The road to Copenhagen Trade Unions in Barcelona and COP15
Barcelona, Spain (2-6 November) - Last UNFCCC preparatory meeting before Copenhagen. Key moment for ensuring Just Transition and other union proposals get visibility. 20 trade unions have already confirmed their participation. -3 rd November: ITUC, along with CCOO, UGT and ETUC will organise a high level event on Just Transition, where we will call on other governments and social groups to endorse the concept. -5 th November: the ITUC working group on climate change will meet to discuss the trade union strategy for the remaining month before Copenhagen as well as for COP15.
Copenhagen: A meeting going far beyond negotiations - More than 20,000 people are expected to go to Copenhagen; at least half of them will be from civil society. - In addition to the negotiations in the Bella Center, several other fora will be organized: - A space organized by the City of Copenhagen - A space organized by the Business community, based on technological solutions - the Klima Forum, organized by NGOs - A civil society rally, on the 12 th December In all these, trade unions can play a role.
Trade unions at COP15 More than 180 trade unionists have already registered to attend the meeting Our delegation is coordinated by the ITUC in close cooperation with LO-Denmark Some funding has been secured already for participation from developing countries trade unions (LO-DK, Sustainlabour, Norwegian trade unions, TUC)
Trade unions at COP15 : WoW In addition to the negotiations, a major trade union activity has been planned: The World of Work pavilion (WoW) What is it?: A space where trade unions will present their experiences, debate and plan with other actors on climate change. Visits to concrete green & decent workplaces will also be organized. Who? ITUC and LO-Dk will coordinate this activity. Global Union Federations and ITUC regional and national organisations will be invited to submit concrete proposals for events When? 14 to 16 December 2009 Where? In LO Denmark Building
Trade unions at COP15 : WoW Which organisations will be there? Regional/International Organisations BWI, EMCEF, EMF, ETUC, ETUI, ICEM, IMF, ILO, ITF, ITUC, ITUC Africa, IUF, PSI, SAMAK, Sustainlabour, TUCA Some national organisations ACTU, AFL-CIO, Blue Green Alliance, CCOO, CGT France, CFMEU, CFDT, COSATU, CSC, FGTB, FKTU,FNV, GEFONT, KCTU, LO-Denmark, NTUC, RENGO, TUC-UK, UMWA
Trade unions at COP15 : Other activities ITUC has launched a special website on climate change (http://climate.ituc-csi.org) which also counts with a private section, where affiliates can follow reports on the negotiations. Official trade union side event in the UNFCCC Reception for the trade union delegation hosted by LO-DK and ITUC (16 dec) Trade unions & Climate change a video by Sustainlabour & ITUC to be presented in the reception. Further work with civil society organisations in the run up and during Copenhagen. Civil Society «climate change walk» on the 12 th December.
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