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A high-level mission from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is in Namibia to assess the country’s readiness and capacity to participate in the United Nations (UN) Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions as a pioneering pathfinder country.
12.7 million people work in the global renewable energy sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan combined. Meanwhile, 28 million of them undertake hazardous work, risking their lives and health daily in sectors such as mining, agriculture and construction.
The global number of renewable energy jobs is continued to grow in 2021, and experts expect that this trend is poised to continue
In 2021, global renewable energy jobs reached 12.7 million in a trend that’s set to continue. Despite fears of a severe decrease in fossil f...