Australian Council of Trade Unions chief, Michele O’Neil, will argue for retraining, redeployment and compensation programs
. The move was rejected by Labor senators on the basis it would duplicate the work of existing agencies.
“That means individualised labour adjustment packages to guarantee workers affected by the transition have access to quality, secure, and safe jobs,” she says. “Likewise, we cannot rely on these industries to simply do the right thing by their workers when a facility is closing down.” O’Neil’s speech says the authority would also “help fund robust economic diversification plans for regions transitioning away from fossil fuel industries” and make sure that education and training is in place.
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