Mobility industry
Mobility is a basic human need. Over the last 100 years, the automobile has revolutionised the transport of people and goods. The automotive industry is a core industrial sector employing millions of people in Germany, Europe and the world. The trade unions in the metal sector are strong and powerful organisations without which the enforcement of social rights would have been impossible. But the costs and irreversible damage caused by the fossil fuel era are now undeniable. The technology based on the burning of fossil fuels is reaching its ...
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The automotive industry – just transition and the development of alternatives in global value chains
An event reportOn 27 June and 28 June 2022, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Brussels organised an international conference with trade unionists, academics and transport transition activists from Europe and Brazil to discuss the necessary transformation of the international car industry and the creation of alternative jobs in the EU and other world regions, such as Brazil.
The increasing financial burden for households with medium and small incomes, the rising fuel prices, and the unchecked ...
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In Germany, the discussion about the €9 ticket, which allows the use of regional public transport everywhere in Germany for €9 a month, is on everyone's lips. Despite its resounding success, the German government has not yet presented a follow-up project, so the €9 ticket will expire at the end of August this year. More than 30 million people (about 40 per cent of the population) in Germany have made use of this offer and this shows how great the need for mobility and how important the ...
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On 8 February 2022, the European Commission introduced the long-awaited “Chips Act” – EUR 43 billion will be raised across Europe to support the semiconductor industry. European rules on state aid should be softened in order to achieve this objective. This immediately calls out critics who fear restrictions on competition and free trade. However, this industrial offensive is to be welcomed in principle, because the digital transformation generates a rapidly growing demand for microchips, meaning that ...
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