Il saggio è destinato al volume di A. Alaimo, L. Corazza, L. Tebano, V. Speziale (a cura di), Mercato del lavoro, politiche attive e formazione nella doppia transizione, Angeli (in corso di pubblicazione).

This article reflects on the transformation of labour law in the context of the dual digital and ecological transition, arguing for a shift from a purely protective paradigm to a capacitation-oriented model centred on the quality of employment and on workers’ actual opportunities to navigate occupational transitions. From a constitutional perspective, the right to work is reinterpreted as a dynamic right to a “just transition”, grounded in lifelong learning, skills development and effective participation in the labour market.
The analysis focuses on the strategic role of active labour market policies as the core of a new public infrastructure of work, capable of supporting employability, preventing skills obsolescence and strengthening the matching between labour demand and supply. Particular attention is devoted to institutional capacity and multi-level governance, highlighting how fragmented administrative arrangements and uneven regional performances undermine the effectiveness and equity of public interventions.
The article further examines the role of collective bargaining, social partners and the “training-oriented firm” in co-designing pathways of continuous learning and skills certification. Finally, it addresses territorial disparities and the persistent weaknesses of public employment services in Southern Italy. The paper concludes by stressing that rebuilding a coherent national framework for active labour policies is essential for ensuring social cohesion, equality of opportunity and a renewed model of labour citizenship.