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Speaking at the UPU Congress debate on sustainable development, Head of UNI Post & Logistics Global Union, Neil Anderson, encouraged the delegates to become more active in the work of the UPU on sustainable development. He said UNI was pleased to have been part of the social dialogue activities that had been run in Africa and Europe and was hoping to encourage other regions to be part of the dialogue. As a member of the UPU Consultative Committee UNI Global Union was also wanting the issue of social inclusion and workers rights to be part of that committee's agenda and would be working to include the new operators in that work. He said that to date the Postal Sector has an excellent history of being socially responsible and UNI wanted to encourage all UPU members and Consultative Committee members to continue that tradition and work to ensuring that all postal workers enjoyed workers rights.



He also told the Congress that Postal workers have serious concerns about the ongoing affects of climate change and they want to find ways that their jobs have less impact on the environment. They understand completely that they are the people riding the 250,000 motorcycles, driving the 600,000 motor vehicles and flying the hundreds of aircraft that are part of the postal network and which are contributing to the unacceptable changes we see happening to our world. They know their jobs will have to change to deal with this problem and they want to be part of the dialogue looking for the solutions.



The Rapporteur for the sustainable development agenda item, Patrick Widloecher from France, speaking after UNI, told delegates that he totally agreed with UNI and that post had to be socially responsible and respect the rights and aims of workers to be involved in the development of their industry. He said that postal administrations must recognise that workers were an integral part of the industry and must be consulted and included in the changes that the industry was facing particularly in respect of climate change. He said they were citizens and consumers also and if Posts wanted to have a workforce committed to making positive change they must be included in and be part of that change.

Patrick Windloecher from France speaking in support of UNI Global Union at UPU Committee 7