Greening Hotels and Fair Labour Practices

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dc.contributor.authorTufts, Steven
dc.contributor.authorMilne, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-11T14:18:30Z
dc.date.available2022-03-11T14:18:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, a number of labour union strategic initiatives have been developed which seek to leverage consumer preference against employers in the accommodation services sector. These programs largely focus on rating and certifying hotels based upon environmentally and socially responsible behaviour and labour friendly practices. In part, the campaigns are a response to the perceived 'green-washing' of hotels through voluntary, self-reporting rating systems. This paper examines three union campaigns that recommend hotels according to social and environmental criteria: The Fair Hotels campaign (Ireland); the First Star program (Australia); and INMEX (United States and Canada). We find that limitations are related to the geographic scale of the campaigns and their inability to advocate for any significant shift toward a more socially and environmentally sustainable accommodation services sector.en
dc.description.sponsorshipWork in a Warming World (W3)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39396
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWork in a Warming World (W3)
dc.relation.ispartofseries2011-05
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectUnited States of America
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectIreland
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.titleGreening Hotels and Fair Labour Practices
dc.typeWorking paper

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