Under the APRECON banner of - Quality Public Services Keep the Community Safe ,
Asia Pacific Local Government and Electricity and Water Unions meet .
The meeting took the form of workshop, the affiliates meeting was an outcome of an earlier meeting in the year by smaller planning group see http://gmpsiaprec.blogspot.com/2016/07/psi-asia-pacific-local-government.html
The meeting included -
Updates by Greg Mclean - Asia Pacific Utilities / Local Government Network Coordinator
Health and Safety - Workplace Safety – “Keep the Community Safe” - Dangerous occupations & ; the intersection between community, local government and utilities workers .Panel presentation –
Asbestos Ban Network Asia – (Japan- Sugio is the Asbestos Ban Network Asia coordinator) “Regional campaign asbestos use, recognition in our industries and community.”
Local Government – Organising - Campaigning with the community for workplace and community safety, exposing PPPs - (Ben Thompson USB – ASU )
Electricity Industry Accidents – a dangerous industry ( Nizamani – President WAPDA – Pakistan)
Building the Future of Public Owned Local Government and Utilities – Pressures and issues in “Keep the Community Safe” – Future needs and services - Panel presentation
Services to the Community – what local government needs and can contribute to?
Local Government and finance – current issues and way forward Mr Koji TANAKA, Director of International Division, from JICHIRO.
Why Local Government Matters – Professor Roberta Ryan Director Institute for Public Policy and Governance and Centre for Local Government - University of Technology Sydney. (by video)
Future of Electricity & Water Services and Financing public services –climate change, ownership pressures, trade, tax justice, links to tax just and pensions David Boys PSI Deputy General Secretary.
PSI Global LRG Work Outlook and Update Ms Daria Cibrario, PSI Policy Officer, Local and Regional Government Sector and Multinationals,
Plus a range of resolutions on Safety and Private Public Partnerships
More details on the full papers , agenda and all issues covered at PSI APRECON can be covered at
http://www.world-psi.org/en/13th-psi-asia-pacific-regional-conference-aprecon-fukuoka
