At COP29, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and unions from the Global South made their demands clear: urgent action is needed to secure climate justice. The failure of global leaders to deliver an ambitious deal only underscores the importance of worker-led advocacy for tackling climate change.
As Global South trade unions, we support a public pathway approach to addressing climate change, one that requires a major policy shift away from the current “privatise to decarbonise” policy towards a bold pro-public framework.
Unions covering workers in Indonesia’s mostly state-owned coal-fired power sector are pushing for a just transition to renewable energy while retaining public ownership. Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA has joined the global union, Public Services International (PSI), to support their goal.
We are so grateful! Cooperative power members awarded us $10.000 to develop the project ‘Solar power for women’s cooperative in Palestine’.
The climate crisis is global and therefore needs a global response. That is why we are working with unions in neighbouring countries whose workers’ lives are affected by this crisis. At the end of this financial year, we are appealing to support our projects and build ‘Workers’ Power for Climate Action’.
Indonesia is the largest thermal coal exporter in the world, but that will change in the coming years ahead. A significant shift away from fossil fuels in Indonesia is coming, and it will massively affect the workforce.