CESI on the Cornwall Summit

Scheduled for 11-13 June in Cornwall, the 47th G7 Summit is expected to establish the policy framework of the Group of Seven towards the recovery from the Covid pandemic. CESI calls to give due consideration to an employment- and socially friendly economic bounce-back.

The European Union will be represented by the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council who will engage in actions and discussions with the representatives of the core members and the other invited countries.

The Agenda includes developing recovery policies to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic and strategies that build resilience in order to prepare for future crises, as well as environmental policies and measures on climate change. More precisely, the discussion is expected to focus on the creation of a global network of research hubs, international protocols for future emergencies, and the equal and proportional distribution of Covid-19 vaccines among the countries, as well as the green finance and the transition to alternative energy sources. Finally, one part of the intended discussions includes global economic policies, such as the co-ordination on national economic policies, the reforming of multinationals’ taxation and the regulation of digital currencies.

CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger said: “As independent unions in Europe, we welcome the efforts towards more resilient and greener societies, but at the same, we highlight the need to make efficient social and employment policies an integral part of this transition. The Cornwall Summit must consider the tremendous impact of the pandemic on employment, as well as the implications of the green transition on the labor market.“

He added: “The transition must not only be economic, green and digital, but also socially just and inclusive. It must address the adverse social and employment-related consequences that the pandemic has had, it must include substantial public health and social investments,it needs targeted social protection schemes for those workers that will be hit the most by the negative repercussions of the environmental and digital transition, and it must introduce protective measures for the workers at the frontline of crises.”

CESI expects that the G7 Summit will reach an agreement that promotes the sustainability of our global Community without leaving anyone behind.