Unions covering workers in Indonesia’s mostly state-owned coal-fired power sector are pushing for a just transition to renewable energy while retaining public ownership. Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA has joined the global union, Public Services International (PSI), to support their goal.
The climate crisis is global and therefore needs a global response. That is why we are working with unions in neighbouring countries whose workers’ lives are affected by this crisis. At the end of this financial year, we are appealing to support our projects and build ‘Workers’ Power for Climate Action’.
Indonesia is the largest thermal coal exporter in the world, but that will change in the coming years ahead. A significant shift away from fossil fuels in Indonesia is coming, and it will massively affect the workforce.
Watch: Colin Long, an expert in climate change, energy policy, and just transition at Victoria Trades Hall Council, recently visited Indonesia to provide essential training on climate justice and just transition to members of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) and the Confederation of Indonesia Prosperity Trade Union (KSBSI).
CoPower members show solidarity through credits to support energy democracy projects in communities on the frontline of the COVID-19 economic crisis.