Investing 2% of GDP over the next five years in 12 countries will create up to 48 million jobs over five years
New Report: Growing Green and Decent Jobs

18 April 2012: A new ITUC report with economic analysis commissioned by the Millennium Institute shows how investing 2% of GDP in the green economy in each of the next five years in 12 countries could create up to 48 million new jobs over five years. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The early part of the year saw the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in full gear in its campaign to color the country green through tree planting.

The DENR immediately released the guidelines for the government’s “National Greening Program” (NGP) which seeks to plant 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares nationwide in six years, starting in 2011 until 2016. Read the rest of this entry »

Developing new skills or upgrading existing ones is the key to unlocking the potential of green jobs. The Green Jobs Initiative of the ILO, the UN Environmental Programme, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has been working to turn this potential into reality since 2008. ILO News talks to Olga Strietska-Ilina, Skills Development Specialist with ILO’s Skills and Employability Department, about a new landmark ILO study developed together with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) on skill needs for greener economies. Read the rest of this entry »

There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution and national priorities should define each country’s strategy for environmentally friendly growth, environment ministers and senior officials of more than 40 countries told a meeting organised by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) and India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests in New Delhi this week (3–4 October). Read the rest of this entry »

Philippine labor officials reiterated their call to employers to adopt a green or environmentally-friendly job policy to expand job opportunities.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said there will be new demand for labor from “green” investments, a scenario that will benefit everyone. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines should capitalize on opportunities offered by renewable energy (RE) by encouraging more investments that are expected to generate up to 50,000 “green jobs” in the next 20 years while ensuring environmental protection. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the past several years, the country bore witness to how “going green” has shaped and revolutionized the way buildings are structured and how companies conduct their businesses to adopt a triple bottom-line approach. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) together with the Climate Change Commission and the National Youth Commission, and labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) pushed for the creation of “green jobs” to help increase employment opportunities while helping the country achieve sustainability. Read the rest of this entry »

Over 20,000 to 50,000 “green” jobs will be created once the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 is implemented, a power company executive said over the weekend.

First Gen vice president Aloysius Santos said that the wind industry is expected to generate 5,000 to 6,000 jobs from 220 megawatts (MW) in wind projects. Lopez-owned First Gen is developing an 86 MW wind farm in Ilocos Norte. Read the rest of this entry »

GOVERNMENT agencies led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) have formally launched a campaign for “green jobs” in light of the threats posed by climate change. Read the rest of this entry »