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A participatory process is a sequence of participatory activities (e.g. first filling out a survey, then making proposals, discussing them in face-to-face or virtual meetings, and finally prioritizing them) with the aim of defining and making a decision on a specific topic.
Examples of participatory processes are: a process of electing committee members (where candidatures are first presented, then debated and finally a candidacy is chosen), participatory budgets (where proposals are made, valued economically and voted on with the money available), a strategic planning process, the collaborative drafting of a regulation or norm, the design of an urban space or the production of a public policy plan.
6 - Safety Nets
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Don’t make workers pay for the transition
When the going gets tough, companies steal workers’ wages and severance pay in the absence of robust social protection for workers. Often under pressure from companies, governments can be unable or unwilling to provide a safety net for workers, and to tax corporate profits in a redistributive way. Business does well from this. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic trade unions and activists put together a plan for a Severance Guarantee Fund that would make it easy for companies to live up to their obligations to provide a social safety net.
Workers will have an increased need for such safety nets in the coming years. Without a worker-centred transition job losses are in sight in the garment sector as climate-related impacts may lead to reduced production, factory relocations or factory closures. Technology is also driving changes to jobs across the industry.
There will be other costs involved in a Just Transition and workers cannot be left to bear this burden. States have a responsibility to protect citizens’ and workers’ rights, including in case of violation by companies. They should act to protect workers’ rights, keep companies accountable and provide comprehensive social protection. States, brands and large manufacturers, insurers and investors have a responsibility to cooperate in order to provide guarantees and resources which overcome national boundaries and cover all workers.
Alle werknemers zouden niet moeten betalen voor transformatie
Commentaar van een lid van het Degrowth-collectief, Tsjechië: Niet alleen degenen die in de fabrieken werken, maar ook andere arbeiders die onevenredig veel van hun belastingen betalen voor de kosten van onvoldoende loon in verschillende sociale uitkeringen, enz. Ik zou me meer willen concentre…
Als er een wereldwijd noodfonds zou zijn voor kledingarbeiders die hun baan verliezen als gevolg van klimaatrampen, wie zou er dan aan moeten betalen en waarom?
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Als bedrijven het zich kunnen veroorloven om miljoenen te betalen aan aandeelhouders, eigenaren en management, waarom kunnen ze werknemers dan geen basisbescherming garanderen als de klimaatverandering toeslaat?
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Referentie: CCC-PART-2025-04-12