News, articles and events on Green Jobs

  1. World of Work Summit

    ILO World of Work Summit tackles climate change

    11 June 2015

    Around the world, the effects of climate change are affecting people's lives and livelihoods. Climate change is not only an environmental problem, it's also a social problem. The ILO World of Work Summit sees tackling climate change as a unique opportunity for job creation and economic growth.

  2. Video

    Pharrell Williams calls for green, decent jobs to be put centre stage

    11 June 2015

    Award-winning musician, Pharrell Williams, has called on governments, employers and workers to ensure that green, decent jobs are at the top of the agenda when the world meet at the climate change conference at the end of the year.

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    UNFCCC Message to the World of Work Summit

    11 June 2015

    Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres, wishes attendees of the ILO's World of Work Summit success as they discuss how to open up labour opportunities in our global response to the climate challenge.

  4. Press release

    Pharrell Williams calls for action on climate change and green, decent jobs

    11 June 2015

    International music sensation Pharrell Williams calls on the world of work to tackle climate change to ensure young people and the planet have a sustainable future.

  5. © Pierre Albouy / ILO 2024

    104th International Labour Conference

    World of work summit on “Climate Change and the World of Work”

    The 104th International Labour Conference will hold a World of Work Summit to discuss the implications of climate change for the world of work. Follow our live webcast and listen to high-level participants, including the President of France, François Hollande, the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, the President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, as well representatives of employers and workers.

  6. Upcoming events at the ILO

    ILO World of Work Summit and World Day against Child Labour

    08 June 2015

  7. © Liang Qiang / World Bank 2024

    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.

  8. © Maria Fleischmann / World Bank 2024

    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.

  9. © Julien Harneis 2024

    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.

  10. 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.