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Factsheet for measure PT-2016-23/3630 – measures in Portugal

Campaign Jobs for Climate

Campanha Empregos para o Clima

Country Portugal , applies nationwide
Time period Open ended, started on 01 June 2016
Context Green Transition
Type Other initiatives or policies
Category Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery into a green future
– Other
Author Heloísa Perista (CESIS)
Measure added 12 December 2024 (updated 13 May 2025)

Background information

The campaign was launched in June 2016.

This national campaign is part of the Global Jobs for Climate campaign, in place in several countries.

Jobs for Climate Campaigns bring together the demands of the environmental movements and of the labour movements by proposing massive public investment in the creation of Jobs for Climate, advocating for a people’s plan for a just transition.

Content of measure

The Campaign Jobs for Climate defends an energetic transition that creates decent and socially useful jobs. Jobs for Climate are jobs created to stop global warming by cutting the amount of greenhouse gases that we release into the atmosphere. They are decent jobs, with fair conditions, which respect the rules of environmental protection,hygiene, health and safety at work, and created from a public service perspective.The campaign has the support by the Climaximo association with the involvement of several civil society organisations, such as trade unions (CGTP-IN in particular), NGOs and environmental collectives.

The campaign stands for the creation of new jobs in the public sector as well as in the key sectors that have direct impact on emissions, such as energy, transports, construction, forest management and agriculture, with the guarantee of professional requalification and priority to employment for workers in polluting sectors.

Use of measure

The Campaign has developed several activities. Examples of those that involve trade unions are given below:

  1. Report edited by Manuel Araújo et al. (2021) on "200,000 Jobs for Climate. Decent jobs for climate and society" summarises various contributions from trade unionists, environmentalists, experts and academics.

  2. Report edited by Gonçalo Paulo (2022) on "For a Just Transition in Sines. What happened? What is happening? What is going to happen? What can happen? What to do?” was presented by researchers as well as by a representative of the Industries, Energy, Services and Water Trade Union of Portugal.

  3. Report edited by Leonor Canadas et al. (2023) on "Empowering the Future - Renewable Energy Public Service" had the collaboration of a leader of the Industries, Energy, Services and Water Trade Union of Portugal.

Target groups

Workers Businesses Citizens
Applies to all workers Applies to all businesses Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors Funding
Trade unions
Other social actors (e.g. NGOs)
Other

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

Trade unions Employers' organisations
Role Consulted No involvement
Form Direct consultation outside a formal body Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

  • Unknown
  • Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level

Involvement

CGTP-IN, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, as well as some affiliated trade unions are involved in the campaign, having collaborated notably in some reports and publications.

Views and reactions

CGTP-IN, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, as well as some affiliated trade unions support the campaign.

The views of other social partners on the campaign are not known.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2024), Campaign Jobs for Climate , measure PT-2016-23/3630 (measures in Portugal), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/PT-2016-23_3630.html

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