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ILO / WORLD EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL OUTLOOK
STORY: ILO / WORLD EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL OUTLOOK
TRT: 03:11
SOURCE: ILO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 MAY 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE
14 MAY 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Close up, copies of report on table
2. Wide shot, press conference
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Catherine Saget, Lead author of report, International Labour Organization:
“The key message of the report is that the world of work has a major role to play in implementing the Paris agreements and in preserving the environment. This is the case for employers who can make a profit by implementing more environmentally friendly practices. This is the case for workers who can acquire good skills for new green sectors.”
4. Pan right, press conference
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Guillermo Montt, Economist, International Labour Organization:
“From the perspective of the world of work the transition to environmental sustainability is urgent and positive. And let me give you one concrete example: adopting the measures set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2 degrees will create 18 million jobs worldwide.”
FILE - Egypt, December 2017
6. Various shots, farm animals
7. Med shot, farmer wearing gloves
8. Various shots, farmer collecting manure
9. Various shots, farmer creating biogas
10. Various shots, young man using biogas to boil water
FILE – ZAMBIA 2015
11. Tilt down, clear sky to solar panel on roof
12. Close up, solar panel on roof
13. Pan right, green house to solar panels
14. Various shots, female workers installing solar panels
15. Close up, tilt up worker holding child
16. Wide shot, solar energy project sign
FILE - PHILIPPINES 2014
17. Wide shot, village
18. Various shots, biogas installation
19. Med shots, latrines being installed
20. Various shots, biogas installation
A report by the International Labour Organization found that 24 million new jobs would be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place.
According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018, action to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius would result in sufficient job creation to more than offset job losses of six million elsewhere. The ILO said new jobs would be created by adopting sustainable practices in the energy sector, including changes in the energy mix, promoting the use of electric vehicles and improving the energy efficiency of buildings.
Catherine Saget, lead author of report, said the key message of the report is that “the world of work has a major role to play in implementing the Paris agreements and in preserving the environment. She said this was the case for employers “who can make a profit by implementing more environmentally friendly practices” and workers “who can acquire good skills for new green sectors.”
However, the report said that projected temperature increases would make heat stress, particularly in agriculture, more common and could lead to several medical conditions, including exhaustion and stroke. The report calculated that heat stress would cause a 2per cent global loss in hours worked by 2030 due to sickness.
At the regional level, the ILO said there would be net job creation in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific and Europe, representing some 3 million, 14 million and 2 million jobs respectively, resulting from measures taken in the production and use of energy. In contrast, there could be net job losses in the Middle East by 0.48 percent and in Africa by 0.04 percent if current trends continue, due to the dependence of these regions on fossil fuel and mining, respectively.
The report called on countries to take urgent action to train workers in the skills needed for the transition to a greener economy, and provide them with social protection that facilitates the transition to new jobs, contributes to preventing poverty and reduces the vulnerability of households and communities.
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