25TH ALMM THEME

PROMOTING GREEN JOBS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH OF ASEAN COMMUNITY

The theme reflects the objective to provide for a strategic framework for the promotion of
Green Jobs at the regional level, by associating equitable distribution of employment
(of all the people of ASEAN) and inclusive economic growth in the region.
 GREEN JOBS
Decent jobs that contribute to preserve or restore the environment
Decent Work Pillars ECONOMIC SECTORS BENEFITS

 Fundamental principles and

rights at work Improve energy and Limit
 Social dialogue Manufacturing raw materials greenhouse gas
Construction efficiency
 Social protection emissions
 Employment and enterprise
development
Waste Minimize waste Protect and
Development Agriculture management and pollution restore
Paris ecosystems
and its
Agreement on
Sustainable
Climate Change
Development Renewable
2015 Forestry Support adaptation to
Creating and
Goals Transport energy the effect of climate
enforcing green
The importance of the environmentally and change
laws/policies/
socially sustainable economies Source: ilo.org regulations
 Skills that needed to adapt
Knowledge, abilities, values products, service and
and attitudes needed to live processes to climate change
in, develop and support a and the environmental
requirements and
sustainable and resource –
efficient society
GREEN SKILLS regulations
(European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training)

Waste
creation and THE IMPORTANCE
pollution is  Technical skills
minimized  Socioeconomic
(United Nation)
success
 Sustainable
environment
 RATIONALE
Safe and
Safe and
healthy progressive Harmonious
environment workplace

Third Key Result Area of ALM Work Programme

2016-2020

“Promote the integration of Sustainable consumption and Production strategy and

best practices into national and regional policies or as part of CSR activities”
ASCC Blueprint 2025’s Strategic Measures No. C.4.iv
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Lack of awareness on
Complications in Multi- 02 understanding of the concept
sectoral Coordination of Green Jobs/Green Skills
Lack of political will

04 05 06
Slightness in Funding
Inadequate capacity restrictions
Policy direction building programmes
related to Green
Skills/Trainers

CHALLENGES
 PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS
ADVOCACY EMPOWERMENT
Adoption of the KL
Capacity building
Declaration on Promoting
programmes
Green Jobs For Equity &
encompassing
Inclusive Growth of ASEAN Green Skills &
Community by the ALMM Occupational
Safety and Health
RAISE AWARENESS Inter-sectoral policy
dialogue with other relevant
sectoral bodies – the
ASEAN Environment
Ministers & Academicians