Just Transition

Just Transition advertised on Social Europe

Just Transition is a United Nations-driven concept promoted by international labor unions that describes how developed countries in particular will transition from oil and gas ostensibly to combat man-made global warming in order to comply with the Paris Agreement. The role of governments is pivotal in this "transition."

International Labour Organization

The International Labour Organization "adopted a resolution and a set of conclusions, hereafter referred to as the conclusions, concerning sustainable development, decent work and green jobs putting forward a policy framework for a just transition" detailed in their publication: "Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all"

Participants

• Chairperson, Ms Esther Byer Suckoo, Minister Of Labour, Social Security And Human Resource Development, St-michael, Barbade
• Marcia Muchagata Adviser / Minister’s Office
• Thomas De Graat, Referent, Federal Ministry Of Labour And Social Affair
• Rahma Iryanti, Deputy Minister For Poverty Reduction, Labor And Smes
• Joseph Yidah Ajanga, Deputy Labour Commissioner, Ministry Of Labour, Social
• Jaynarain Mathoora, Assistant Director, Ministry Of Labour, Industrial Relations
• Ian Macun, Director: Collective Bargaining, Department Of Labour
• Kristin Sparding, International Relations Officer, Office Of International Relations, U. S. Department Of Labor
• Nancy Raquel Ibarra Palacios, Directora De Producción Y Consumo Sostenible
• Rajinder Singh Maker, Director General, Employers Federation Of India (Efi)
• Fasihul Karim Siddiqi, Secretary General Of Efp & Secretary Global Compact Network Pakistan, Employers Federation Of Pakistan (Efp)
• Vanessa Lerato Phala, Executive Director: Social And Transformation Policy Business Unity South Africa (Busa)
• Thamali Daswinie Senanayake, Head Of Hr Division / Focal Point For Green Jobs The Employers Federation Of Ceylon (Efc)
• Suzetta Ali, Chairperson, Employers Consultative Association Of Trinidad And Tobago (Ecatt)
• Shaffi Masai Manafa, Corporate Affairs Manager, Federation Of Uganda Employers
• Chimuka Nyanga, Executive Secretary Of The Association Of Building And Civil Engineering Contractors, Zambia Federation Of Employers (Zfe)
• Marta Pujadas, Directora Del Área Jurídica Del Uocra - Cgtra
• Bert De Wel, Advisor Energy And Climate Policies, Csc/acv
• Kjeld Aagaard Jakobsen, Consultant, Central Única Dos Trabalhadores - Cut
• Rulita Wijayaningdyah, Secretary General, Indonesian Forestry And Allied Workers' Union (Kahutindo)
• Josua Fred Mata, Secretary General, Sentro
• Woodrajh Aroun, Parliamentary Officer, National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa
• Bruno Estrada Lopez, Economist, Assistant To The General Secretary, Ccoo United States Etats-unis Estados Unidos
• Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council

International Trade Union Confederation

According to the International Trade Union Confederation in March, 2015, a Just Transition "describes the transition towards a low‐carbon and climate‐resilient economy that maximises the benefits of climate action while minimising hardships for workers and their communities."

Just transition

Social Europe endorses the concept of the Just Transition, which they refer to as "a sub-set of the Green New Deal":

"In co-operation with our partner the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the Hans Bockler Stiftung, we explore the issue of ‘just transition’. This idea has evolved, in a sense, as a sub-set of the Green New Deal.

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"A common thread is the need to engage widely those affected and to draw on their knowledge to develop plans for re-employment and retraining which offer a positive perspective. What emerges more generally from the collated material is that ‘just transition’ is now a robust and well-developed idea supported by many examples of good practice. It falls to the European Union to will the means, in terms of the scale of the Just Transition Fund it has established."

Authors Social Europe has published who endorse the Just Transition include Adrien Thomas, Nadja Dorflinger, Maja Gopel, George Tyler, Rebekka Popp, Pieter de Pous, Monique Goyens, Anton Hemerijck, Robin Huguenot-Noel, John Weeks, Elena Bixel, Natalie Bennett, Frank Hoffer, Samantha Smith, Teresa Ribera, Marina Povitikina, Bo Rothstein, Liina Carr, Bela Galgoczi, Ludovic Voet, and Eloi Laurent.

External links

• Mission Statement
• FRONTLINES Briefing MARCH 2015 CLIMATE JUSTICE: THERE ARE NO JOBS ON A DEAD PLANET

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