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Information Related to the Issue of Environmentally Sustainable Development

Else-Marie Osmundsen

Since the project on Trade Unions and Environmentally Sustainable Development began in 1990, much change has taken place. Recognition and acceptance of environmentally sustainable development as a trade union issue is on the rise. Trade unions are starting to formulate and implement environmental and sustainable development policies at the national level. Also, trade unions are networking between one another and forming alliances on environmental issues. Through the Project, fifty-six workshops have been held throughout Africa and Asia since 1994, training over 2600 members how to develop trade union policies and action plans in their workplace and community.

Dozens of case studies have been developed which show how environmentally sustainable development issues have been integrated into trade union work on a practical level, covering issues such as occupational health and safety, the transportation of hazardous cargo, water pollution control, and the changing climate’s impact on employment. The variety of the subjects studied shows that environmental issues are coming to the forefront at workplaces around the world, thanks to dedicated trade union members and the knowledge this Project has helped spread.

You will find information about the Project, its materials (produced in many languages), case studies, cooperative partners, networks, background information and the like on this web page. There is no copyright on this material to allow its fullest use in part or as a whole. Please use this information to inform, educate, and motivate workers in your area to assert their rights to a safe, healthy, and sustainable future.


Else-Marie Osmundsen,
CTA, Geneva, 1999


Indicators:

The subject of Environmentally Sustainable Development and Trade Unions includes many issues which the project has grouped into the following indicators.  The project work was concentrated around these issues.  They can be found in the training manual.

Environmental Indicators of DevelopmentPolitical Indicators of Development
Economic Development and SecuritySocial Development
Equality of Opportunity and TreatmentEducation and Training
International Development

 

Mis-à-jour par AdT de Training Technology Consultants, S.A.R.L., Approuvée par E-MO. Dernière modification: 18 février 2000.