable in these Boards.
All the main post holders of provincial executive board will hold the positions in central executive board as assistants. |
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Constitution Part-VII
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Article-9 Officials of the Federation and their Duties and Responsibilities
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| President – The President shall: |
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preside over all the Executive Board meetings and General Council Sessions of the Federation.
Be responsible for the smooth running of the Federation.
Exercise his discretion if there is a tie and will have a casting vote.
Cause the books of the Federation to be audited once each fiscal year by Registered Auditor/s. |
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| Vice President: |
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The Vice President shall help the President in performance of his duties.
In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President.
In the event of the President’s office falling vacant (in the remaining term), the Executive Board may elect any one of the Vice President carry out the duties of the President till the General Council ratifies or elects a new President for the remaining term.
The Vice President shall be responsible for Federation’s interest and organizational work in their respective areas.
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| Secretary General: The Secretary General shall: |
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Be responsible for the proper execution of the directions issued and resolutions passed at the General Council sessions and Executive Board meetings.
Attend to all the correspondence, carry out the policies and manage the offices of the Federation.
Convene meetings / sessions and record their proceedings.
Attend to all such matters as are entrusted to him by the Executive Board / General Council.
Approve all payments and expenses vouchers / bills upto Rs. 2000 without the sanction of the Executive Board. |
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| Finance Secretary: The Finance Secretary shall: |
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Receive all monies, hold in custody and deposit them in the Bank immediately.
Maintain the Cash Book and allied records such as vouchers, payment vouchers, Bank Pass Books, cheques etc. etc.
Assistant Finance Secretaries shall be deputies to the Finance Secretary.
In the absence of Finance Secretary outside Headquarters, the Assistant Finance Secretary shall have the same powers as Finance Secretary. |
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Shall be the deputies to the Secretary General.
In the absence of the secretary General the secretary at Headquarters shall act in his place.
The secretaries outside Headquarters shall be responsible for Federation’s interest and shall enjoy same powers as Secretary General in their respective areas.
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| Publicity Secretary / Assistant Publicity Secretary:
Shall be responsible for publicity and making necessary contacts with the members in the interest of the Federation under the direct supervision of Secretary / General Secretary.
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| Organizing Secretary / Assistant Organizing Secretary:
shall be responsible for organizing new Association kinds of meetings / Seminars etc. under the direct supervision of Secretary General / Secretary.
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Constitution Part-VIII
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| Article-10 Power and Functions of the Executive Board |
| The Executive Board shall be responsible for the executing directions and management of the Federation for which purposes it shall have the full powers and authority to: |
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Interpret the clauses of the constitution and rules framed there under and enforce their observance and compliance.
Decide all questions with regard to which there are no specific provisions in the Construction, or rules framed there under and such decisions shall be fully effective unless they are revised at the next meeting of the General Council.
Make Rules subject to these Articles for the proper conduct of the business of the Federation, which shall be confirmed, modified or rescinded at the next session of the General Council.
Appoint committees / sub-committees either from amongst the units or from persons recommended by them or if considered necessary in the interest of the Federation from persons having specialized knowledge.
Delegates powers to any of its members for any specific purpose.
Select delegates, observers and other persons to attend any National or International Conferences, Educational Courses, etc. which it consider the interest of the Federation.
Appoint, suspend and / or dismiss any salaried employee of the Federation.
Suspend / expel any office Bearer or any member of the Executive Board or any unit if in its opinion, the person or the unit has been found guilty of conduct calculated to injure or bring disrespect to the federation or if any of them have acted contrary to the constitution of the Federation or the rules framed there under. Such suspension / expulsion shall be subject to review by the General Council and if confirmed effect the removal of the person or disaffiliation of the unit from the Federation as the case may be.
Depute persons from amongst its members to the General and / or Executive Committee meeting of the Federation if considered necessary.
Establish offices / sub-offices in various towns / provinces / Regions to co-ordinate the activities of the Federation for the smooth running of the units.
Receiving names of General Council Representatives from units of the Federation.
Establish, fix time, date and place for General Council Sessions.
Appoint Auditors and fix their remuneration.
Assign / Mortgage asset/s, moveable and immovable property, building/s to any financial institution / bank/s, to acquire / obtain loan/s, for carrying out cooperative or Socio-Economic Projects for the benefit of its affiliates and their membership. |
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The Executive Board shall meet at least once in four months.
The Secretary General or in his absence the Assistant Secretary General shall convene meetings of the Executive Board.
At least 10 days’ notice shall be given, but emergency meetings may be called on 3 days notice.
The notice shall specify time, date, place of the meetings and the business to be transacted.
Any other business not specified in the notice may be transacted with the permission of the Chairman.
The Secretary General shall convene the meeting of the Executive Board if he receives a written request from more than half of the members of the Executive Board. Such a meeting shall be convened within one month from the date of receipt of such request. |
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Constitution Part-IX
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| Article-12 General Council |
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The General Council shall mean the General Body of the TCOP composed of the representatives of the units as per Article 7.
The General Council Session shall be convened on days to be determined by the Executive Board but shall be held at least once in every 2 years.
The Extra-ordinary session of the General Council may be convened when one-third of the units or one third of members of the Executive Board are of the opinion that the circumstances require it. |
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To consider and decide appeals, if any, referred against any decision of the Executive Board.
Consider and decide any matter referred to it by the Executive Board.
Take disciplinary action against any officer of the Organization if he is found guilty of misconduct or branch of rules.
Elect the Executive Board as per Article 8 including office bearers in its Session after every 2 years.
Add, modify or rescind any of the articles of the Constitution or the rules framed there under.
Ratify or reject action taken or Resolution passed by the Executive Board. |
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| The Biennial General Council Session of the Federation shall be held by the end of December (latest) every alternate year. Notice of at least 21 days shall be given to all the members of the General Council specifying the time, date and place of the session and the business to the transacted as under: |
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Adoption of the Biennial Report and duly audited statement of accounts of the Federation.
Consideration of any matter specified in the notice of the session.
Election of the office bearers and members of the Executive Board.
Consideration of any other matter brought forward with the permission of the Chair, accept changes in any articles of the Constitution or its Rules. |
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| The Secretary General or in his absence, the acting Secretary General may call an extra-ordinary session of the General Council of the Federation, if |
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a. so decided by the Executive Board
b. It is requisitioned in writing by at least two third members of the General Council of the Federation specifying the purpose of such requisition.
Notice of at least 15 days shall be given for an extra-ordinary General Council Session |
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| Article-16 Requisitioned Sessions |
| If a session requisitioned under Article 15(1)(b) is not called within one month of the receipt of such requisition, the signatories of the requisition shall have power to hold the session after giving due notice to the members of the General Council. Only the matter specified in the requisition shall be transacted if there is a quorum as laid down in Article 19, but if there is no quorum, the session fails and cannot be adjourned. |
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Constitution Part-X
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| Article-17 Permanent Committees |
The Executive Board shall appoint the following committees within 2 months from the date of the Bi-Annual General Council Session:
1. Legal Committee
2. Organizing Committee
3. Education & Research Committee
4. Credential Committee
Each of the Committees shall have a Chairman who shall be elected by the members of the committees respectively. The Chairman shall be the ex-officio members of the Executive Board and shall submit their reports to the Executive Board on their own motion or as and when called upon by the Executive Board to do so. The Executive Board shall have the powers to refer any issue to any of the committees and the committee concerned shall submit its report within the given time. |
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Legal Committee |
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Constitution – shall consists of 5 members |
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Shall study, suggest, draft and forward to the appropriate authority through the Executive Board amendments in the existing laws or suggestion on new laws.
Shall mobilize / public and official opinion for such amendments / proposals in conjunction with Education and Research Committee.
Shall act as legal advisor to the Executive of the Federation in all legal matters.
Represent and speak for Federation in matters connected with Service Laws. |
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Organizing Committee |
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Constitution – shall consists of 15 members |
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Shall survey the organizing needs in different parts of the Country.
Shall plan the organizing activity and campaign.
Shall prepare material for planning as per (ii) above in conjunction with Education and Research Committee.
Shall implement the plans made as per above.
Shall endeavour to affiliate with the Federation all the existing and futures’ teachers associations in the country.
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Education & Research Committee |
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Constitution – shall consists of 8 members
The Committee shall have powers to co-opt 4 additional members.
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Scope of Activities Education Committee |
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Shall publish periodicals for Federation,
Shall plan, develop and implement trade union leadership courses.
Shall prepare budget for meeting educational programmes,
Shall survey services available to carry on programmes
Shall prepare and obtain training materials for education programme.
Shall take cognizance of all available training opportunities at home and abroad and shall endeavour to make such opportunities available to the Teachers’ Associations Leaders of the Country.
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Research Scope and Activities |
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Shall collect and maintain cost of living indicates and wage statistics
Shall maintain comparative charts of terms and conditions of service and other items within Pakistan and abroad, |
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Credential Committee |
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Constitution – shall consists of 5 members from amongst of Executive Board |
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Scope of Activities |
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Shall maintain an uptodate record of the representatives of the units on the General council.
Shall issue as many Credential Certificates to each unit as it has representatives on the General Council, one month prior to the Bi-Annual General Council Session.
Shall scrutinize the subscription and other dues position of each unit and determine the number of votes a unit is entitled to exercise and accordingly prepare a list showing the names of the unit, its representatives and the number of votes it is entitled to exercise.
Shall admit representatives / delegates of the units into the General Council Session on the presentation of Credential Certificates.
Shall receive letters of proxies from the outstation units attending the Session and examine the same.
Shall act as Reception Committee in the General Council Session. |
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Constitution Part-XI
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| Article-18 Quorum |
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For Executive Board meeting the presence of at least 7 members shall form the quorum.
For the General Council Session participation of at least one third of the total number of units shall form the quorum.
If there is no quorum within thirty minutes of the scheduled time the meeting / session shall be adjourned to another date when the business shall be disposed off by the members present, irrespective of the quorum.
For any other Committee / Sub-committee meetings the quorum shall be one-third of the members of that committee / Sub-Committee. |
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| Article-19 Voting |
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All decisions taken at any meeting / session shall be majority of votes of the members present. The Chairman shall have the casting vote.
Voting shall be by shown of hands except when otherwise decided.
Nothing however shall debar an outstation unit from exercising its full rights of voting by proxy. The proxy in such a case shall mean at least one representative of the outstation unit being present in person with a letter of authorization from the Secretary.
Only such units shall exercise full number of votes through their representatives who have fully paid the dues of the Federation. The defaulting units shall have only one vote which can be exercised through the authority of the unit concerned irrespective of the number of its representatives on the General Council. |
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| Article-20 Vote of No Confidence |
| If in the opinion of any member of the Executive Board / Unit an office bearer of the Federation / Committee / Sub-Committee has acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the Federation and / or its units or has betrayed the confidence of the majority of the units by his / her act of negligence or willful destruction of aims and objects or has lost his / its representative character, the units may requisition an extra-ordinary General Council Session as per Article 15(i)(b) to move a vote of no confidence specifying the reasons. Having given a fair chance to the office-bearer / committee / sub-committee to defend himself / itself, if the vote of no confidence is carried the person concerned shall be removed from his office and the Committee / Sub-Committee shall be deemed to have been dissolved. |
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Constitution Part-X
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| Article-21 Quorum |
| The following subjects shall be reserved to be exclusively dealt with by the Federation. |
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Making and finalizing all policy decision in respect of the subject and matters of both National and International importance and directly or indirectly affecting the Teachers / workers of Pakistan as a whole.
Selection of Teachers’ representatives of Pakistan to all National and International Organizations, Conferences, Councils and Committees.
National co-operation and affiliation
Ordering and withdrawing of any National Strike or stoppage of work in any form.
Any other matter or matters voluntarily referred to the Federation by the units for decisions and disposal. |
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| Article-22 Obligation of Units |
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Endeavour to further the aims and objects of the Federation.
Making payment of subscription and / or special levies.
Extend all possible help to other units
Supply and information asked by the Secretariat of the Federation and also furnish copy of the Annual Return at the time of submission to the government or after its approval in the General Body Meeting whichever is earlier.
Admit to their Executive / Managing / General Body meetings any person deputed by the Federation.
Give due and sympathetic consideration to the recommendation made by the Federation.
Carry out instructions and / or directions issued by the Federation and implement its resolutions and / or decisions. |
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| Article-23 Benefits |
| The units shall be eligible for and entitled to all the benefits as are assured by these articles. |
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