First Meeting of IEA's Clean Energy Labour Council

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IEA's new Clean Energy Labour Council will meet to discuss how to enhance global dialogue on the labour aspects of designing people-centred and inclusive energy transitions.

Convened by the IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, the Clean Energy Labour Council will provide a forum to foster dialogue between the IEA, its stakeholders and the labour sector, a key and central voice in just transitions.

As part of the IEA’s increased focus on the people-centred dimension of our clean energy future, this Council builds off the work of the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions, an independent panel of 30 members who worked together to produce a series of actionable recommendations that drew on recent experiences and best practices from around the world.

The first Meeting will be publicly livestreamed on Wednesday, 9 March 2022 from 14:00 to 15:45 (CET) and will mark an opportunity for all members to introduce their perspective on the key labour issues affecting clean energy transitions.

Members

  • Ms. Sharan Burrow (Co-Chair), General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  • Mr. Bheki Ntshalintshali (Co-Chair), General Secretary, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
  • Ms. Rhoda Boateng, Programme Coordinator, ITUC Africa​
  • Ms. Bea Bruske, President, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
  • Mr. Chandra Bhushan, President, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology, India
  • Mr. Plamen Dimitrov, President, Bulgarian Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB)
  • Ms. Peggy Hessen Følsvik, First Deputy Leader, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO Norway)
  • Ms. Carmen Foro, General Secretary, Unified Workers' Central (CUT Brazil)
  • Mr. Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
  • Mr. Frederik Moch, Head of Department for Structural Policy, Industry and Service, Federal Executive Board of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
  • Ms. Lebogang Mulaisi (COSATU Sherpa), Labour Market Policy Coordinator, COSATU 
  • Ms. Muriel Penicaud, Ambassador at the Permanent Representative of France to the OECD, Former Minister of Labour, France
  • Ms. Elly Rosita Silaban, President, Confederation of All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI)
  • Ms. Samantha Smith (ITUC Sherpa), Director, Just Transition Centre, ITUC
  • Ms. Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation
  • Mr. Ayuba Wabba, President, ITUC and President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
  • Mr. Shoya Yoshida, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP)


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