Future of Work

Cristina Suárez Vega on whether vocational education in emerging green sectors can help Spain’s young people escape stubbornly high unemployment.

As the economic growth that has driven prosperity slows, we need a new concept of well-being independent of labour market conditions.

We live in a society that values and rewards paid work above all other activities – it’s time for a rethink.

The need to reorganise work can be justified both in social and ecological terms.

Spain is leading the way with just transition, but the concept needs bringing up to speed to account for the impacts of accelerating digitalisation and automation.

Changing our relationships with time and work remains a key task for progressive forces everywhere. This an opportunity for green politics to suddenly become urgent.

Trade unionist Philippe Pochet sets out a radical vision for the socio-ecological transformation of the European project.

An interview with Yannick Vanderborght on why trade unions oppose basic income and whether we can expect that to change.