The Asia and the Pacific is the first regional training session for workers and trade unions. The sessions will build on the training manuals on (i) Climate Change, its consequences on employment and trade union action, and on (ii) Sound and Sustainable Management of Chemicals. Concrete examples from the regional environmental agenda and trade union initiatives in a variety of economic sectors –awareness raising campaigns, framework/collective agreements, conferences, etc. – will contribute to illustrate the current labour situation, environmental challenges and related health issues in Asia and the Pacific, as well as possible trade union coordinated action in these fields at the national, regional/sub-regional and global level.
The training will introduce to the concept of sustainable development, and the need to integrate labour and environmental dimensions into development strategies, building on the key findings of the report Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World, UNEP/ILO/IOE/ITUC, September 2008 and the conclusions of the ILO Conference on Green Jobs for Asia and the Pacific, Niigata, Japan, 21-23 April 2008. The need for united action to achieve a socially fair and environmentally friendly development through the guarantee of decent work and sustainable development for all will be further developed.
The training sessions will provide unique opportunities for experience and knowledge sharing on environmental issues among trade unions: working groups on climate change (including an update on the negotiations and UNFCCC-COP14) and chemicals (e.g. international governance of chemicals, green chemistry), initiatives from trade unions in Asia and the Pacific, from both developed and developing countries/economies in transition.
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Profiles of participants
Trainees
Around 30-40 trainees are expected to attend the Asia and the Pacific training for workers and trade unions on Climate change and the Sound and sustainable management of chemicals. The training will week to ensure a balance in the subregion/country representation, which is a key element in enhancing effective and comprehensive trade union networks of expertise at the regional, subregional and country levels.
Speakers
A variety of global and regional experts from Sustainlabour, ITUC and other trade union or civil society organizations, UNEP, ILO, WHO, etc. will contribute to deliver this training. The contribution of expert speakers from trade unions should be significantly strengthened in comparison to the first global training that was held in Geneva on 26-30 May 2008. |
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