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DRAFT REPORT (2025/2131(INL))

With recommendations to the Commission on just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies

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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs · Rapporteur: Jana Toom

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This draft report requests the Commission to propose a directive on just transition in the world of work, aiming to ensure a socially fair transition and quality job creation in regions affected by green and digital changes. It calls for measures including worker information and consultation, an individual right to free training during working hours, national just transition strategies, business support, and a monitoring structure. It also urges a revamped Just Transition Fund post-2027, an EU Fair Transition Observatory, and stronger social protection systems.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament request the Commission to submit a directive on just transition, with specific recommendations for its content.

Key points

  1. Highlights that a binding framework for just transition is essential to provide minimum common standards for workers and employers, improving resilience and competitiveness.
  2. Calls for the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan update and Quality Jobs Roadmap to include measures improving working conditions, health and safety, collective bargaining, and training.
  3. Requests the Commission to propose a directive on just transition, including measures for anticipating change, individual right to cost-free training, national strategies, business support, and monitoring.
  4. Stresses the need for transition planning developed through social dialogue, and calls for a review of the information and consultation legislative framework.
  5. Emphasizes that an individual right to training free-of-cost and during working hours can overcome barriers like costs and family responsibilities.
  6. Calls on Member States to establish national just transition strategies with long-term vision, involving public and private actors and civil society.
  7. Urges support for SMEs, including easier access to transition funding, clustering arrangements, and business support programmes in affected regions.
  8. Calls for an EU Fair Transition Observatory to collect data and analyse transition impacts.
  9. Requests a revamped Just Transition Fund for post-2027 with increased budget, shared management, and support for training and transition plans.
  10. Calls on Member States to fund skills programmes, leverage Union instruments, increase use of national Emission Trading Scheme revenues for training, and explore public-private partnerships.
  11. Calls on Member States to strengthen social protection systems to support workers during transitions.
  12. Requests the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive by 31 January 2027, based on specific TFEU articles.

Who is affected

  • Workers and their representatives: gain rights to information, consultation, and free training during working hours.
  • Employers, particularly SMEs: receive support programmes, easier access to funding, and clearer frameworks for managing change.
  • Member States: must develop national just transition strategies and strengthen social protection systems.
  • Regions affected by transitions: benefit from revitalisation and job creation efforts.

Figures and deadlines

  • By 31 January 2027: deadline for the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive.

Legal basis: Articles 4, 9, 46, 149, 151, 153, 162, 164, 174 to 178 and 349 TFEU