ＥＵ雇用白書２００９

本日、欧州委員会は「雇用白書２００９」（2009 Employment in Europe report）を公表しました。

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=642&furtherNews=yes

３章立てで、第１章は「経済危機の時代のＥＵ労働市場」（EU labour markets in times of economic crisis.）、第２章は「労働移動、移行、長期失業」（Labour flows, transitions and unemployment duration）、第３章は「気候変動と労働市場への影響」（Climate change and labour market outcomes）となっています。

第３章がどういうことを書いているのかというと、

>Low-carbon policies will significantly change EU employment structures

The EU's moves towards a competitive low-carbon economy will become important driving forces from a labour market perspective. Although the total net job creation effects may not be very large – as creation of new 'green' jobs and greening of existing jobs will partly be offset by loss of some existing jobs – the underlying structural changes will involve re-allocation of workers across economic sectors and skill types.

Climate change and related policy measures will therefore have an important impact on the future demand for skills. The new competencies required by the low-carbon economy will, at least initially, favour high-skilled workers. However, with market deployment of new technologies, lower-skilled workers should also be able to fill the new jobs – provided they receive adequate training. Hence, policy focus on skills - to ease transitions towards new jobs and to limit emergence of skills gaps and shortages – together with adequate social dialogue are the main ingredients needed to facilitate the shift to low-carbon economy..

低炭素経済への移行は、新たな「グリーンジョブ」を作る一方で既存のジョブを失わせるので、ネットの雇用創出はそれほど大きくない。むしろ業種やスキルタイプの間の労働者の再配分が大きな問題。そのためにも低技能労働者の訓練が重要、というのが主なメッセージのようです。