As both a unionist and climate activist, Steph Cunio is adamant that “there’s no way we’re going to win on climate change unless we bring the union movement along.” This task of building concerted action between unionists and climate activists is now Steph’s number one priority. Because if we don’t win, Steph says, “we’re not going to have a world.”
The response to the climate crisis is not handouts, but campaigns for land rights, food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, and access to water by defending the rights of rural women, farm workers, and small-scale farmers.
Unionists from the Asia-Pacific recently gathered in Bangkok to share experiences and solutions for climate-proofing industries and workers.
On 8 October 2018, the world’s leading climate scientists issued a dire warning for immediate action to reduce carbon pollution to avoid catastrophic global warming.
Tola Moeun is one of Cambodia’s leading labour rights activists and the Executive Director of the Centre for Alliance of Labour & Human Rights (CENTRAL). Tola talks to us about trade union repression in Cambodia.