Resources from the Green Jobs Programme
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Training on sustainable development and green jobs
10 May 2013
The ILO developed a learning course on sustainable development and green jobs especially targeted at trade union representatives.
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Dominican Republic: Green Jobs in the Banana Industry
10 May 2013
A Joint UN Programme, focussing on the banana value chain in the Dominican Republic, promotes environmental practices among banana producers.
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Latin America and the Caribbean: The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (CINTEFOR)
10 May 2013
The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (CINTEFOR) promotes environmental concerns as a cross-cutting competency in professional education.
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Latin America and the Caribbean: System for Integrated Measurement and Improvement of Productivity (SIMPARO)
10 May 2013
The ILO programme SIMAPRO, implemented in a wide number of Latin American countries, has started to incorporate environmental concerns into its methodologies and approaches with the ultimate aim to increase productivity while reducing the impact on the environment.
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Chile: Social Dialogue for Green Jobs Promotion
10 May 2013
Green jobs promotion in Chile has focussed on various sector and topics, such as recycling and waste management, forestry and renewable energy.
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Central America and Dominican Republic: Occupational training for green jobs
10 May 2013
The ILO project FOIL (Fortalecimiento de sistemas integrados de Formación, Orientación e Inserción Laboral) supports TVET institutions in Central America in developing learning standards and curricula for green jobs.
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Mexico: Green jobs assessment
10 May 2013
A national green jobs assessment conducted with the technical assistance of the ILO will inform policy makers and social partners about the potential to create green jobs.
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Brazil: Green Jobs in the forestry sector
10 May 2013
Recent ILO activities in Brazil focus on the creation of green jobs in the forestry sector. Technical support on green jobs started in 2009 with the promotion of solar heating systems in the social housing programme “minha casa, minha vida”.
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Green Business Plan Competitions held in Uganda
25 April 2013
The Green Business Plan competitions annually held in Uganda provide opportunities for young entrepreneurs to develop sustainable, environmentally friendly business ideas and compete for prizes. The ILO, through YEF, contracted Enterprise Uganda to prepare and conduct a Green Business Plan Training Workshop in September 2012. Following a call for proposal, 66 candidates were selected to attend the business plan training workshop. Out of these, 28 candidates with the most successful business plans developed during the training in September, received further support such as business skills training and mentorship to finalize the initiated business plans and enter the annual competition.
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Green jobs for the young marginalized
08 April 2013
The ILO’s Youth Employment Support (YES) Jobs for the Unemployed and Marginalized young People (JUMP) project focused, among other topics, on green jobs and green entrepreneurship promotion.