Globalisation
Globalisation
Globalisation is having a marked effect on workers worldwide. The advance of deregulation, privatisation and free trade is changing the nature of work and the lives of people everywhere. Trade unions are challenging the adverse effects of this on pay and conditions of employment, while at the same time working to achieve a high quality of life for everyone.
UNISON, working with other trade unions and campaigning groups, is at the forefront of this struggle.
Fair trade
UNISON is committed to the principles of fair trade - products which are produced and sold according to international standards which guarantee that the producers get a fair price for their output. We work closely with the Fairtrade Foundation to promote fair trade products in our workplaces, homes, UNISON offices and at UNISON events.
Look out for the fair trade mark on your shopping.
The Fairtrade Foundation
Trade Justice Movement (TJM)
We live in a world of enormous inequality. Billions of people are trapped in poverty. The rules and practices of international trade help keep them poor. Trade Justice is about changing these rules and weighting them in favour of those who currently lose out badly from international trade.
The Trade Justice Movement (TJM) is a coalition of over 50 organisations, including UNISON and the TUC, which campaigns for trade justice not free trade.
Trade Justice Movement
UNISON's GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services) campaign
Ethical Trading Initiative
The Ethical Trading Initiative is an alliance of companies,trade unions and non-governmental organisations.It exists to identify and promote good practice in the implementation of codes of labour practice. Its ultimate aim is to ensure that the working conditions of employees in companies supplying the UK meet or exceed international standards. All company members of ETI are required to comply with the ETI base code, which is founded on International Labour Organisation.
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Resources
International activist report: Anne Stokle from Rangoon, Burma - December 2011
Anne Stokle’s December report from Rangoon, Burma. Anne Stokle is a UNISON member and international activist living on the Thai-Burmese border. She supports a range of community groups and a trade union capacity building project with a Burmese trade union federation.
Anne Stokle's December report from Rangoon
International activist report: Anne Stokle meets Aung San Suu Kyi - December 2011
Anne Stokle presents the Burmese pro-democracy leader with the 'Freedom of the City of Newcastle' award at the National League for Democracy (NLD)headquarters in Burma. Anne Stokle is a UNISON member and international activist living on the Thai-Burmese border. She supports a range of community groups and a trade union capacity building project with a Burmese trade union federation.
Anne Stokle meets Aung San Suu Kyi - December 2011
International activist report: Anne Stokle from Pathein, Burma - December 2011
Anne Stokle’s Christmas report from Pathein, Burma. Anne Stokle is a UNISON member and international activist living on the Thai-Burmese border. She supports a range of community groups and a trade union capacity building project with a Burmese trade union federation.
Anne Stokle's Christmas report from Pathein
