ILO: Green jobs conference

The impact of environmental change on jobs, sustainable economic growth and poverty was discussed at an International Labour Organization (ILO) research conference held in Niigata, Japan from 21 to 22 April.The conference, “Green Jobs for Asia and the Pacific” is the product of the Green Jobs Initiative launched at the ILO’s November 2007 Governing Body session, in partnership with, among others, the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Trade Union Confederation.