Industrialists Association seeking the creation of “green jobs” with ILO support

Ziad Shammas, board member and President of the Environment & Energy Committee at the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), said that the industrial sector in Lebanon suffers from several shortcomings notably its inability to secure green jobs.  He noted that the Industrialists Association is trying to address this problem through introducing a number of measures within its Environment and Energy Department and so as to promote the creation of an industrial environment conducive to investing in eco-friendly industries which will directly contribute to creating green jobs in Lebanon.
Shammas’ key note address was made during a workshop on supporting green jobs and decent work in the MENA region, which was organised by the ILO and ESCWA in Turin (Italy).  The aim of the workshop, according to the ILO, was to develop policies and programmes which would encourage the creation of green jobs locally and nationally through raising awareness amongst ILO partner organisations of the MENA region, on the importance of the social and job creation components in the green economy.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 10 December 2013