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By Karl Mathiesen, Megan Darby and Natalie Sauer for Climate Home News
Workers in the fossil fuel industry must be assured a “decent future” even as mines and plants are forced to close, according to a leaked draft UN declaration.
The draft, prepared by the Polish UN climate presidency and posted below, calls for a programme to monitor national progress on protecting workers and communities that rely on traditional industries.
The Polish government intends for heads of state to adopt the proposal at UN talks in December.
