Jobs, Green Deal and Sustainability

This paper aims to analyse the European Green Deal with reference to the effects it will have on the labour market. After describing this strategic plan for the period 2019-2024, the Author states that in order to have a just, green and equitable change, a multilevel approach must be pursued that takes into account equal opportunities and digital skills, professional mobility, the creation of new jobs and support for social enterprises, the promotion of gender equality, inclusion and equality, support for fair and decent work, as well as social protection. Important aid will result not only from the involvement of people in the green transaction process, but also from the support of the trade unions which, more than anyone else, can help to obtain the maximum profit from the merger between the environment and jobs. Keywords: European Green Deal; Labour; Sustainability; Green transition; Green Jobs; Union role; Labour law market