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MODULE 3:
CHEMICALS REGULATION
From an international to a workplace perspective:
what is the progress needed?
Shipbreaking, Pakistan
© F. Ardito / UNEP / Still Pictures
The module aims at:
Module objectives:
• Introducing the international environmental negotiations and processes related to
management of chemicals;
• Raising awareness on the importance of stakeholders involvement in the
negotiation process, particularly workers and trade unions;
• Highlighting concrete success stories of negotiation agreements, social alliances,
etc;
• Identifying steps to ensure workers’ and stakeholders’ participation in negotiations
and local/workplace initiatives.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of the session, the trainee will be familiar with:
• the Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management;
• the objective and scope of action of the following Conventions: Stockholm,
Rotterdam and Basel;
• the Pollutant release and transfer registers and regional processes as REACH;
• The potential for stakeholders alliances on this topic through concrete examples;
• Existing initiatives in the workplace.
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