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Green Jobs

Environmental 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.

Youth entrepreneurship

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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Press release

Hollywood puts ILO green programme in the frame

22 February 2013

Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and director Ron Howard lend a hand to the ILO’s Green Jobs Programme.

Event

Hollywood rolls out green carpet for the ILO

19 February 2013

Film composer, Hans Zimmer and movie director, Ron Howard – both Academy Award winners - are hosting a party in Hollywood to raise awareness of the ILO’s Green Jobs Programme on Thursday 21 February.

Press release

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

Event

Inter-Agency Workshop: Employment and Social Inclusion in a Green Economy

The ILO organizes an Inter-Agency Workshop in collaboration with UNEP, UNIDO and UNITAR under the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) and the Green Growth Working Group of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED). Participants of this workshop will review and compare current approaches, tools and practices to assess and promote jobs and social inclusion in a green economy.

Safety at work

Turning computer junk into jobs

18 January 2013

Vast amounts of electrical and electronic waste end up in developing countries where the recycling methods are often hazardous. Integrating informal e-waste operations into the formal sector can help make the process safer, according to an ILO study titled "The global impact of e-waste".

Event

Technical Expert Consultation on Labour Statistics: Moving towards a statistical definition of green jobs

Consultation to expose and discuss the preliminary ILO thinking on the conceptual and measurement framework for defining and identifying green jobs, including on the international definition of green jobs for statistical purposes.

Event

ILO-Luxembourg conference on "Green Jobs. Opportunities and challenges for green and decent jobs"

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the ILO are organizing a conference on green jobs and its opportunities in Luxembourg on 13 December 2012.

South-South cooperation

“Alien plants” boost green jobs in South Africa

20 November 2012

South Africa has become a success story when it comes to creating jobs and protecting the environment through its Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). Many other countries in the global south are also benefitting from similar programmes.