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Landmark new report says emerging green economy could create tens of millions of new “Green Jobs”

A new, landmark study on the impact of an emerging global “green economy” on the world of work says efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new “green jobs” in the coming decades.

International Day of Cooperatives - Cooperating in times of crisis

This year, the growing role of cooperatives in confronting global crises of climate change and food price rises is garnering growing attention. Cooperatives can play an increasingly important role in balancing economic, social and environmental...

ILO Director-General Addresses G8 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting on sustainable development and green jobs

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia addressed the GB Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting in Niigata, Japan, 11-13 May, on "Global challenges for Sustainable Development Strategies for Green Jobs. Read the complete text of the address.

Address to the 20th ASEAN Labour Ministers' Meeting

by Mr Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General

ILO conference on "Green Jobs" opens in Niigata

The impact of environmental change on jobs, sustainable economic growth and poverty will be discussed at an ILO research conference being held in Niigata, Japan on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 April 2008.

Statement of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia - Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-carbon World

ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia; UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner; the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) General Secretary Guy Ryder and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) Vice President Ronnie Goldberg presented...

How microfinance institutions can finance lasting social change

An estimated US$4 billion is invested annually in microfinance around the world. But while microfinance institutions must have strong business models in order to survive, they face the challenge of making profits while creating lasting social...

Article from the "World of Work" on the MULTI Forum 2007

The ILO will commemorate the anniversary with a number of events, including a special Forum to be held on 15-16 November, 2007. The Forum will draw prominent executives and labour representatives from around the world, and provide an extraordinary...

ILO Forum Marking 30th anniversary of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.

This year, the ILO marks the 30th Anniversary of one of its most significant achievements – the adoption of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. The anniversary forms the basis for...

ILO Forum to mark 30th Anniversary of ILO’s Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

The International Labour Organization is to mark the 30th anniversary of the ILO’s Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy on 15-16 November with a high-level forum gathering corporate, labour and civil...

Green Jobs and global warming: ILO to discuss new initiatives for tackling climate change in the world of work

Climate change is widely seen as a threat to our health, our wealth and our planet. Yet, it also presents huge opportunities for the creation of new jobs aimed at mitigating its effects through energy and industrialization policies. The 300th...

Opening speech at Know About Business Annual Review Meeting

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Green jobs initiative in Burkina Faso: From waste to wages

Among the goals of the ILO’s new “Green Jobs Initiative” is linking development and job creation to the creation of a cleaner, more sustainable environment. Though the concept is relatively new, the practice is already growing in some parts of the...

Climate change and the world of work: ILO Director-General outlines ILO role in new “Green Jobs Initiative”

As global leaders gather in New York this week under the leadership of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to breathe new life into international efforts to tackle climate change and other environmental issues, the ILO is presenting a plan aimed at...

Peace, security and work in Timor-Leste

By Jose Assalino, Chief Technical Advisor, Timor-Leste. As a newly independent country with a fledgling economy, Timor-Leste faces many social and economic challenges. To help the Timorese people find decent work the ILO started three new...

Training to improve work safety for Lao small business

Improving working conditions in small businesses will be the focus of a national workshop for government officials, workers and employers in Vientiane on 19-20 July 2007.

Timor-Leste: Setting the STAGE for a brighter future

Despite a significant boost in national income last year from oil revenues, Timor-Leste is amongst the world’s poorest nations. While unemployment in rural areas is at least 20 per cent, it reaches 43 per cent among urban youth. ILO Online reports...

International Day of Cooperatives 2007 - Seeds of change: cooperatives in Ethiopia

Celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July, the International Day of Cooperatives highlights this year how cooperatives can promote corporate social responsibility by their very nature as enterprises that balance economic, environmental, and...

Promoting sustainable enterprises: safe work is also good business

“Sustainable enterprises cannot afford to have injuries and diseases at work, which would not only interrupt operations but may have strong economic and reputational consequences”. Eleven enterprises from the Leningrad region in Russia’s North-West...

ILO Director-General calls for “Green Jobs Initiative” to support environmentally sustainable development - Also highlights impact of...

International Labour Organization Director-General Juan Somavia today urged government, worker and employer delegates at the ILO’s annual labour conference to develop policy tools for a global “Green Jobs Initiative” aimed at achieving an...