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Contents

SUMMARY 2

INTRODUCTION 4

1. THE LABOUR MARKET IMPACTS OF THE GREEN TRANSITION 7

2. PREVALENT APPROACHES FOR GREENING LABOUR MARKETS 10

2.1. CONCEPTUALISING 'GREEN JOBS' 10

2.2. EXISTING EU APPROACHES FOR CREATING SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE LABOUR MARKETS 12

3. ECO-SOCIAL POLICIES FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE LABOUR MARKETS 16

3.1. INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL GOALS: SUSTAINABLE WELFARE 16

3.2. ECO-SOCIAL POLICIES FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE LABOUR MARKETS 18

4. METHODS 21

5. THE POTENTIAL OF WORKING TIME REDUCTION 24

5.1. BENEFITS OF WTR 24

5.2. CHALLENGES OF WTR 26

5.3. POLICY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WTR 29

6. THE POTENTIAL OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME 32

6.1. BENEFITS OF UBI 32

6.2. CHALLENGES OF UBI 33

6.3. POLICY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UBI 34

7. THE POTENTIAL OF UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES 38

7.1. BENEFITS OF UBS 38

7.2. CHALLENGES OF UBS 38

7.3. POLICY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UBS 39

8. POLICY MIX 40

9. CONCLUSIONS 42

9.1. THE POTENTIAL OF ECO-SOCIAL POLICIES FOR CREATING SUSTAINABLE LABOUR MARKETS 42

9.2. FUTURE AVENUES FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY ACTION 44

REFERENCES 47

ANNEX: FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS 55