While Nepal is committed to net-zero emissions by 2050, unions are making sure that this transition is just and inclusive—especially for workers in informal sectors, women, and marginalised communities.

Farmers and residents in Barangay Bato, Toledo, Cebu, are at an emerging frontier of the resistance against carbon-intensive, polluting industry. Their environment and way of life are at risk thanks to Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI), an Aboitiz-owned coal-fired power plant, but together they’re fighting back.

Union Aid Abroad’s partner unions from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Nepal joined over 100 trade unionists from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean to push back against privatisation and advocate for public ownership of energy.

A special report on how the State Electricity Company Workers Union (SP PLN Persero) in Indonesia advocates for cleaner energy while resisting privatisation—a story of workers driving a Just Energy Transition.