Our host @RozFoyer — a Scottish trade unionist who has served as the General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress since 2020. 2/10
Chris Smalls — president and founder of the @amazonlabor union, known for his role in leading Amazon worker organisation in Staten Island, New York. 3/10
@amazonlabor Leonidas Iza — President of @CONAIE_Ecuador, the main Indigenous organisation in Ecuador and a key leader of the uprisings in October 2019 and June 2022. 4/10
@amazonlabor@CONAIE_Ecuador@BabaAye, author and activist of over 30 years and Health & Social Sector officer of PSI fighting for a better world where development brightens the lives of the many and not just the 1%. 5/10
@amazonlabor@CONAIE_Ecuador@BabaAye Dario Salvetti — convenor of ex-GKN, an Italian workers' collective who have taken part in the longest-ever factory occupation in Italian history. 6/10
@amazonlabor@CONAIE_Ecuador@BabaAye Valery Alzaga and Mina Chiang — representatives of the Global Labor Justice organisation, which supports transnational collaboration among worker and migrant groups to expand labour rights. 7/10
@amazonlabor@CONAIE_Ecuador@BabaAye Baptiste — member of French union, Sud-Solidaires, a leading organisation in recent demonstrations against French pension reforms. 8/10
@amazonlabor@CONAIE_Ecuador@BabaAye & (via pre-recorded video) Yang, Dong-Gyu, Vice President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (9/10)
And then join us in person for the 'We Make Tomorrow' conference, in Manchester on 20 May. Tickets are free of charge and spaces are filling up fast, register online now: wmtconference.org
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Oil companies create a social licence to operate by sponsoring arts and cultural institutions whilst ignoring demands for justice from communities on the frontlines of their extraction.
Shell has a horrific human rights and environmental record #Ogoni9#Mossmorran
Shell is the world's 7th biggest polluter and is seeking permission to develop the Cambo oil field despite leading international bodies recommending against any investment in new oil and gas fields.
We Demand:
👷♀️A worker-led #JusticeTransition that addresses injustices, poverty and inequalities!
🛢️ No new fossil fuel investments or infrastructure! #StopCambo
🚨 Urgent action to stop catastrophic climate change! Global temperature rise must be limited to 1.5°C!
🌎Dentro de duas semanas, os líderes mundiais irão reunir-se nas negociações sobre o clima global #COP26 para discutir o nosso futuro. Onde quer que você esteja no mundo, junte-se a nós para trazer #ClimateJustice para a COP26.