Labour, Trade Unions and the Green Economy – A case for environmental labour studies

Descrição: Combating climate change will increasingly   impact on production industries and the workers they employ as consumption is targered and production changes. Yet research has largely ignored the effect of climate change policies on workers and trade union policies. The project research aim to bend the breach between labour and nature in order to suggest the creation a new sub-field area named Environmental Labour Studies. In order to tackle the challenge Scholars and practitioners round the globe to answer the question: what effect will moving to green production have on workers and unions? How can unions influence process of re-skilling, training and engage workers in the 'green economy'? Can North and South union agendas create a 'level playing field' around the globe? How can unions reconcile the protection of jobs and the protection of environment? These questions are addressed by analysing how unions and environmental movements are learning from each other through a range of different initiatives in US, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, Spain, Sweden, UK and South Africa. Financiador(es): Swedish lnternational Development Cooperation Agency - Auxílio financeiro.

Docente responsável: João Paulo Cândia Veiga