Climate change and the world of work

Delegates attending a high-level panel hosted by the Government of Denmark and the ILO discussed the links between climate change and the world of work and the new global climate agreement to be reached in Copenhagen in December 2009. Panellists included Inger Støjberg, Minister of Employment of Denmark, Tariq Banuri, director UN/DESA, Prof. James Heintz, University of Massachusetts, United States, Tatiana Tobias, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Brazil, Ronnie Goldberg, vice-chair International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Alison Tate, International Centre for Trade Union Rights, Australia