National Green Jobs Conference

The National Green Jobs Conference organised by the ILO in collaboration with the Ministries of Labour and Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion, with financial support from the Australian Government, under the ILO-Australia Partnership Program 2010 - 2015 will be held tomorrow 24 in Colombo. The ILO’s Green Jobs initiative supports a concerted effort by governments, employers, and trade unions to promote environmentally sustainable jobs and development in a climate-challenged world, and seeks to facilitate a “just transition” that reflects the environmental, economic and social pillars of sustainable development.

The conference will be a forum to discuss emerging trends, debate on policy options, and share inspiring cases from Sri Lanka and South Asia.

Key issues on the agenda will include the employment and labour market implications of environment - related measures, potential for green jobs promotion in the Sri Lankan policy framework, the transition to more sustainable economies and societies, and sectoral discussions related to renewable energy, eco-tourism, waste management and green manufacturing.

Speakers and participants have been drawn from a wide range of government departments and institutions, employers’ and workers’ organisations, international agencies, private sector leaders, NGOs, and research institutes, working on this critical global agenda.