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• Colombian trade unionist addresses young members

  05-12-2022 16:06
  On Saturday afternoon at young members’ conference in Bournemouth, Daniella Vega Sotelo, a member of the peasant farmer’s union FENSUAGRO, spoke to delegates via video link from Colombia.
  She spoke of the dangers, the progress and the hopes of being a trade unionist in that country.
  “This is a very important time nationally in the history of Colombia. We have recently elected a new government which received the backing of the trade union movement.
  “On issues such as agrar
  
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• Blog: We need a new law to protect human rights and the environment

  05-12-2022 12:45
  We urgently need a new UK law to hold companies and the public sector to account when they fail to prevent human rights abuses and environmental harms in their global value chains.
  Nothing illustrates how broken the global procurement system is better than examining who gets what and how, at the top and the bottom of the global supply chain.
  As exposed on Channel 4 News last week, the non-government organisation, All the Citizens (represented by Wilson Solicitors LLP), settled its claim in the h
  
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• Young members’ conference turns to recruitment and organising

  05-12-2022 12:40
  Young members’ conference continued to debate motions on Saturday in Bournemouth.
  One key theme running through the day was the union’s recruitment and organising work around young members.
  This started with a debate on a constitutional issue – raising the age limit for young members. The motion, which carried, argued that with only 63,000 members under 27 in the union, and an ageing member and activist base, it is important that UNISON reflects young workers’ views prope
  
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