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Engaging each other : the weight of history-- And the challenges of the present -- Globalization and global union politics -- Societal politics and global governance -- Regulating the global state : beyond the social clause? -- Regulating capital : beyond corporate social responsibility -- Conclusion : the challenges of the present

O artigo trata da chamada "transição justa" enquanto principal expressão do ambientalismo trabalhista em nível global, e mostra como as organizações sindicais internacionais têm desempenhado um papel central nessa discussão. O objetivo da contribuição é fornecer um relato analiticamente informado dessa trajetória. Em sua primeira parte, esclarece o esquema analítico utilizado; na segunda e principal parte, emprega tal esquema para traçar o papel dos sindicatos globais na globalização da "transição justa". Em particular, argumenta-se que a globalização da "transição justa" no mundo do trabalho continua sendo um processo em andamento, na medida em que reflete tanto as dinâmicas Norte-Sul quanto as setoriais. Conclui-se com um comentário sobre as causas por detrás desses achados, bem como sobre as perspectivas e desafios para ampliar a "transição justa". ; Just Transition has become the major expression of labour environmentalism at the global level and global union organizations have played a central role. My goal in this article is to provide an analytically informed account of this trajectory. The first part of this contribution, therefore, clarifies the analytical scheme. In the second and main part I will use this analytical scheme to trace the role of global unions in the globalization of just transition within global labour. In particular I will argue that the globalization of just transition within the world of labour remains a work in progress while it reflects both North-South and sectoral dynamics. I close by commenting on the causes behind these findings and the prospects and challenges of broadening just transition.

During the last two decades labor unions at the national, regional, and global levels have developed environmental agendas that add to their long‐standing and well‐justified concerns with occupational safety and health. Yet, it is also fair to say that the internalization of environmental priorities by the broader labor movement remains tentative and contested. The goal of this article is to address three challenges encountered on the road to global union environmentalism, in each case highlighting some promising initiatives undertaken by unions in response. These are the challenges of forming a global labor agenda on the environment, of strengthening the links and deliberations among unions, particularly those in the reconfigured core of the world political economy, and of moving away from business environmentalism and in the direction of social environmentalism.

"International Relations and the Study of Global Environmental Politics: Past and Present" published on by Oxford University Press.

The liberal institutionalization of world politics has engendered a vibrant debate over its form & its content. The proposals range from those aiming at the democratization of international institutions to those that aim to modify them at the margins. This contribution proposes that the democratization of social institutions has both an internal (within an organization or sector) & an external (in relation to whole political economy) dimension. Not surprisingly, unions & environmentalists have limited influence on international institutions when compared to corporations & liberal economic ministries. There is enough evidence, however, that liberal elites are advocating the selective inclusion of liberal unionists & environmentalists at the expense of social unionists & environmentalists. In addition to other responses, social unions & environmentalists should make internal democratization a priority & should utilize domestic fora, where unions & environmentalists have more access & resources, in a manner that embeds domestic tactics within inclusive internationalist strategies. 1 Table, 41 References. [Copyright 2002 Sage Publications, Inc.]

Deepening neoliberal integration, the end of the Cold War, and the decline or compromise of communist and socialist parties, offer a window of opportunity for international labor politics. Why is it, then, that the comprehensive network of global and regional labor organizations continues to play a marginal role, even though they are clearly conscious of these developments, and have sought to respond to them? The answer to this question has important practical and theoretical implications. My general goal, therefore, is to situate the contemporary predicament of international labor organizations within its historical context. Activists would like to know whether labor organizations are basically sound but need to be reformed or fundamentally unsuitable for a vital international labor politics. Theoretically, international labor organizations provide us with a rich record through which to investigate cross-border relations at the level of society and state-society relations.