Many programs have been actively carried out in Europe and North America to empower labor unions and citizens groups in the Third World. The project is characterized by its interactive approach It is based on the other partners initiatives or specific request to dispatch relevant staff and help organize 'hands-on' training sessions. The projects have been successfully undertaken in Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Mongolia.
Participatory training requires well-organized preparations.
Before they start the seminar, the trainers visit some workplaces, bringing a large number of photographs to illustrate good work-practices or improvements in the five technical areas, including mechanical safety, hazardous substances and others. The photos are processed into projector transparencies. The seminars have about 20-30 participants. Ideally, they would be actually working. The seminar starts with visits to factories, where the participants are encouraged to identify good practices and problems using supplied checklists.