- Date
- 18 June 2016 10:30am–11:00pm
- Location
- Whitehall, London
Bigger meet-ups are planned at Arsenal, Barnsley, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Newcastle and others: keep up to […]
UNISON’s annual international seminar event is for branch international relations officers (BIROs) and others to discuss […]
UNISON’s annual international seminar event is for branch international relations officers (BIROs) and others to discuss […]
COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on how hundreds of thousands of workers are severely exploited, enslaved even, to make our PPE and other essential work tools. This first webinar will discuss the problem with global supply chains, workers’ rights and public procurement; show how what we do locally has a global impact and why it is an issue for UNISON members; and the exciting solutions UNISON is developing. Everyone welcome.
COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on how hundreds of thousands of workers are severely exploited, enslaved even, to make our PPE and other essential work tools. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke, there was a rush to find personal protective equipment (PPE) for key workers and laptops for home working. But in the urgency to stay […]
Annually more than 2.78 million people globally die through occupational accidents of work-related diseases, including thousands of trade unionists and other human and environmental rights defenders. We urgently need a new law to hold companies and the public sector to account when they ‘fail to prevent’ human rights abuses and environmental harms – this webinar […]
Turkey has experienced a significant erosion of democracy, human and workers’ rights and the rule of law in recent years as President Erdogan has reinforced his authoritarian rule. Attacks on trade unions are common, resulting in Turkey being rated as one of the ten worst countries in the world for workers. This session will hear […]
Speakers and chair Tim Rudin, Greater London Authority Mercè Torrens, Catalan Government Pauline Göthberg of the Swedish Regions Björn Claeson, Director of Electronics Watch Harpreet […]
You will gain a better understanding of UNISON’s international policies and priorities and how to implement them in your branch. You will also learn more about […]
Meeting Climate Change targets whilst ensuring workers in renewable energy global supply chains access Decent Work – Just Transition – is already very challenging. But even more so when it comes to solar energy panels which are nearly all tainted with the Forced Labour of the persecuted Uyghur people who live in the Xingjian Province […]