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Lindoe Offshore Renewable Centre. Trade union perspectives The Danish shipyards Creation of new green jobs Possibility of attracting industries and production Research and competitiveness. A few data on LORC. LORC was established in October 2009
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Lindoe Offshore Renewable Centre • Trade union perspectives • The Danish shipyards • Creation of new green jobs • Possibility of attractingindustries and production • Research and competitiveness
A few data on LORC • LORC wasestablished in October 2009 • The ambition is to contribute to a new industrialadventurewithin offshore wind turbines • The boardconsists of representatives from the biggestenergycompanies, a university etc. • The chairman is former Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. • The LORC Council– a consultativebody has amongothersrepresentatives f rom the trade unions and localauthorities • LORC has receivedappreceived 5 million Euro in public funding
Background for the creation of LORC • The closure of the shipyardLindø and the loss of thousands of jobs • 2,500 weredirectlyemployed at Lindø – Lindøwillclosecompletely as a shipyardnextyear • Dilemma for the Danish trade unions: hold on to jobs withno future – orthinkingaheadwithsome negative consequenseshere and now??
What is LORC? • Priwateowned – private financed – withsome public funding • Test center, development center, research center • Uniquetestingfacilities – canattractproduction • To fill in the gaps in the green offshore technology: production, transportation and maintenance • New weldingmethods
The trade union perspective • Jobs willbe lost here and now • New jobs willbecreated – but not as many as the ones lost • Possibilities for training of former employees – delay in funding • Whatcould have been done differently?/lessonslearnt
The trade union perspective • The signswerethere for years • Canweblame Maersk/the government/China – and will it changeanything? • Research and productiongoeshand in hand • We must create new opportunities for industries in Denmark – ensurecompetitiveness • More investments in technologies, vocationaltraining and research