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The Employment Effects of Climate Change and Climate Change Responses: A Role for International Labour Standards?

Type: Working paper
Date issued: 01 November 2009
Authors: Global Union Research Network (GURN)

This paper describes how International Labour Standards could be made more
relevant to climate change in terms of its impact on employment and the labour
market.It addresses the transition to a low carbon economy through a framework
of policy coherence and good governance using International Labour Standards as guidelines for supporting not only the social dimension of sustainable development,but the economic and environmental ones as well.

Tags: employment, workers, trade unions, ILO standards, environmental protection

Regions and countries covered: Global

Unit responsible: Bureau for Workers' Activities

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