{"id":49178,"date":"2021-08-25T12:13:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T00:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=49178"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T02:12:30","slug":"rigged-a-workers-oil-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/rigged-a-workers-oil-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Rigged: a workers\u2019 oil story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The oil industry has boomed in Scotland over the past 50 years but things are changing. Unemployment among oil workers&nbsp;has grown,&nbsp;food bank usage&nbsp;has risen and communities are losing out.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace UK spoke to current and former oil workers about the ups and downs they\u2019ve experienced in the industry and the challenges they face.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3wRvbCm6qwU\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"3wRvbCm6qwU\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIf the wages go down, they never go back up again\u201d<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>Wullie, an oil worker from Aberdeen details the hardships involved in offshore work, the redundancies and insecurities brought on by the pandemic and the toll this has taken on his health and his family\u2019s wellbeing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThey don\u2019t really care for their workers, they care about the profit margins for their shareholders\u201d<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>Robbie, an oil worker and union branch secretary, describes the barriers that oil workers face in transitioning to renewable energy, with huge training fees being demanded for skills that many workers already have.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to have a great planet, until we do things because it\u2019s the right thing to do, rather than because it\u2019s profitable\u201d<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>Yvonne, a former oil worker, lays out the stark choice the UK government needs to make in putting the planet before oil companies\u2019 profits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cRenewable energy is definitely the way forward, it has to be. The wind is there, we\u2019ve got to make use of it\u201d<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>Former oil worker Alan points to a future of hope in the closing moments of the film, a future where offshore workers can transition into jobs in renewable energy for the benefit of their own livelihoods and the health of the planet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>These workers\u2019 stories are powerful, but they\u2019re not unusual. Lots of people\u2019s livelihoods are tied to polluting industries, and moving to a greener world will bring huge changes. But ordinary workers didn\u2019t cause the climate crisis, so wouldn\u2019t be fair for them to lose out.<\/p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s why Greenpeace UK has teamed up with Friends of the Earth Scotland and Platform&nbsp;to campaign for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.uk\/challenges\/just-transition\/\">just transition<\/a>&nbsp;from fossil fuels to clean energy, with proper support for workers to move into secure green jobs.<\/p>\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3wRvbCm6qwU\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the film<\/a>&nbsp;to hear from communities at the heart of the just transition discussion.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah is a digital campaigner with Greenpeace UK working for a just transition to clean energy and green jobs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oil industry has boomed in Scotland over the past 50 years but things are changing. 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