Just Transition as a Worker Movement in Global North and South
Date: Wednesday 14 October 2020
Time: 10.00-11.15 CEST
The fight for a just transition to low-carbon future that ensures the well-being and livelihoods of workers and communities began, under that name, in the North American labour movement. The concept is now used in the international climate policy arena and beyond. This webinar, the second in a series by the Just Transition Research Collaborative (JTRC), explores how the spread of the concept has influenced the role of workers in just transition efforts, considering effects on both formal and informal workers, and looking at differences between the global South and North.
Speakers
Jenny Patient—PhD Student, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
Woodrajh (Woody) Aroun—former Education and Parliamentary Officer of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA)
Susanita Tesiorna—President, Alliance of Workers in the Informal Economy/Sector (ALLWIES) and Council Member of National Anti-Poverty Commission - Workers in the Informal Sector Council
Discussant: David Uzzell—Professor Emeritus of Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey
Moderator: Jo Cutter—Lecturer in Work and Employment Relations, Leeds University Business School