All projects: green jobs + cooperatives + cooperative development + multinational enterprises + small enterprises + social finance + enterprises + microenterprises + social and solidarity economy

Social safety nets

ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific (SSN Fund)

The SSN Fund aims to support ILO constituents in Asia and the Pacific for building social safety nets through a wide range of activities such as; capacity building of governmental entities; enhancing proactive actions of social partners;...

South Africa: Promoting green jobs through small and medium scale enterprise development

The Free State SME Development Initiative seeks to create decent job opportunities through small and medium sized enterprise (SME) development.

Creation of employment opportunities by fostering an enterprise culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The ILO has developed a set of training materials for entrepreneurship education called Know About Business (KAB).

Employment creation through Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SME) development

The overall project objective is to create decent employment opportunities for historically disadvantaged population groups in Free StateProvince. The overall project outcome is sustainable community-based small businesses that have created at least...

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Project - Phase 2

The Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme is a global technical assistance programme developed by the ILO to support small and medium sized enterprises’ (SMEs) development and create decent work. The SCORE programme...

Senegal: Towards a green jobs strategy

In Senegal, project activities under the framework of PAGE contribute to the implementation of a national programme on green jobs.

Egypt: Green jobs promotion for youth

The project Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People (DJEP) aims to create job opportunities for youth in environmentally sustainable activities and has promoted green jobs at both national and local levels.

The Social Impact of Microcredit in the European Context

Green Jobs in Asia - Nepal

The priority of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Nepal is "the generation of productive employment for building sustained peace". The project on Green Jobs under the Australian Government - ILO Partnership Agreement 2010-2015 aims to...

Green Jobs in Asia - Sri Lanka

The Green Jobs in Asia Project seeks to deepen ILO constituents understanding and commitments for the promotion of gender sensitive green jobs opportunities and a just transition for workers and employers towards a low-carbon, climate resilient,...

Green Jobs in Asia Project

The project aims to assist five Asian countries in shifting to a low-carbon, environmentally friendly and climate resilient economy that helps accelerate the jobs recovery, reduce social gaps, support development goals and realize decent work.

Bangladesh-Indonesia-Nepal-Sri Lanka-Philippines: Green jobs promotion

The ILO project Green Jobs in Asia assisted five Asian countries in initiating the shift towards low-carbon, environmentally friendly and climate resilient economies.

Green Jobs in Asia - Bangladesh

The project is supported by the The Australian Government – ILO Partnership Agreement.

Green Jobs in Asia - Indonesia

To deepen ILO constituents understanding and commitments for the promotion of Gender sensitive green jobs opportunities and a just transition for workers and employers towards a low-carbon, climate resilient, environmentally friendly development in...

China: Skill development for green entrepreneurship

Green jobs activities in China put a particular focus on green entrepreneurship training and skills development for green jobs.

Local economic development

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED)

The Project contributes to poverty reduction, sustainable job creation and peace building through an improved environment with strengthened governance, effective community-based services and public-private partnership that economically empower...

UN Joint Programme on Harnessing Sustainable Linkages for the SMEs In Turkey's Textile Sector

With the aim of enhancing international competitiveness of SMEs and promoting decent work in textile and clothing sector of Turkey, UNDP, UNIDO and ILO in cooperation with İTKİB (İstanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters Association) has launched a...

Kenya and Uganda: Green entrepreneurship development

In 2010, based on a request from stakeholders, the Green Jobs Programme formed a partnership with the ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) to promote green youth entrepreneurship.

Fiji: Green jobs in the waste management sector

Capacity building and the promotion of occupational safety and health standards have led to the creation of green jobs in Fiji’s waste management sector.

Dominican Republic: Green Jobs in the Banana Industry

A Joint UN Programme, focussing on the banana value chain in the Dominican Republic, promotes environmental practices among banana producers.