Laura Martin Murillo

Biographical Information
"Laura Martin Murillo is the Executive Director of SustainLabour, International Labour Foundation for Sustainable Development. The Foundation, based in Madrid, is formally recognized as the advisory structure in matters of sustainability for the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) as well as for Trade Union organizations from the five continents. Since assisting in its creation in 2003, Ms. Murillo, has been working for the Foundation carrying out pioneer work that involves trade unions in environmental processes.

"A trade union representative at the UNEP Governing Council since 2005, Ms. Murillo has also been representing unions on an ongoing basis at the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) as well as at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) beginning in 2004.

"Ms. Murillo coordinates the joint SustainLabour-UNEP Program on Labour and Environment as well as programs with other UN agencies such as: SAICM (Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management), the International Labour Organisation, etc."

Affiliations

 * Advisory Board, Global Environmental Governance Project