IndustriAll Europe has called on unions across Europe to join a mobilisatoin on 5 February in Brussels, at Place Jean Rey, to demand that the European Commission delivers the much-needed, proactive European industrial policy, based on investment, solidarity, quality jobs and innovation, in line with our climate commitments. UNI Europa stands with IndustriAll Europe and its member unions across Europa in the fight for job security.
The European federation reiterates that European workers demand more than just rhetoric on quality jobs. Europe is in a deep crisis, suffering from bad corporate decision-making, lagging investment and the lack of a clear European industrial strategy. Over recent months, industriAll Europe has recorded over 100,000 announced job losses in industrial sectors. In some industries, the situation is worse than during the global financial crisis. The , the new Clean Industrial Deal must protect workers, safeguard jobs and drive investment into retraining and upskilling, including through mandatory social conditionalities.
IndustriAll Europe has identified five crucial actions to prevent deindustrialisation:
- Protect our workforce and industrial capacity (through SURE 2.0)
- Invest to fund social and clean transition initiatives, stop austerity and reassess fiscal rules
- Use public procurement to boost demand
- Bridge the investment gap with remaining EU funds
- Ensure industrial resilience in global markets by combatting overcapacity and unfair trade to protect jobs
Join the mobilisation in Brussels on 5 February, from 10.30 am, at Place Jean Rey.