The bigger picture.13 Jun 2021 07:23
I think we are in the right place at the right time doing the right things.
– Because we have 250 million of Euros to reinvest in the areas, Carlos says. And that’s important. That’s really impor- tant. We have a process of training and retraining the people that lost their job with the mine closures. And that’s a really good opportunity because we negotiated in the plan that the people that lose their jobs because of this transition have priority for new jobs funded by this investment.
In addition, money has been set aside to restore and environmentally regenerate former mining sites. Priority for employ- ment in these jobs will go to former miners. Money will be set aside to upgrade facili- ties in the mining communities, including waste management, recycling facili- ties and water treatment plants, utilities infrastructure and distribution for gas and lighting, forest recovery, atmospheric cleansing and reducing noise pollution.
improving energy efficiency, and investing in and developing new industries.
Key advice to union members in other countries
To implement a Just Transition plan in your home country, Carlos del Barrio Quesada advises unions to socialize the problems and democ- ratize the problems.
– The trade unions are strong because we have a collective discussion, he says.
– Collective discussion is the best way to get a good process of nego- tiation in every part of the world.
An action plan will be created for each mining community including plans to develop renewable energy including improving energy efficiency and investing in and developing new industries.
Source https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/191120_-_just_transition_case_studies.pdf
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