Neal KEARNEY General Secretary, The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation, Brussels
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| 1967 | joined the National Union of Bank Employees |
| 1971 | National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers |
| 1973 | Information Officer |
| 1976 | Head of Information and Research Department |
| 1975-1978 | adviser to the U.K. Economic Development Committee for the Clothing Industry |
| 1976-1988 | member of the TUC's Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries' Committee |
| 1978-1988 | member of the Clothing EDC and of the National Economic Development Office Joint Textile Committee |
| since 1988 | General Secretary of the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation |
| 1974 | Labour Party candidate for the UK Parliament |
| 1978 | Elected Councillor in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London |
| 1981-1988 | Elected Leader of the Opposition on the Council |
Mitgliedschaften
| Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce | |
| Vice-Chair of the Global Union Federations General Conference, 1995-1997 and as Chair, 1997-1999 | |
| Member of the Advisory Board of Social Accountability International in New York, 1997-2006 | |
| Member of the United Kingdom s Ethical Trading Initiative Board of Directors, 1998 | |
| Chair of the ETI s Sri Lanka Pilot Project, 2002-2006 |
Publikationen
| Recognised as a leading authority on corporate codes of conduct, he has broadcast and written widely, his latest publication being a contribution on Codes of Conduct to "Regulating International Business: Beyond Liberalisation" from MacMillan. |
Auszeichnungen
| "Il Natale, La Notta della Vita" international award for his work on the elimination of child labour worldwide, 1998 | |
| "1999 Work and Environment Award" of the Associazione Ambiente e Lavoro for his efforts to improve working conditions, especially in developing countries, 1999 |
