The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have seen millions pushed into insecurity. At the same time, the European Union and its member states have taken unprecedented action to protect jobs and mitigate the most severe economic impacts. We spoke to Philippe Pochet, general director of the European Trade Union Institute, about what the pandemic has meant for workers across Europe. The crisis has opened a window of opportunity to push for a more just and green future, but positive change cannot be taken for granted. Europe needs a new socio-ecological contract that brings together questions of inequality, climate and the digital economy to ensure social justice and sustainability.
“Concertazione e negoziazione, con un ampio mondo di attori istituzionali, imprenditoriali e del terzo settore, sono strumenti imprescindibili per un modello di sviluppo sostenibile”. È quanto si legge nel documento che Cgil, Cisl e Uil hanno presentato e discusso quest’oggi nel corso di un’iniziativa che si è tenuta a Roma nella sede nazionale della Cgil, e durante la quale sono intervenuti la vice segretaria generale Cgil Gianna Fracassi, il segretario confederale Cisl Angelo Colombini e la segretaria confederale Uil Silvana Roseto.
From Fairphone’s very beginnings, we’ve been investigating ways to improve the cobalt supply chain, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). And now, after years of work, we’re ready to publicly launch the Fair Cobalt Alliance!
Mehrere Teilnehmer:innen der Konferenz BeyondGrowth 2023, die diese Woche im Europäischen Parlament stattfand, fordern dazu auf, nicht mehr dem Wachstum hinterherzulaufen.