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Regional green jobs workshop held in Dakar, Senegal

Green Jobs

More and better jobs for inclusive and green growth in Zambia

New ILO-led programme aims to create 5,000 new green jobs by 2017.

Zambia

Launch of the Green Jobs Programme and the Rural Youth Employment and Food Security

Fifth Open Working Group session on SDGs

Adapting and balancing the three dimensions of sustainable development

As the fifth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals closes, greater focus is placed on a more progressive greening of familiar development activities.

The story of Henggo: “Now I can sell my fish to the capital city with higher prices”

Henggo is a 24 years old fisherman from Tumbang Nusa who lives with his family nearby the Kayahan River of Central Kalimantan. Every day, except Friday, they get on two boats to catch fishes in the river and a lake nearby. The day’s catch depends...

When Nua did not have to fish in the Kayahan river of Central Kalimantan

Every day at 4 o’clock in the morning, Nua, 53 years old, starts the day, jumps on her boat in front of her house and begins paddling towards the Lake Tundai across the Kayahan River. She remains at the lake until four in the afternoon, trying to...

The story of Neneng: “Our fields are now more productive”

Neneng lives in Lawang Kajang, a small village along Kapuas River in Central Kalimantan, but is originally from Katujung, a village in the neighbouring district. She is Dayak, the main indigenous group of Borneo and married Junedi from Lawang Kajang...

UAE to host first Global Conference on UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy

To show its commitment to facilitating a global transformation to a green economy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced this week that it will host the first global conference on the UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) from 4-5...

Sustainable Development and Decent Work Solution Forum

ILO sharing knowledge and boosting green jobs

Sharing best practices for the promotion of green jobs can have a positive impact on sustainable development around the globe. A number of countries are meeting this week in Nairobi with that purpose in mind.

Mexico’s green jobs assessment presented at the first National Green Jobs Forum

A total of 150 participants, including social partners, the public and private sector representatives gathered at Mexico’s first National Green Jobs Forum, held on 15 October 2013 in Mexico City.

A new milestone towards an international statistical definition of green jobs

At the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) held from 2 to 11 October in Geneva, Switzerland, labour statisticians discussed and adopted new guidelines for the statistical definition of employment in the environmental sector.

South Africa and Zambia launch new training initiative to create decent jobs in green building/construction sector

In collaboration with the ILO, government and representatives from South Africa and Zambia kick-started a regional green business management training programme. The programme aims at enhancing competitiveness and promoting sustainable business and...

Blog post

How can greening urban transport generate jobs and promote sustainable development?

An affordable, green and efficient transportation sector may help provide workers better access to jobs, while lessening their carbon footprint and boosting productivity.

Green entrepreneurs showcase their businesses at a regional knowledge sharing workshop in Kenya

The ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) programme, which aims to create job opportunities for young people in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, organized a three-day regional knowledge sharing workshop for key project partners, stakeholders and...

ILO to share lessons on alternative green livelihoods in Central Kalimantan

The Island of Kalimantan, particularly Central Kalimantan, is home to unique ecological systems that include tropical peat swamp forest. However, due to land degradation, some local communities in the Ex-Mega-Rive Project (EMRP) area of Central...

Cash for Work

Fiji: A village forced to move by rising seas

The International Labour Organization is playing a critical role in helping a Fijian coastal community rebuild its flooded village.

Decent work in the green economy – National workshop for Turkey

UN Secretary-General talks about green entrepreneurship opportunities for young people around the world

"Entrepreneurship is about innovating, breaking down barriers, taking risks and showing that new business models can tackle longstanding problems."

Bangladesh

Solar home systems: Lighting the way to a greener world of work in Bangladesh

While the national grid reaches many areas of Bangladesh, most of the country’s 142 million inhabitants live in rural areas and 70 per cent of them are not connected. Most rely on kerosene fuelled lamps for lighting and petrol or diesel-fired...

102nd International Labour Conference

Closing remarks by the ILO Director-General to the 102nd International Labour Conference