From December 14 to December 16, the LO union is welcoming, in its headquarters in Copenhagen, over 300 representatives from the entire world for the ‘World of Work Pavilion – Unions have solutions’ organized together with Global Unions (the organization which federates the 11 international federations) and the International Confederation of Trade Unions (ITUC). The goal is to bring unions’ claims forward to answer the climate change challenge discussed by COP15, the UN Climate Change Conference taking place in the Danish capital until Friday, December 18. Indeed, the measures taken during this summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will require major changes in the international labor world. If the final agreement includes the recommendation to reduce these gases by 80% by 2050, this will mean, in term, the extinction of millions of jobs in the world (where nearly 13 million people work in the mining and oil sectors), but also the creation of millions of new jobs (the 2 million of current jobs in renewable energy could turn into 20 million in 2030).
mean, in term, the extinction of millions of jobs in the world (where nearly 13 million people work in the mining and oil sectors), but also the creation of millions of new jobs (the 2 million of current jobs in renewable energy could turn into 20 million in 2030).
A “fair” transition for workers. Unions want this “transition” towards a “greener” society to take account of the interests of the workers concerned. They notably demand that the new climate agreement which should be signed at the en
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