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Sustainable development: a trade union perspective.

Winston Gereluk1, Lucien Royer

  • 1Industrial Relations and Human Resources, School of Business, Atabasca University, Edmonton, Canada. winstong@atabascau.ca

New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS
|January 9, 2007
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Trade unions globally advocate for sustainable development, proposing innovative workplace strategies to overcome slow progress and bureaucratic hurdles. They champion a new world order for environmental and social equity.

Area of Science:

  • Socio-economics
  • Environmental Policy
  • Labor Studies

Background:

  • Sustainable development is a key global issue for trade unions, yet progress remains slow.
  • Agenda 21, from the 1992 UN Conference, urged active roles for workers and unions.
  • The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD are major global labor representatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the role of trade unions in advancing sustainable development.
  • To identify challenges hindering Agenda 21 implementation.
  • To present trade union-proposed strategies for global sustainable development.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of trade union involvement in international environmental and development agendas.

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  • Review of ICFTU and TUAC policy proposals.
  • Examination of proposed solutions to bureaucratic gridlock and globalization's impacts.

    • Main Results:

    • Trade unions are influential players in sustainable development discussions.
    • Bureaucratic gridlock impedes Agenda 21 implementation.
    • Globalization exacerbates economic disparities, necessitating systemic change.

    Conclusions:

    • Trade unions propose innovative workplace and worker strategies to drive sustainable development.
    • A new global order emphasizing democratic decision-making, accountability, and local control is advocated.
    • Specific international priorities for sustainable development have been outlined by ICFTU and TUAC.