Green Jobs and Decent Work - Challenges for the ILO and its Constituents Turin, Monday 3 September 2012 Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV)

Green Jobs and Decent Work: the Challenges for the ILO and its Constituents Two Concepts  Green Jobs  Decent Work Challenges for ILO & Constituents ILO’s Comparative Advantage

Green Jobs What are green jobs?  Jobs in specific sectors?  Jobs that produce so-called green products?  Jobs that also takes into account how the whole production process takes into account the environment?  Jobs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions?  Jobs that include reduction of other environmental degrading impacts (depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; destruction of ecosystems, extinction of wildlife, etc.)? Who defines green jobs?  At international level (UNEP, ILO, …)?  At national level (Governments, social partners, civil society, …)?

Decent Work What is decent work?  Work that is productive and delivers a fair income;  Work that provides security in the workplace and social protection for workers and their families;  Work that offers better prospects for personal development and encourages social integration;  Work that ensure social dialogue and participation through freedom of association, the right to organize and bargain collectively;  Guarantees equal opportunities and equal treatment for all. Employment Creation Social Protection Tripartism and Social Dialogue Standards and Rights at Work

Green Jobs and Decent Work - Challenges for the ILO and its Constituents

Sustainable Development Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Challenge for the ILO and its Constituents : Finding a Just Transition Framework  a framework for a fair and sustainable shift to a low carbon economy  a framework which addresses the difficulties for workers and unions in facing the possibility that the employment on which they depend might be unsustainable and the importance of creating secure ways to alternative decent jobs and working lives

Employment Creation Social Protection Tripartism and Social Dialogue Standards and Rights at Work Challenge for the ILO and its Constituents: Finding a Just Transition Framework Decent Work Sustainable Development DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

ILO’s Comparative Advantage  Tripartisme  International Labour Standards  Decent Work Agenda Employment Creation Social Protection Tripartism and Social Dialogue Standards and Rights at Work

Ms. Lene OLSEN Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) Phone.: 0041/22/ Contact details