About People Research Initiatives Publications Blog
About People Research Initiatives Publications Blog

Report

Nov 30, 2020

Green Jobs in Sri Lanka: Linkages between environmental sustainability and decent work

Download

This report identifies sectors that could be the drivers of green job creation in Sri Lanka.

For its transition to a green economy, Sri Lanka needs appropriate skills training, education measures and policies, and programmes for skilling and reskilling of workers. A better understanding and implementation of decent work conditions is especially needed, since decent work deficits are persistent features for many South Asian countries.

In the context of Sri Lanka
  • Addressing Green Skills and Knowledge gaps could boost the creation of green jobs in the future.
  • The development of value chains and improved market access could lead to better wages for workers.
  • National policies to determine and define green practices, and to drive its adoption as a business objective could increase the demand for green jobs.
  • Labour unions could play a key role in improving social protection and in addressing decent work deficits and skill needs, in order to ensure a just transition towards a green economy.
  • Creating innovation opportunities for the production and diffusion of new ideas, products, and processes could be fundamental for the transition to a green economy.
Download

Initiative

Future of Work & Learning

Partners

International Labor Organisation

The International Labour Organization is a tripartite agency of the United Nations that aims to establish worker rights, create decent employment opportunities for all, improve social protection, and bring together the voices of workers, employers, and governments in order to shape policies and programmes.

https://www.ilo.org/global/lan...

Authors

Vikrom Mathur

Founding Director

Vikrom believes that interdisciplinary research on cultural attitudes towards nature and technology need to inform contemporary debates on societal futures. His research interests include the governance of emerging technologies, social and cultural dimensions of technological transitions, cultural perceptions of environmental risk, dynamics between science and policy, and Cultural Theory. He is currently setting up India’s first Urban Living Lab in Panjim as a platform to design, test and fine-tune socio-technical innovation in local urban spaces. He has a PhD from the Institute of Science, Society, and Innovation at the University of Oxford.

vikrom@tandemresearch.org
@vikrom_mathur
Zaheb Ahmad

Research Fellow

Zaheb is a Research Fellow at Tandem Research. His work explores institutions and governance arrangements in India, anchoring people-centred approaches to the environment and data. Zaheb is currently working on setting up an 'urban living lab' in Panaji - an experimental governance approach, established at the boundaries between research, innovation and policy, for urban sustainability transitions in India. Zaheb holds an LL.M with specialisation in Environmental Law from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and B.L.S, LL.B from Government Law College, University of Mumbai. His Master’s research deconstructs the functioning of the Environmental Impact Assessment mechanism in India and explores environmental justice implications for impacted communities.

zaheb@tandemresearch.org
@zahebahmad

Tags

Work

Related

May 30, 2018

Policy Brief

Download

 

Technological Innovation & The Future of Work: A View from the South

Nov 19, 2019

Issue Brief

Download

Urvashi Aneja

Feminist Perspectives on the Future of Work in Asia

Nov 19, 2019

Issue Brief

Download

Zothan Mawii

Feminist Perspectives on the Future of Work in India

Tandem Research 2018 Ⓒ

343 Coimavaddo Quitla, Aldona, Bardez - 403508, Goa, India.