Resources on Green Jobs
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Project
Serbia: Green jobs in the waste management sector
13 November 2014
The ILO is supporting green jobs opportunities for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in waste management in Serbia.
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Publication
Tackling informality in e-waste management: The potential of cooperative enterprises
21 October 2014
The present paper is the product of a joint effort by the Sectoral Policies Department and the Cooperatives Unit of the International Labour Organization (ILO). This initiative supports the ILO’s commitment to promote forms of employment that safeguard the environment, eradicate poverty and promote social justice through sustainable enterprises and decent work, as reinforced by the international Labour Conference (ILC), at its 102nd session in June 2013.
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Publication
The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge
20 December 2012
This paper explores the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organization’s current and future work.