tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65031234999622683772024-03-19T04:20:40.299+01:00Labour and EnvironmentThis is the first programme of its kind, which aims at improving
engagement of workers and trade unions in the development and implementation of
environmental policy.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-50170839929173245142010-07-08T11:19:00.003+02:002011-09-10T22:25:47.734+02:00Side event: Unions Fighting Climate ChangeAt the second ITUC World Congress, held from June 21 -25, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada, affiliated organizations from all over the world held debates on proposals put forth from the world of work to overcome current crisis in order to choose a new direction, with an emphasis on advancing in the areas of decent work and development, climate change, and just transition.<br />Contributing to the discussions on climate change, Sustainlabour organized a side event “Unions Fighting Climate Change, Join us!” which Sharan Burrow, the newly elected President of the ITUC attended as a keynote speaker along with 45 other participants. The side event opened with the screening of the ITUC/Sustainlabour video Time to Tackle Climate Change, produced in the framework of the project.<br />View video <a href="http://s297916895.mialojamiento.es/video/?ln=en">here</a>.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-83697946027548387952010-06-30T11:01:00.000+02:002010-10-11T11:02:55.225+02:00UNEP-Sustainlabour project: After 3 fruitful years, looking ahead to more activity!The month of June 2010 marked the closing of a three years joint UNEP- Sustainlabour project “Strengthening trade union participation in international environmental processes” as part of UNEP´s programme on Labour and the Environment, with the support of the Government of Spain. The project has proven to be an initiative of great importance, contributing not only to promoting trade union participation in international environmental processes, but also to develop a number of activities for strengthening Trade Union capacities at the local and national level.<br />The area of work on “Labour and Environment” that opened this programme in a pioneer manner, has acquired over time important political relevance, demonstrating the necessity to also include the world of production through workers´ organizations in the impulse of sustainability policies.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-29608572134641363922010-05-22T11:11:00.001+02:002010-10-14T17:30:29.560+02:00Rio+20 Preparatory MeetingThe first preparatory meeting for Rio + 20 was also held in New York from May 17-19. Are we in a position to achieve important advances by 2012? Are we simply looking to organize just another conference? Will we be capable of elaborating integrated proposals that serve to advance each one of the sustainable development axis, or will we continue confronting economic, social and environmental interests without advancing in any of them? How can we organize ourselves from the side of the social movements so that governments understand that there is no other option in the long term, and that they will not have our support in the short term, if they do not demonstrate the necessary ambition in the form of an urgent change of the current model?<br />Read more on our <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=597&Itemid=255&lang=en">website</a>.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-62151616814662796402010-04-16T10:46:00.001+02:002010-10-15T09:14:38.031+02:00CSD 18: Pushing for a sustainability revolutionThe 18th cycle of UN´s Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) takes place from May 3 – 14, 2010 in New York. The focus of this year´s review session is to identify and evaluate constraints in relation to the following thematic issues: Transport, Chemicals, Waste Management, Mining and the Ten-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns. The Commission will serve as a platform to start discussions on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in 2012 (Rio +20), preparations for which will take place immediately following the Commission’s session, from 17 to 19 May.<br />As in previous years, a trade union delegation coordinated by ITUC will be present. The objective for the two-week proceedings is that they be meaningful for people, for the environment and for the economy – the interrelated dimensions of sustainable development.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-22156558487003751232010-04-15T11:58:00.000+02:002010-10-11T11:59:32.495+02:00Four years later: Advances and Challenges in AfricaSecond Regional Trade Union African Conference on Labour and Environment – Nairobi, April 7-8, 2010.<br />The Second Conference we held four years after the first Conference in Johannesburg in 2006 as part of the joint UNEP-Sustainlabour Project on Labour and Environment, and hosted 45 trade union delegate participants from 19 different countries. Statements such as “…we Africans produce what we don’t eat and eat what we don’t produce” made in the first sessions of the Conference characterize the current reality in many African countries as well as the social and environmental challenges. The effects of the financial and economic crisis in Africa; informal work trends; the potential for the creation of green jobs in the continent; climate change and its effects in productive sectors – in particular agriculture; pesticides and chemical risk were some of the topics covered. This event provided a space for information-sharing on the initiatives carried out over the past four years and for analyzing the challenges for the labour movement in terms of advancing the agenda toward a socially fair and environmentally sustainable model with decent work. In addition it also served as a platform for defining steps toward strengthening trade unions´ work related to the environment at the national and regional level.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-87434013455988269332010-04-11T11:54:00.000+02:002010-10-15T11:38:07.213+02:00National Training Session on Labour, Development and Environment (by the Youth group of the CTA)The National Training Session will be taking place in Buenos Aires form 24th to 26th April, as part of the preparatory process for the National Youth Meeting. Around 30 young trade union delegates will take part from all over the country. This initiative benefits from the support of Sustainlabour.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-39118065462650585152010-03-11T11:55:00.000+01:002010-10-11T17:30:34.999+02:00Accra – Training on Chemical RiskIn Africa as much as 50,000 tonnes of obsolete stockpiles of pesticides contaminate soil, water, air, and food both for domestic consumption and export (UNEP GEO 4, 2007). Statistics of poisonings cases (although usually grossly under reported) have estimated that between 46 and 84% of all poisonings in adults are attributable to occupation or the environment (WHO, 2006). While alarming, these figures reflect a reality for the African people in their workplace and daily lives. A group of 17 trade union representatives from 14 African countries (Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Togo, Ivory Coast, Chad, Botswana, South Africa, Benin, Rwanda and Ghana) recently gathered to address the trade union agenda for the sound management of chemicals at a training event organized by ITUC Africa held in Accra from March 8-9, 2010, as part of the joint UNEP/Sustainlabour programme on Labour & Environment. <br />One of the objectives of this workshop was to form a regional network of unionists working in the area of chemical risk. During the training sessions of the workshop the health and environmental effects of chemical substances were outlined, relevant tools were reviewed for dealing with and reducing chemical risk at the workplace – from practical issues such as reading labels, to how to incorporate clauses and concrete measures in collective bargaining negotiations and agreements, as well as how to demand the right to information and the application of the precautionary principle in the workplace. <br />In addition this activity was geared toward improving knowledge of national legislations as well as international reference tools, ILO conventions, StockholmBasel and Rotterdam Conventions and SAICM (Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management).Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-9301676058246098672010-02-28T10:47:00.000+01:002010-10-11T11:00:19.648+02:00Preparing for BaliThe Eleventh Session of the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum was held from 21-22 February 2010, prior to the 11th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum scheduled for 24-26 February 2010, in Bali, Indonesia. The forum provided a platform for civil society for exchange, consultation and strategy definition on key environmental issues to be addressed by the Member States during the governing council. The Forum was attended by some 1,000 participants from 130 countries, including nearly 100 Ministers of Environment, and the following topics were covered a) International Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development, b) The Green Economy, c) Biodiversity and Ecosystems.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-43389112756961843942010-02-15T10:38:00.001+01:002010-10-13T13:07:37.456+02:00COP 15 in CopenhagenThe UNFCCC 15th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change was the biggest ever. More than <span style="font-weight: bold;">45,000 people</span> applied to attend <span style="font-weight: bold;">COP15</span>, and even more went to Copenhagen to participate in parallel activities. It was fundamental for the international trade union movement to show its commitment to achieving a fair, ambitious and binding outcome and to raising the profile of the labour movement’s demands for a “Just Transition” when these decisions were taken.<br />More than 400 trade unionists attended the Conference.<br />Nevertheless, the Copenhagen summit has left the fight against climate change in a difficult situation. The wounds are deep and have left us with little time to think of strategies and regain strength after the defeat.<br />See our <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/boletines/marzo10/boletin_en_marzo_2010.html">bulletin </a>for more information and see <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/dmdocuments/outreachfinal.pdf">here </a>for the special post-COP issue of Outreach.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-57125685843151875292010-02-01T11:56:00.000+01:002010-10-11T11:58:04.848+02:00Taking care of health and the environment at the workplace – training in ArushaArusha, Tanzania – Trade unionists from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda came together to advance toward the sound management of chemicals. The event which took place from January 18 – 19, 2010 was organized by ITUC-Africa part of the joint UNEP-Sustainlabour programme on Labour and Environment.From March 8-9, 2010 in Accra, Ghana, a similar workshop will be held, this time for participants in francophone countries in Africa. Stay tuned for upcoming information.The workshop aimed to build a network of trade unionists in charge of management of chemical risk. The training session carried out focused on strengthening awareness of the health and environmental impacts of chemicals, and providing tools for addressing and reducing chemical risks at the workplace, ranging from practical information such as how to read a label, to how to include related provisions in collective agreements, or how to demand for the right to be informed and for the application of precautionary principle at the workplace.The seminar also aimed to improve knowledge on national legislations and references to international tools, ILO conventions, Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Conventions and SAICM (Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management).Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-81324454646092340722009-12-02T12:38:00.007+01:002011-09-10T22:30:31.509+02:00COP Side Event: Financing Climate Change<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI-Wm70bynDjL3nxmkKOTfeFGkqD0aA0evCU_HkCwREPcsG3YF4gz1zkVcHOg3hocfg_FvBD-tIvlKH7jAb9mWvJ5u7oNbDd3rIYIWONRsToQbs8kcSr2UVSzaghXqnGtS66YBt4Iwzc/s1600/financing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI-Wm70bynDjL3nxmkKOTfeFGkqD0aA0evCU_HkCwREPcsG3YF4gz1zkVcHOg3hocfg_FvBD-tIvlKH7jAb9mWvJ5u7oNbDd3rIYIWONRsToQbs8kcSr2UVSzaghXqnGtS66YBt4Iwzc/s200/financing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527480264750675298" border="0" /></a>How much funding is lacking? Who should pay? Using what mechanisms? Toward what type of activities and sectors should investment made and how? There are some of the questions which will be covered during this seminar which will be held on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, December 16 in the World of Work Pavilion at 18:00 – 19:30.</span><br />The following trade union as well as civil society organizations will take part and present their positions on this issue: ITUC, ETUC; COSATU - South Africa, GEFONT and NTUC – Nepal, CCOO – Spain, Oxfam, Climate Justice and Sustainlabour.<br />More information <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/spip.php?article517&lang=en">here</a>.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-22876798173018928442009-12-02T11:43:00.004+01:002010-10-13T11:56:54.526+02:00COP Side Event: Women Workers and Green Jobs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZJkHsqJH9WpLQf_B8S0Dn0106WOuYH5rSLQauoJ0aSTteeZLprX7iq55DDFkh6dqxJR3pXhdrG5MODKWAXp9_7tXxV1fOeKaozQEjfuhFUaL1mLy1xHU0x6hQeXgJ732668QM2BjD14/s1600/womenworkers3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZJkHsqJH9WpLQf_B8S0Dn0106WOuYH5rSLQauoJ0aSTteeZLprX7iq55DDFkh6dqxJR3pXhdrG5MODKWAXp9_7tXxV1fOeKaozQEjfuhFUaL1mLy1xHU0x6hQeXgJ732668QM2BjD14/s400/womenworkers3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527467174411961954" border="0" /></a><br />Where does equality remain in the promotion of green jobs? If green employment represents the jobs of the future, they must also be jobs for women. Is this variable integrated into current proposals? The Sustainlabour Foundation and the ITUC have opened a debate as part of the first reflection on this issue in the form of a draft report entitled ¨<span style="font-weight: bold;">Women Workers and Green Jobs: Employment, Equity and Equality</span>¨ to be presented <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wednesday, December 16 in the World of Work Pavilion at 15:00 – 16:00</span>.<br />More information <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=516&Itemid=25">here</a>.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-7498657684526868372009-11-25T14:45:00.003+01:002010-10-13T12:54:19.846+02:00Preparations for Copenhangen – the trade union WoW pavilionDuring the <span style="font-weight: bold;">COP15</span> Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Danish trade union LO-Denmark will open the doors to its building for the World of Work (WoW) Pavilion from <span style="font-weight: bold;">December 14 – 16, 2009</span>. During three days the pavilion will host various trade union activities.<br />Among the activities set to take place, Sustainlabour will participate in the organization of two events on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, December 16</span>. In addition, as part of the joint UNEP/Sustainlabour programme on Labour and Environment, Sustainlabour will provide assistance to the trade union delegation and facilitate the participation unionists in the negotiation processes.<br />Finally the premier of a video, produced jointly by Sustainlabour and the ITUC, about Trade Unions and Climate Change will be held at the closing of the WoW Pavilion in the Worker´s Museum on <span style="font-weight: bold;">December 16, from 20:00 to 22:00</span>.<br /><br />More information will soon be available.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-22041023270448134822009-11-01T11:43:00.001+01:002010-10-11T11:50:31.168+02:00Women Workers and Green Jobs report“<span style="font-style:italic;">Green jobs should be unionised jobs where concerted efforts are made to employ, recruit, train, pay equitably and organise women</span>”, a sentiment reflected in the Sustainlabour-ITUC joint preliminary report entitled ¨<span style="font-weight:bold;">Women Workers and Green Jobs: employment, equity and equality</span>¨ and presented recently at ITUC´s first World Women’s Conference held on October 19 – 21, 2009 in Brussels. The report explores the creation of green jobs in various sectors; analyzes to what extent women workers have access to these positions; the necessary policy measures that must be adapted to ensure the inclusion of the gender dimension into the green jobs agenda, and the role of unions in the organization of women workers in the emerging green economy. This draft will be presented at the Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen in December.<br />For more information click <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/dmdocuments/en255_2009.pdf">here</a>.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-63143608928883776962009-11-01T09:30:00.000+01:002010-10-14T17:03:04.705+02:00Climate change talks in BarcelonaHeld from 2-6 November 2009, the Barcelona Climate Change meeting represents the final round of negotiations before the Conference in Copenhagen. The talks which will be attended by over 4,000 delegates and international observers will aim to draw up a text for an agreement at COP15 and will cover themes such as Adaptation, Mitigation, Financing, and Technology Transfer.<br />More information <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=501&Itemid=255">here</a>.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-36141809599931802962009-10-05T14:42:00.000+02:002010-10-08T14:44:03.822+02:00First Trade Union Conference on Labour and EnvironmentThe first regional conference on Labour and Environment for Eastern European and Central Asian countries was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on September 23-25, 2009. The event was organized by the Pan-European Regional Council of the ITUC (ITUC-PERC) and Sustainlabour with the support of the International Trade union Confederation in Azerbaijan (AHIK). The Conference aimed at establishing a framework for discussion and the adoption of common strategies for action on Sustainable Development by Trade Unions from NIS countries. This event is part of the joint UNEP-Sustainlabour project on “Strengthening trade union participation to international environmental processes”.<br /><br />See <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=490&Itemid=255&lang=en">here </a>for more information.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-37985531120847999582009-09-02T16:41:00.000+02:002010-10-15T11:41:41.077+02:00Launch of pesticides project in Western AfricaThe first union project on sound management of pesticides use in the sugar cane and cotton sectors of the French-speaking Afican countries of Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin, was presented in Cotonou, Benin from August 24 – 26, 2009. The project is a follow up of a pilot initiative originally carried by IUF, ILO and the WHO in 1995 in Tanzania, Ghana, and Kenya.<br />With the support of Sustainlabour the project aims to strengthen workers skills and knowledge on occupational health and safety, and the environment in these two sectors, which are known for their use of high levels of pesticides.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-8728852373778009172009-09-01T14:40:00.000+02:002010-10-15T11:39:47.542+02:00Food Crisis and Climate ChangeThe ITUC – Africa with the support of Sustainlabour, held the first trade union workshop on Food Crisis and Climate Change in Africa from August 17-18, 2009 in Lome, Togo. A total of 30 unionists from 19 countries took part in this event. Activities carried out in this workshop are part of the joint UNEP-Sustainlabour project on “Strengthening trade union participation to international environmental processes”.<br />Over the two day workshop participants analyzed the causes of the deteriorating state of global food availability. This included discussion about financial factors; unequal distribution of land; unsustainable use of natural resources such as water, and threats to biodiversity, along with a special analysis of the impacts of climate change on agriculture.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-69058903712774578612009-07-29T14:41:00.001+02:002010-10-23T22:18:39.359+02:00ITUC-Africa: Candidate selected in charge of addressing Environment and Occupational health themesThe ITUC-Africa has called for the creation of a new work area reflecting the themes of sustainable development and occupational health in order to facilitate the coordination and the promotion of related trade union actions in the region. This is the second regional trade union organization after the ITUC-Latin America that has elaborated a specific work area related to environmental and sustainable development themes.<br />The successful candidate, Yahya Msangi, will be in charge of work in this area pertaining to climate change, sustainable development, chemical risk and occupational health are challenges so that these themes are better reflected in ITUC-Africa’s agenda.<br />Mr. Yahya Msangi has many years of experience working with trade union movements and is a great reference person in the area of chemical risk and occupational health especially in the agricultural sector. Yahya has collaborated and supported several of Sustainlabour´s activities undertaken in the past few years and we extend him a warm welcome as he assumes his new post.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-30405603475730059292009-07-20T17:39:00.000+02:002010-10-15T11:39:58.929+02:00Africa: Food Crisis and Climate Change SeminarThe International Trade Union Confederation of Africa (ITUC-Africa) with support of Sustainlabour is currently organizing a trade union seminar on Food Crisis and Climate Change which will take place on August 18 – 19 in Lomé, Togo. <br />The seminar hopes to create a space a for discussion regarding the causes of the deteriorating state of global food availability including financial factors; unequal distribution of land; unsustainable use of natural resources such as water, and threats to biodiversity, along with a special analysis of the impacts of climate change on agriculture. Another premise of the event is to develop a regional plan of action for the coordination of trade union activity in this area. Trade union representatives from more than 25 countries as well as experts from various international organizations will be in attendance.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-19569749668878837272009-07-08T09:43:00.000+02:002010-10-15T11:41:41.078+02:00Sustainlabour and the IUF: Global Pesticides Project in francophone AfricaIn 1998 several African trade unions from Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe began a project entitled ¨Global Project on Pesticides¨ with the objective of reducing and minimizing the impacts of pesticides use on farmers´ health and the environment. The project included a wide range of activities: the elaboration of materials, training, trade union activities, and projects related to the substitution of the use of harmful chemicals.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-30634614323317361692009-07-04T09:42:00.000+02:002010-10-15T11:41:01.073+02:00Sustainlabour delivers training session in renewable energies with workers in PeruFrom June 18-23, 40 workers from the Cajamarca region of Peru participated in a professional training course on photovoltaic solar energy. The course covered topics such as the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of photovoltaic energy systems while serving to promote the creation of sustainable employment in the region and in the country.<br />The session took place in the Centre for Technical Training in Applied Technologies (CEDECAP) in Cajamarca. Sustainlabour organized the event in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and Practical Solutions ITDG. This project is part of the joint UNEP-Sustainlabour programme on Labour and Environment.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-46398635825929142009-07-02T13:36:00.001+02:002010-10-07T17:37:24.746+02:00Trade Unions at the OECD Conference on NanotechnologyThe OECD Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth will be held in Paris from July 15 -17, 2009.<br />Trade Unions will participate in the Conference in order to bring forward general concerns and input as food for thought in the area related to the occupational health aspects of nanotechnologies. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) will participate in the opening plenary to address these issues.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-54164179252269251252009-06-13T17:18:00.001+02:002010-10-07T17:24:46.412+02:00Climate change: Sustainlabour continues its work on the road to CopenhagenA large delegation of trade-unionists took part in the preparatory meeting for the Copenhagen Summit (1st to 12th June in Bonn, Germany). Sustainlabour was also there, supporting trade union positions, and reinforcing their weight in these vital international negotiations.<br />Over the past few weeks there has been positive news for the trade union movement. The “chair’s official negotiation text”, which was published a few weeks prior to the meeting and which will form the basis for climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, includes the recognition of the need for a just transition for workers who will be the most affected by the carbon emission reduction efforts. Trade unions’ and the ITUC’s hard work has paid off. More information is available <a href="http://www.sustainlabour.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=418&Itemid=255">here</a>.Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503123499962268377.post-78306949625229421862009-06-05T11:41:00.002+02:002011-09-10T22:56:56.916+02:00Sustainlabour: launching of the training guides in RussianThe UNEP and Sustainlabour training guides on Climate Change and the Rational Management of Chemical Substances have just come out in Russian. They can be downloaded from our <a href="http://s297916895.mialojamiento.es//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=301&lang=en">website</a><a href="http://s297916895.mialojamiento.es//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=301&lang=en">.</a>Sustainlabourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536913282360286863noreply@blogger.com0