Just Transition
Welcome to industriAll Europe's Just Transition website. Here, we collect and share evidence from across Europe of how the green transition is implemented on the ground. Showing initiatives that not only deliver on climate policy goals but on the broader principles of sustainable development and decent work.
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GERMANY - National
National News
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Transition towards electrification in the German car industry
One of the main German car manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz, and the representative trade union in the automotive sector, IG Metall, have made firm steps forward in the direction of a fair and just transition, in the framework of the shift from combustion engines to electric vehicles. -
Germany prepares to introduce a one-year leave period for education and training
Germany's Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Mr. Hubertus Heil, has presented a new planned law, which follows the Austrian model, to make employees fit for change in companies. The idea is to open up additional opportunities for employees in view of the shortage of skilled workers. -
A Transformation Council for Rhineland-Palatinate
The state government of Rhineland-Palatinate, in cooperation with trade unions, the representative of employers' associations and other actors, has created a place to join forces to support employees and companies to become winners of the transformation. -
IG Metall - Mobility Report 2022
IG Metall presented its Mobility Report, drafted together with the environmental organisation BUND. Around 20 participants joined their forces to discuss trends, developments and effects of the transition in the mobility sector, looking into the future and providing possible development paths.