Collective Bargaining in the Energy-Oil and Chemical-Pharmaceutical Sectors in the Context of Ecological Transition

Abstract

The contribution presents an analysis of the potential role of industrial relations in the ecological transition, with a specific focus on collective bargaining within the energy-oil and chemical-pharmaceutical sectors. It highlights the importance of mandatory regulations, particularly in establishing and for an increased recognition of entities such as observatories, commissions, bilateral bodies, funds, and professional training organizations. The study aims to elucidate, through an examination of the national collective bargaining in two sectors heavily impacted by transition processes, the methodologies applied by the social partners to promote participatory and dialogic models of industrial relations, therefore supporting, expediting, and facilitating production and labour transitions.