Govt committed to promote green jobs

The government is committed to promote the green jobs initiative and to create more gender sensitive green jobs opportunities, said Labour and Labour Relations Ministry Secretary Upali Wijayaweera at the Tripartite Project Advisory Committee (PAC) on green jobs recently.

They will help smooth transition for workers and employers towards a low-carbon, climate resilient, environmentally-friendly sustainable development through the International Labour Organisations Green Jobs in Asia Project.

The ILO's Green Jobs in Asia Project will be implemented in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippine in the next two years with financial support from the Australian Government. The project will contribute to national programs and initiatives on climate change, environment and recovery from the global economic and jobs crisis.

The project will include an integrated sector-based study on linkages between the environment, employment and the economy; training and awareness-raising programs to address the needs of social partners and a demonstration project for the creation of green jobs and decent work in collaboration with the Labour and Labour Relations Ministry and the Environment Ministry.