The globalization of Just Transition in the world of labour: politics of scale and scope
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https://doi.org/10.11606/0103-2070.ts.2021.182883Schlagwörter:
Just Transition, Global unions, Labour environmentalismAbstract
Just Transition has become the major expression of labour environmentalism at the global level and global union organizations have played a central role. My goal in this article is to provide an analytically informed account of this trajectory. The first part of this contribution, therefore, clarifies the analytical scheme. In the second and main part I will use this analytical scheme to trace the role of global unions in the globalization of just transition within global labour. In particular I will argue that the globalization of just transition within the world of labour remains a work in progress while it reflects both North-South and sectoral dynamics. I close by commenting on the causes behind these findings and the prospects and challenges of broadening just transition.
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