German workers support the transition towards climate neutrality, but do not want to move to a different place or obtain a job with lower pay for it, a new survey found. Meanwhile, 62% say they are not willing to take on a job with lower pay, with 24% being undecided. Similarly, only 20% of workers say they are willing to move to a different location for a new job as a contribution to the green transition, with 57% saying they would not do so. “You can’t just let the transformation run its course, things have to be managed,” he added. “You convince those with collective agreements, with works councils and with the absolute certainty that when they go into new business areas, for example, they will not suffer any loss, that they have collectively agreed conditions, that the material conditions are good and that they will not lose anything, but that they will gain from it,” he said.

Source: Suddeutsche Zeitung March 07, 2023 23:14 UTC