Webinar on Aircraft Cabin Air quality: is aircraft cabin air, toxic?
The Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE), with the support of the ETUC, the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), is organising a two-hour webinar on the Aircraft Cabin Air Quality.
It will provide you an insight in issues like health and flight safety, regulatory implications, airline risk assessment, medical protocol, educational tools, etc.
The two-hour webinar is free and will take place on:
- Tuesday 15th September 2020 at 10h00 (Brussels time) – (9h00 UK time)
- Wednesday 16th September 2020, at 19h30 (Brussels time) - (13h30 New York Time)
To register, click on the above links.
National seminars to raise trade union awareness on standardisation
Together with national trade unions and national standards bodies, the ETUC organises seminars to bring the topic of standardisation on the radar screen. This year, we will co-organise two seminars together with our Cypriot and Romanian affiliates.
The joint event of the Romanian Trade Unions - ASRO - ETUC will take place on 28 March 2019, Bucharest, Romania.
The joint event of SEK - CYS - ETUC will take place on 3 April 2019, Nikosia, Cyprus.
For more information, please contact the ETUC Secretariat.
Latvia (13 June 2018, Riga)
Together with LBAS, Union of Independent Trade Unions of Latvia, and LVS, Latvian Standards Institute, the ETUC hold an event on standardisation on 13 June in Riga. The seminar "Standardisation: It is also important for trade unions" made standardisation more understandable and visible to trade unionists and clarified the link between trade union work and standardisation. The speakers explained the standardisation process at the Latvian, European and international level and the necessity to involve trade unions in the standardisation process. In the afternoon, companies involved in the standard-setting process in Latvia gave their perspective and shared examples of best practice.
Netherlands (25 October 2018, Utrecht)
Together with the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation FNV and the Dutch Standards Institute, NEN, the ETUC organised an awareness-raising seminar on 25 October 2018. The event focused on the participation of trade unions in standardisation at national and European levels. It gave rise to an animated discussion with a lot of questions and comments.
The seminar laid a good foundation for the (further) involvement of workers and their trade unions in standardisation. The participants concluded that at both national and European levels, workers have the opportunity to influence standards and thus improve their health and safety. And the added value of workers’ participation in the field of health and safety standardisation is undeniable. Moreover, since 2018, the Dutch ministry has facilitated trade union participation in standard-setting activities. This support has led to a renewed relationship between the trade unions and NEN.
Lithuania (18 October 2018, Vilnius)
On 18 October 2018, the Lithuanian Trade Union Solidarumas (LPSS), in cooperation with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (LPSK), the Lithuanian Labour Federation (LDF), and the Lithuanian Standardisation Department, hosted a seminar Standardisation – It Is Also Important for Trade Unions, in Vilnius.
The event raised awareness among Lithuanian trade unions of the benefits of being more actively involved in standard-setting. At the end of the seminar, the Lithuanian Standardisation Department thanked everyone for a very useful and worthwhile conference and suggested signing a cooperation agreement with the Lithuanian trade unions, to participate in designing new standards and sharing information about recently adopted ones. The agreement will be signed in mid-December and will be a first step towards a fruitful collaboration.
Are you interested in joining us?
The ETUC is looking for trade union members and workers’ representatives interested in the world of standards to join the ETUC expert network! We work on a range of areas of relevance for workers. These include standards which address duties and qualifications of the work force as well as social aspects. These cover maintenance & facility management, horizontal services, healthcare, private security services, etc. Other areas where workers and labour issues are involved will follow.
To get involved and for any further information on the ETUC STAND project and/or standard-setting activities, do not hesitate to take contact with us at [email protected].