Mismatch between skills and jobs is one of the major challenges in the labor market, especially with the green digital transition. We must address this challenge and ensure that all workers are included in the solution.
The green transition must never become a burden for lower social classes in society and the workers within the industries affected – this should be a no-brainer. Still, in the European Commission’s recent draft ‘Net-Zero Industry Act’ we do not see the usual social ambitions for a just green transition.
A successful green transition will not work without a workforce with the right skills. Therefore, we must upskill and retrain the workforce so that it is able to make our world greener.
This month the European Commission presented a proposal for a new Green Deal Industrial Plan, which introduces initiatives to make sure that European industry can maintain its world leading green position, despite increased competition from around the world.
According to a new survey by DTU Sustain, Danish companies are generally lacking behind, when it comes to circular economy. FH call for employers to understand the differences workers can make, when they are given freedom to actively engage in the green transition of the workplace!
With ”A fair Europe for employees”, FH has determined 10 European policy objectives that we will work towards until 2025.
In the spring of 2023, the Danish labor unions under FH are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement on behalf of 600.000 employees in the private sector with the employers under DA.
At the ITUC Congress FH President Lizette Risgaard attended the Climate Forum. A great forum where unions from all around the world can share experiences and reminisce on past positive collaborations.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) wants to fund projects focusing on innovative green solutions such as hydrogen technologies and Power-to-X. Technologies focusing on making wind power into green molecules to power big transportation industries such as shipping and the airspace industry.
In 2020 FH created the Climate Panel of Employees and now they have launched their report presenting 8 recommendations for a greener future with employee involvement and active participation of the workplace