
Rally ahead of the European Commissions Clean Industrial Deal
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Ahead of the Clean Industrial Deal due on 26 February IndustriAll Europe has called on unions across Europe to join us for a rally on 5 February in Brussels, at Place Jean Rey at 10:30am where trade unions from more than 8 European countries will gather to defend Europe’s industrial future.
Over 110,000 job losses have been announced to our affiliates over recent months. Europe must act urgently. As President von der Leyen lays out the blueprint for the Clean Industrial Deal in Davos, industriAll Europe will take to the streets on 5 February to make sure that this is a plan for good industrial jobs and not an industry wish-list of deregulation and blank cheques. Quick, dirty fixes will only damage European industry further.
5 crucial actions
IndustriAll Europe has identified five crucial actions to prevent deindustrialisation:
1. We must protect our workforce and industrial capacity (through SURE 2.0)
2. Invest to fund social and clean transition initiatives, stop austerity and reassess fiscal rules
3. Use public procurement to boost demand
4. Bridge the investment gap with remaining EU funds
5. Ensure industrial resilience in global markets by combatting overcapacity and unfair trade to protect jobs
Make a real Industrial Deal for the long term
Our industries are the backbone of Europe's economy. We demand a comprehensive industrial investment plan. We denounce austerity policies that only accentuate the crises we face and which have failed to deliver economic recovery.
We want a real European industrial plan, which does not seek to follow or choose between China or the United States - a European plan which allows us to take back our destiny through investment, innovation, and research and development.
This plan must include:
• A Just Transition Compass prioritising training for a fair shift to sustainable industries
• A comprehensive industrial investment plan that embeds social conditionalities in all public investments
• The right to affordable, clean energy at home and at work
• Strengthened collective bargaining and worker participation
• Global supply chain guarantees ensuring fair purchasing practices and human rights due diligence
You can’t transform an industry you’ve already lost. Let’s mobilise before it’s too late!
Join us in Brussels on 5 February, from 10.30 am, at Place Jean Rey!