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Waste services in a green economy

Waste services in a green economy. Green Jobs, Safe Jobs, 27 March 2014. Content . Waste services in Europe Green Economy and jobs EPSU priorities/challenges . Municipal waste treatment (2010). Source: Eurostat 2012. Source: Eurostat 2012. Municipal waste treatment kg/cap.

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Waste services in a green economy

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  1. Waste services ina green economy Green Jobs, Safe Jobs, 27 March 2014

  2. Content • Waste services in Europe • Green Economy and jobs • EPSU priorities/challenges

  3. Municipal waste treatment (2010) Source: Eurostat 2012 Source: Eurostat 2012

  4. Municipal waste treatment kg/cap

  5. Waste companies by size

  6. Green economy • Resource efficient society • Waste: • By 2020, waste is managed as a resource. • Recycling and re-use of waste are economically attractive options. • Landfill eliminated.

  7. Employment • Substantial increase in employment along with growing turnover • Forecast: • 50,000 new jobs in waste management • 500,000 new jobs in recycling

  8. New jobs • New functions: sorting, consulting, high-techandengineering • Sorting: a problemzoneof fast-paced, low-wage, riskyconveyorbeltwork • Somesecondarylabourmarket in recycling • Skillupgrading? (environmental consulting)

  9. Changing jobs - quality of work • Workload intensification • Uneven and difficult representation and social partnership • Limited time of contracts → losses of tenure with new contract • Unequal working conditions for new entrants = fragmentation of workforce

  10. Health and Safety • Identified as most important issue for employers and workers • New jobs, new risks? • Action plans? • Targets?

  11. EPSU priorities / challenges • Social Dialogue • Skills development and training • Health and Safety first • All in participation and cooperation with workers!!

  12. EPSU priorities / conditions For a changing sector: • Creation of decent green jobs • Respect for workers’ and trade union rights • Higher valuation of environmental services and the people • Effective social protection

  13. Thank you very much for your attention! Jerry van den Berge EPSU jvandenberge@epsu.org

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