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World Environment Day

Turning the challenges of greening workplaces and economies into opportunities

05 June 2015

ILO Director-General statement for World Environment Day 2015.

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Decent Work, Green Jobs and Sustainable Development

Do we have to choose between creating jobs and protecting the climate?

04 June 2015

Peter Poschen, Director of the ILO Enterprises Department, argues that the world of work has a central role to play in tackling climate change and ensuring a just transition to a green economy.

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Sustainable development

Female entrepreneur builds economical, green homes in Zambia

03 June 2015

ILO-led Green Jobs Programme in Zambia is expected to create 5,000 new green jobs by 2017 thanks to a partnership between the government and the construction sector.

Video

SCORE China Case Studies: Results achieved through SCORE Training on Cleaner Production

02 June 2015

This video shows how two very different Chinese enterprises benefited from the Cleaner Production module of SCORE Training.

News

World of work essential for climate solutions, says dialogue on climate change and jobs

13 May 2015

The event was organised by the ILO in collaboration with the Geneva Environment Network Secretariat on May 12.

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Event

Dialogue on Climate Change and Jobs: Shaping the COP21 Agenda of Solutions

The objective of this dialogue, organised by the ILO in collaboration with the Geneva Environment Network Secretariat, is to provide a platform for sharing views and perspectives on ways in which the climate change and decent work agendas can be made mutually supportive, looking towards the COP21 in Paris.

Training

Multinational enterprises, development and decent work: the approach of the MNE Declaration

This five-day course will look at how governments, enterprises and the social partners are encouraged to each put policies in place and engage with each other through dialogue to maximize the positive contribution of multinational enterprises to socio economic development and decent work.

News

Robust assessments for better policies: experts review training package

17 April 2015

A draft methodological and training package on measuring employment and socio-economic effects of shifts to greener economies was discussed in the context of the second International Conference of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN).

Event

International Conference: Developing a Green Jobs Assessment Training Package

The second International Conference of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) will bring experts from various relevant fields together to present and discuss draft training modules that will form a training package for green jobs assessments.

News

The project “Decent Work in the Green Economy” in Turkey concludes with a national conference

30 March 2015

The “Turkey Green Jobs Conference” took place on 26 March 2015 in Ankara.