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1 December, 2009
Unions recognize that industrial change is happening. Workers must be prepared and protected. However, clear distinctions between the 'green' and traditional economy are impossible. There are vital economic and industrial links between sectors. 'Greening' skills in all sectors and worker participation are key. To be sustainable, future 'greener' jobs must be decent and unionized.
The IMF supports the International Trade Union Confederation's position on Just Transition. Our present jobs can, in many cases, be sustainable, but changes will come. We believe that the costs and benefits of protecting the environment should be shared fairly. Just Transition is a message of hope: decent work and social justice can co-exist with environmental protection. However, this will only happen if the world plans for it, and makes it happen through public policies that are in the public interest.
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