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Statement of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia : Investing in Green Growth and Decent Work

10th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum - UN Environment Program (UNEP), Monaco, 20 February 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...

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...

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...

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...