Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market

This report analyzes the consequences for the labor force of Western Macedonia’s (Greece) decarbonization as part of Europe’s new Green Deal. Already, the region records the highest unemployment rate of the country (27 percent in 2018). A survey of...

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Main Authors:	Christiaensen, Luc, Ferré, Céline
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	COAL MINING COAL TRANSITION EMPLOYMENT SUBNATIONAL JOB DIAGNOSTIC
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/296261604389878047/Just-Coal-Transition-in-Western-Macedonia-Greece-Insights-from-the-Labor-Market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34737

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spelling	okr-10986-347372021-05-25T09:59:17Z Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market Christiaensen, Luc Ferré, Céline COAL MINING COAL TRANSITION EMPLOYMENT SUBNATIONAL JOB DIAGNOSTIC This report analyzes the consequences for the labor force of Western Macedonia’s (Greece) decarbonization as part of Europe’s new Green Deal. Already, the region records the highest unemployment rate of the country (27 percent in 2018). A survey of contractors suggests that about 16,000 jobs could potentially be affected by the closure of the mines (about 4,500 directly in coal and power production and another 11,000-11,500 indirectly supplying goods and services). It mainly concerns older and less educated, but medium-skilled workers. Many do not expect much of a future in Western Macedonia, with most of the better-skilled seeing themselves move to other regions. But much will also depend on the coal transition path chosen, including the timing and labor intensity of the power plant decommissioning and land reclamation plans, as well as those of the new alternative activities promoted. Timely consultations with the workers affected will also be critical. 2020-11-05T16:25:25Z 2020-11-05T16:25:25Z 2020-10-31 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/296261604389878047/Just-Coal-Transition-in-Western-Macedonia-Greece-Insights-from-the-Labor-Market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34737 English Jobs Working Paper;No. 54 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Greece
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description	This report analyzes the consequences for the labor force of Western Macedonia’s (Greece) decarbonization as part of Europe’s new Green Deal. Already, the region records the highest unemployment rate of the country (27 percent in 2018). A survey of contractors suggests that about 16,000 jobs could potentially be affected by the closure of the mines (about 4,500 directly in coal and power production and another 11,000-11,500 indirectly supplying goods and services). It mainly concerns older and less educated, but medium-skilled workers. Many do not expect much of a future in Western Macedonia, with most of the better-skilled seeing themselves move to other regions. But much will also depend on the coal transition path chosen, including the timing and labor intensity of the power plant decommissioning and land reclamation plans, as well as those of the new alternative activities promoted. Timely consultations with the workers affected will also be critical.
format	Working Paper
author	Christiaensen, Luc Ferré, Céline
author_facet	Christiaensen, Luc Ferré, Céline
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title	Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market
title_short	Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market
title_full	Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market
title_fullStr	Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market
title_full_unstemmed	Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market
title_sort	just coal transition in western macedonia, greece : insights from the labor market
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/296261604389878047/Just-Coal-Transition-in-Western-Macedonia-Greece-Insights-from-the-Labor-Market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34737
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Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece : Insights from the Labor Market

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