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ILO at COP27

Just Transition in the Energy Sector

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Sharm El-Sheikh
Man and women with hard hats and reflective vests looking to left on metal construction
ITUC, LO Norway and IndustriALL Global Union are working together on an initiative that will ensure that labor movement has the information, tools, and plans they need to get good jobs and Just Transition in this chaotic period. The initiative has two parts, one has provided a table for unions to exchange information, examples, and strategies for good jobs and JT in the energy sector. The other explores the potential for a new, tripartite process anchored in the UN that would promote and oversee new Global Just Transition Agreements between international energy companies and trade unions.

Organizer / Presenter

Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith
Director Just Transition Centre, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
 Anne-Beth Skrede
Anne-Beth Skrede
Advisor, LO Norway
 Diana Junquera Curiel
Diana Junquera Curiel
Director Energy Industry and JT IndustriALL Global, IndustriALL Global Union

Panelists

Sharan Burrow
Sharan Burrow
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Eric Oechslin
Eric Oechslin
Director of the Decent Work Team for North Africa and Country Director for Egypt and Eritrea, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
Minister of International Development, Norway, Norway Government
Jacques Wagner
Jacques Wagner
Brazilian Federal senator for the state of Bahia and president of the Senate Environment Committee, Brazil, Government of Brazil