On 1st September 2024, industriAll Europe and Ceemet submitted its joint pledge, as part of the “ co-implementation phase” of the mobility transition pathway intended to foster the green and digital transformation of this ecosystem.
Through this pledge, the MET social partners commit to contribute to the transformation of Europe´s mobility ecosystem towards a more digitalised and green industry while ensuring a just transition for workers and the industry itself that fosters at the same time the competitiveness of companies and quality jobs.
Against this background, the work of the social partners will go beyond the identification of skills needs and gaps. Indeed, industriAll Europe and Ceemet will focus also on how to anticipate and manage change with an effective social dialogue at all levels through the European project TRIREME.
Therefore, by making this detailed pledge, the social partners, commit amongst others to:
- Analyse the social aspects of the transformation of the automotive-mobility ecosystem,
- Collect, share and analyse good examples of national, regional, local, and company initiatives and social partners’ activities that have proven to be successful in tackling the social aspects of the green and digital transition
- Compile and analyse “less successful” practices in order to identify what has not worked
- Organise different workshops with mobility stakeholders in Brussels and in different European regions in order to present and collect the best practices on the ground and discuss the preliminary recommendations.
The regional workshops will serve also to gather relevant information on how the transition is taking place at the regional level.Last but not least the social partners will develop policy recommendations and concrete actions that will be disseminated across the mobility ecosystem and addressed also to policy makers .
For Delphine Rudelli, Ceemet Director General, “the role of social dialogue and collective bargaining as well as negotiated solutions between the social partners is essential to find the most suitable and efficient tailor-made solutions that can sort out the growing challenges of the world of work including the green and digital transition. Social partners have a key role to play when it comes to addressing the twin transition in the mobility ecosystem, and must be involved in all initiatives, formulation of legislation etc, that have an impact on labour markets and thus on the workplace”, she concluded.
Judith Kirton-Darling, industriAll Europe General Secretary, said: “The ongoing transformation entails major changes for our industry. While addressing the needs of the industry is crucial, we must not overlook the concerns of workers affected by these changes.Structural change always impacts working conditions, work organisation and occupational health and safety. Ensuring social dialogue and worker participation in existing and new industries is essential to deal with the changes ahead of us and to guarantee a just transition for all.Strong social dialogue at all levels is essential to ensure a just transition and social partners have a crucial role to play. We are committed to ensuring that all workers and regions have the tools and capacity they need to anticipate and manage the changes that the mobility industry is undergoing.”