On 17 April, the electricity companies Endesa, Iberdrola and Naturgy together with the Ministries of Labour and Ecological Transition, as well as the trade unions CCOO and UGT secured an agreement for a just transition. It sets the framework for the conclusion of specific agreements to be drawn up in each affected region, which will attempt to cushion the impact of coal-fired power plant closures and help find solutions for each region. The parties thus undertake to collaborate on providing specific support for directly affected employees and to help regenerate the employment areas that will be affected, namely, Asturias, Aragon, Castile and Leon, Galicia and Andalusia.
Assistance for affected employees and for maintaining employment. The signatory companies undertake to avoid laying off power plants’ direct employees by offering them other solutions within their own groups, or by guiding and directing them to other activities by way of vocational training. They will also prioritize hiring employees from ancillary companies when developing different businesses in the surrounding area, starting with implementation processes for dismantling power plants and...
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