Publication

Reducing Waste Towards a Just Transition: Work, Labour, and Value in the Informal Recycling Chain

04 December 2023

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Press release

Going green could create 300,000 new jobs for the Turkish economy by 2030

30 June 2022

A new report by UNDP and ILO sees dramatic economic benefits in shifting new investment from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

Report

Social and Employment Impacts of Climate Change and Green Economy Policies in Türkiye

28 June 2022

Application of the Green Jobs Assessment Model for Türkiye

News

ILO contributes to a conference in Turkey on renewable energy through a video message

14 June 2019

Publication

Green Business Booklet

12 May 2017

Going green is not only good for the environment, but makes business sense too, as the greening of enterprises results in improved access to markets, higher productivity and cost savings. The Green Business Booklet is part of the Green Jobs packages and the Start and Improve Your Business series of products and helps aspiring entrepreneurs to come up with a green business idea and existing entrepreneurs to green their businesses.

News

A passion, mission - organizing waste pickers.

21 December 2016

During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Manuel Mateu an Engineer from the Movement of Excluded Workers (MTE) in Argentina, about his work as an organiser of waste pickers.

News

The dreams and reality of a waste picker

21 December 2016

During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Fehmi Celikok, a waste picker from Turkey, about his life as a waste picker

News

Step forward for waste pickers in Turkey

21 December 2016

A workshop “Understanding the Role of Waste Pickers and their Cooperatives in Waste Management and Recycling”, organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Customs and Trade was held in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December.

Project

Turkey: Towards a green jobs strategy

24 March 2016

In Turkey, the ILO project "Decent Work in a Green Economy" focused on the employment aspects of national efforts to a transition to a green economy.

Publication

Decent Work in the Green Economy. Business Cases from Turkey

12 June 2015

This report showcases the experiences of selected enterprises in implementing green business models. It aims to contribute to the knowledge sharing and analysis that will lead to the shaping of inclusive green jobs strategies for decent work promotion in Turkey’s transition to a greener economy.