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The First Trade Union Assembly on Labour and the Environment



Nairobi, Kenya, 15 - 17 January, 2006
Case Studies

"German Alliance for work and environment".
Werner Schneider

Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), Germany.


"The Global Pesticides Project (GPP): Trade Union Effort Towards Pesticide Use Reduction and Awareness Raising"

Yahya Msangi

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco (IUF).


"The Ramatex Plan in Namibia"

Silvana Cappuccio, Italy.

International, Textile, Garment & Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF)


"Socialization: Involvement of Unions in advocacy at the local level"

Ng. Wei Khiang, Malaysia

Occupational Safety Health and Environment Institute (OHSEI).


"The REACH Campaign"

Toni Musu, Europe.

The European Trade Union Confederation.


"The Apollo Alliance"

Jerome Ringo, USA.

Apollo Alliance.


"Making environment a worker's issue"

Nick de Carlo, Canada.

Canadian Auto Workers.


"Framework Agreement between CGTRA & Argentinean Government on Environment"

Abel Frutos, Argentina

Confederación General del Trabajo (CGTRA).


"Nickel 2010: to promote social and societal dialogue as an engine for sustainable development"

Helene Rober, France.

SYNDEX-USOENC


"Development of a Trade Union criteria for CDM and JI Projects"

Fre Maes, Belgium

FGTB.


"Fonds d'inestissement en développement durable (FIDD)"

Andrée-Lise Méthot, Canada.

FIDD.


"Campaign for safety at the workplace and environment"

Bernard Ugbi, Nigeria.

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).


"Campaign against labour discrimination by AIDS"

Rodrigo Villalta, Costa Rica.

Central de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum (CTRN)

"Elimination of Asbestos. Harmonization of domestic legislation to European Union."

Svetla Karova, Bulgaria.

Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB).

"Quality, Health & Environment (QHE). A program for cleaner production and OSHE in Russian Industries"

Halvor Woien, Norway.

Landsorganisasjonen i Norge (LO NORWAY) and Federation of Independent Trade Union of Russia (FNPR).

"Labour exposure to carcinogenic agents"

Carmen Mancheño, Spain .

Comisiones Obreras (CCOO).

"TCO Labelling for an ecological workplace: emissions, energy, ecology and ergonomics"

Lars Bengtsson, Sweden.

Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO).

   
 


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