Resources from the Green Jobs Programme
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© Pan Kanjun / ImagineChina 2013No sustainable development without environmental sustainability and decent work
19 June 2013
The contribution of the world of work to the greening of the economy is critical – and presents a real opportunity – to realize the ILO’s social goals, concludes the ILC Committee on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs.
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Sustainable development, decent work and green jobs
18 June 2013
Achieving environmental sustainability and creating decent jobs for all are both urgent challenges. Delegates at the 102nd International Labour Conference are looking at ways of tackling both issues, which are closely linked.
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Environmental sustainability is key to the labour market
14 June 2013
The International Labour Conference in Geneva at the role of the world of work in preventing further environmental degradation.
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Creating sustainable livelihoods while saving a precious eco-system
29 May 2013
The ILO is working with local communities on the Indonesian island of Borneo on a green jobs programme that is helping to rehabilitate a partly-destroyed peat swamp forest.
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© Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP 2013Environmental sustainability is not a job killer
27 February 2013
ILO Green Jobs Programme coordinator, Peter Poschen, outlines the business and job opportunities that could emerge from a shift to a greener economy.
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From slum living to company director
25 February 2013
One woman’s success story shows how green entrepreneurship could be an answer to both youth unemployment and environmental degradation in Africa.
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New green economy partnership responds to Rio+20 Call for Action
19 February 2013
Four UN agencies to assist 30 countries in transition to a green economy
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Greening Haiti
31 August 2012
Decades of environmental degradation have left Haiti on the brink, posing a serious threat to lives and livelihoods. Training programmes are helping Haitians move towards a greener, more sustainable economy.
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Spain to gain from growth in green jobs
17 August 2012
An ILO-sponsored report shows that the green economy can help Spain beat the jobs crisis. The challenge is putting in place the right types of policies.
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Transitioning to Green Jobs in Sri Lanka
03 August 2012
“Green jobs” can be created in the most fundamental of workplaces, and the result can benefit traditional industries. That’s what is happening in Sri Lanka, where former “waste pickers” at Sri Lanka’s garbage dumps were given new skills to work more efficiently and protect their health, and that is benefitting one of the island’s iconic industries.