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Who gets to shape the future of work in the era of just transition?

A just green transition requires more than compensating for job losses; it demands strong collective organisation, enforceable rights and meaningful worker and community participation in shaping decisions about their futures. Read more of the article

Green transition, employment restructuring and the UK steel industry

A just transition must go beyond traditional economic restructuring to balance decarbonisation with workers’ rights, job security and meaningful participation, rather than relying on business interests to determine outcomes. Read more of the article

Who gets a voice in the green transition?

A just green transition requires transparent and equitable policymaking that gives workers, unions, smaller firms and affected communities a meaningful voice alongside powerful corporate interests in shaping climate policies. Read more of the article

A just transition needs strong unions and enforceable rights

A just transition requires enforceable workers’ rights and strong collective bargaining to ensure employers share the costs of decarbonisation fairly and protect the livelihoods of those most affected. Read more of the article

The inconsistency of just transition narratives and why it matters for workers and communities

The meaning of a just transition is shifting from climate ambition and protecting workers’ livelihoods towards energy security and economic competitiveness, risking weaker climate action and less proactive worker protection. Read more of the article

More than a roof: Climate displacement, inequality and work tied to place

A just climate transition must empower vulnerable communities to shape adaptation and relocation decisions while addressing existing inequalities and protecting their livelihoods, social ties and self-determination. Read more of the article

A just transition for whom, and on whose terms?

The just transition has gained global recognition through labour unions’ efforts, but its effectiveness depends on adapting the concept to diverse workers’ realities while building their collective power to shape decarbonisation fairly. Read more of the article

Continued innovation in research methods

This issue of Future of Work argues that improving and innovating research methods is essential for producing more accurate, ethical, and meaningful evidence about the experiences of vulnerable workers and shaping the future of work. Read more of the article

Multiple job holding: a critical quantitative methodology

Multiple job holding is far more common than official statistics suggest, and better definitions and administrative data are needed to accurately understand who works multiple jobs and why. Read more of the article

Innovative methods, familiar blind spots

Improved data alone cannot reveal when women work unless research methods and assumptions stop treating men's work patterns as the default and analyse women's experiences on their own terms. Read more of the article