ILO – Withdrawal of the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention, 1933 (No. 34) – Report and questionnaire on Item VII placed on the agenda of the 110th session (2022) of the International Labour Conference – Opinion No. 2,176
ILO – Withdrawal of the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention, 1933 (No. 34) – opinion No 2,176: FR
Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Education and training – Opinion No. 2,175 (Joint opinion of the National Labour Council and the Central Economic Council)
Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Education and training – Opinion No. 2,175 (Joint opinion of the NLC and the CEC): FR
ILO – Report for the period 1.06.2019 to 31.05.2020, made by the Belgian Government in accordance with art. 22 of the Constitution of the ILO on the measures taken to give effect to the provisions of the Tripartite Consultation - report No 120
ILO – Report for the period 1.06.2019 to 31.05.2020, made by the Belgian Government in accordance with art. 22 of the ILO: FR
Third report on the implementation by the Belgian social partners of the European Autonomous Framework Agreement on Active Ageing of March 2017 – Report No. 119
Third report on the implementation by the Belgian social partners of the European Framework Agreement on Active Ageing: FR
Recovery strategy – Trainee schemes – Introduction of a global commitment for employers – Annual evaluation – Year 2019 – Report No. 118 (Joint report of the National Labour Council and the Central Economic Council)
Recovery strategy – Trainee schemes – Introduction of a global commitment for employers – Annual evaluation – Year 2019 : FR
ILO – Submission to Parliament of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and the Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 (No. 206) (Adoption: Geneva, 108th ILC session (21 June 2019)) – Opinion No. 2,168
ILO – Submission to Parliament of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and Recommendation (No. 206), 2019: FR
Royal decree implementing the law of 4 May 2020 regulating the suspension of the 2020 social elections procedure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – Opinion No. 2,169
Royal decree implementing the law of 4/5/2020 regulating the suspension of the 2020 social elections procedure - covid 19: FR
Harmonization of the status of blue-collar and white-collar workers – Supplementary pensions – Article 14/4, § 2 of the Supplementary Pensions Law – Evaluation – Report No. 117
Harmonization of the status of blue-collar and white-collar workers – Supplementary pensions: FR
Harmonization of the status of blue-collar and white-collar worker – Supplementary pensions – Article 14/4, § 2 of the Supplementary Pensions Law – Evaluation – Report No. 117
Harmonization of the status of blue-collar and white-collar workers – Supplementary pensions – Evaluation: FR
2020 National Reform Programme (NRP) – Opinion No. 2,164 (Joint opinion of the National Labour Council and the Central Economic Council)
Le Conseil central de l’économie (CCE) et le Conseil national du travail (CNT) viennent d’approuver leurs contributions, sous forme d’avis, au Programme national de réforme 2020. Comme pour les années précédentes, les deux Conseils répondent ainsi à une demande que le gouvernement leur adresse au stade préparatoire du Programme national de réforme (PNR). Le PNR s’inscrit dans le cadre du processus de coordination des politiques socio-économiques des États membres de l’Union européenne, le «Semestre européen». Il aborde des matières principalement socio-économiques, ce qui justifie et rend indispensable une concertation avec les interlocuteurs sociaux.
2020 National Reform Programme (NRP) – Opinion No. 2,164 (Joint opinion of the NLC and the CEC): FR
Research Paper 16_Modelling the Zero-Carbon Transition: International Approaches and Lessons for Ireland
The Government’s Climate Action Plan and Future Jobs Ireland 2019 included a request for NESC’s advice on how to manage the transition associated with climate change and digital automation. Specifically, how to minimise the impact on any vulnerable workers and sectors, and how to seize opportunities. Government policy is intended to lead the low-carbon transition, by incentivising the innovation, diffusion and adoption of primarily energy-related low-carbon technologies. The zero-carbon transition is a form of socio-economic transition, involving major changes over decadal timescales in buildings, energy and transport systems. The principle of a just transition means no groups are left behind.
A key question for policy-makers then is ‘which sectors and workers are vulnerable in transitions?’. The problem of identifying the most vulnerable groups and sectors in the economy during a low-carbon or digital transition is complex. Quantitative models of the economy and energy system are often applied to determine appropriate responses to climate change in the energy sector, assess the impact of policy proposals on the economy and identify vulnerable groups during transitions. Several different theories and perspectives should be used to approach the problem. Such insights are crucial to a just transition, and international approaches and lessons for Ireland are explored here.
This research paper was an input to, and should be read in conjunction with, Council Report no 149: Addressing Employment Vulnerability as Part of a Just Transition in Ireland.
Modelling the Zero-Carbon Transition: International Approaches and Lessons for Ireland: GA
Research Paper 16_Modelling the Zero-Carbon Transition: International Approaches and Lessons for Ireland: GA
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Research Paper 15_Four Case Studies on Just Transition: Lessons for Ireland
Just transition is a new and emerging topic. It should be kept in mind that we are examining transitions in progress, and that there are no ready-made templates of successful, completed, transitions to a zero-carbon economy. There is a wealth of literature on internationally agreed foundational principles, but few examples of transitions in practice and no example of a region that has completed its transition to an entirely non-fossil-fuel-based system. Most country-level examples of transition also focus overtly on regional transitions away from coal-based employment. The Scottish Just Transition Commission appears to be the only current example of an economy-wide transition being put into practice. Momentum, however, is building in global support for such an ‘all economy’ approach, as evidenced by increasing international discourse on a ‘Green New Deal’.
This lack of practical templates is an opportunity for Ireland to lead on an internationally regarded example of just transition in the Midlands. As other countries begin their transitions, Ireland can serve as an international example of a proactive, inclusive and place-based just transition to an economy that operates within environmental and social limits.
An analysis of transitions away from fossil-fuel-based regional employment in Australia’s Latrobe Valley, Scotland’s Just Transition Commission and Germany’s Ruhr Valley and Lausitz/Lusatia finds that an inclusive, iterative, place-based, context-specific approach enabled by public investment provides the best outcomes, including the creation of low-carbon employment alternatives.
Four Case Studies on Just Transition: Lessons for Ireland: GA
Research Paper 15_Four Case Studies on Just Transition: Lessons for Ireland: GA