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World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) Green Employment and the Role of Public Employment Services. • Zagreb • November 2011. Offer a platform for exchange of good practices between actors of labour market and employment.
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World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) Green Employment and the Role of Public Employment Services • Zagreb • November 2011
Offer a platform for exchange of good practices between actors of labour market and employment. Support the knowledge transfer and the building of capacity between employment services. Involve actively in topics of employment, like job creation in recovery, partnerships, skills mobility, and alternative ways of work. . WAPES Objectives
How are labour markets going to adjust to a greener economy? • Additional jobs will be created • Some employment will be substituted • Certain jobs will be eliminated without replacement • Many existing jobs will simply be transformed or migrated Most intense green jobs are in the building refurbishment, wind & solar, smart metering
What are indicators for green employment? • Sector/Output • Production Method • Green Awareness • Skills required • Job Decency • Workload
Which are the challenges for public employment services in green economy? • Transparency about labour market and employment effects of green economy • Understand green jobs as a cross-cutting label • Support entrepeneurial spirit • Stregthen training for transformation and migration of skills • Support the protection of workers rights Necessary policy coherence between employers, environmental protection, and labour ministry
Current initiatives of public employment services in green employment • China: Green tech initiative (CGTI) • Portugal: ENEOP joint venture • Belgium: Sustainable building • Peru: Labelling of classical jobs • Croatia: Awareness Raising
WAPES Secretariat 95 rue de la Loi 1040 Brussels BELGIUM Phone +32 2 235 72 50 Fax +32 2 235 72 59 wapes@wapes.org www.wapes.org