Waste services in a green economy
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Waste services ina green economy
Green Jobs, Safe Jobs,27 March 2014
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1. Waste services in Europe2. Green Economy and jobs3. EPSU priorities/challenges
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Source: Eurostat 2012
Municipal waste treatment (2010)
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Landfill Incineration Recycling Composting
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Municipal waste treatment kg/cap
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Waste companies by size Company Parent Parent country sales 2008 (€m.)Veolia Environnement Veolia France 7,668SUEZ Environnement GDF-SUEZ France 5,770Remondis Rethmann Germany 5,600FCC FCC Spain 2,788Alba Alba Germany 2,700Urbaser ACS Spain 1,480AVR/Van Gansewinkel KKR/CVC USA/UK 1,197Biffa Montagu PE UK 788Shanks UK 697Séché-SAUR France 695Cespa Ferrovial Spain 606Ragn-Sells Sweden 408Delta Netherlands 405Energie AG Austria 300Lassila & Tikanoja Finland 300CNIM France 271
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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.
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EmploymentSubstantial increase in employment along with growing turnover
Forecast: 50,000 new jobs in waste management
500,000 new jobs in recycling
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New jobs— New functions: sorting, consulting, high-tech and engineering
— Sorting: a problem zone of fast-paced, low-wage, risky conveyor belt work
— Some secondary labour market in recycling
— Skill upgrading? (environmental consulting)
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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
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Health and SafetyIdentified as most important issue for employers and workers
New jobs, new risks?Action plans?Targets?
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EPSU priorities / challenges Social Dialogue Skills development and training Health and Safety first
All in participation and cooperation with workers!!
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EPSU priorities / conditionsFor 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
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Thank you very much for your attention!
Jerry van den BergeEPSU