In 2019, it was estimated that over 50 million Europeans live in energy poverty and struggle to keep their homes adequately warm or cool, pay their utility bills on time and live in healthy spaces. As a result of the economic hardships caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the rising inflation and the current oil and…
March 23, 2022 Together with partner organisations and a dozen other members of the European Alliance for a Just Transition, SOLIDAR calls on EU institutions and Member States to carry the creation of the Social Climate Fund through and to be more ambitious and solidary with regard to its budget, governance and set-up. The Social Climate Fund (SCF or Fund),…
March 18, 2022 The programme of the 2022 edition of the Civil Society Days, an annual event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to enhance the dialogue between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and EU institutions, included the workshop “Building a Democratic Economy for a Just Transition” co-organised by SOLIDAR, Social Economy Europe, Cooperatives Europe and…
March 15, 2022 The European Commission’s proposal for a reform of the EU borrowing and spending rules has the potential to support and encourage a socially Just green Transition. However, if governments do not signal high ambitions, the reform will only tinker around the edges. Therefore, SOLIDAR has joined the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and a…
March 7, 2022 SOLIDAR welcomes the latest IPCC report, which provides strong scientific proof of the close interconnection between climate change, environmental degradation and the structural injustices and inequalities that pervade our societies. On 28 February, in the shadows of war once again tormenting Europe, the United Nations’ (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
The political environment in Cambodia, within which independent trade unions, other workers’ organizations and civil society organizations operate, has become more and more difficult. There is continued repression of labour unrest, accompanied by a regression in labour regulations. Employer practices such as the widespread use of fixed-duration contracts, harassment and violence against union leaders and…
How can the European Union (EU) better contribute to building an enabling environment for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Pakistan? How can the EU support the progressive realization of Economic and Social Rights – that is to say, Freedom of Association and the Right to Organise, Decent Work and the Right to Social Protection for…
December 13, 2021 How do certain EU countries approach the issue of ‘Just Transition’? Do they have national Just Transition strategies? Did Just Transition only reach their national agenda recently? Is Just Transition present in their National Recovery and Resilience Plans? And what is the view of of national civil society and trade unions on Just Transition? SOLIDAR’s first ever Just…
November 22, 2021 It is not uncommon to hear someone ask ‘What does the transition to climate neutrality have to do with gender equality, when women’s jobs are not really impacted by it, as they represent only 22% of transport workers, 32% of renewable energy workers and 10% of construction workers in Europe?’. SOLIDAR answers this question…
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