Are “Green” Jobs Decent? : Are "Green" Jobs Decent?.
Title:
Are “Green” Jobs Decent? : Are "Green" Jobs Decent?.
Author:
Office, International Labour.
ISBN:
9789221275022
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (116 pages)
Series:
International Journal of Labour Research 2012 ; v.4:2
International Journal of Labour Research 2012
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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