Green unions in a grey world - Labor environmentalism and international institutions

被引:27
作者
Silverman, Victor [1 ]
机构
[1] Pomona Coll, Claremont, CA 91711 USA
关键词
sustainable development; workplace greening; labor movement; trade unions; global unionism; worker heath and safety; partnerships; United Nations;
D O I
10.1177/1086026606288780
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
International labor environmentalism, a significant innovation in global politics, centers on the role of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions at the United Nations' Commission on Sustainable Development and other bodies. Unions face multiple challenges in international institutions, for example, from partnerships that privatize government functions and from disagreements within unions. Nonetheless, this article finds that environmentalism arising from the character of trade unions and the ideology of leaders has great potential.
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页码:191 / 213
页数:23
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