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Are "green" jobs decent?

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
International Labour Office, Author.
Contributor:
International Labour Office.
Series:
International journal of labour research ; vol.4, no.2
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Job creation.
Women in sustainable development.
Physical Description:
p. 131-248 : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Geneva : International Labour Office, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This issue of the International Journal of Labour Research focuses on the question of whether the jobs that are emerging in the efforts to reach sustainable development can be described as "decent". A series of case studies is presented which demonstrates that this seems to be far from the case.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Foreword
Editorial: What policies for a green economy that works for social progress?
Green Growth and Green New Deal policies in the Republic of Korea: Are they creating decent green jobs?
Green and decent? Working conditions in the waste sector in Europe and implications for trade union policy
The reality and challenges of green jobs in China: An exploration
Working conditions in "green jobs": Women in the renewable energy sector
Climate jobs and manufacturing in South Africa.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
92-2-127502-7
OCLC:
854520694

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