Kenya: Towards a green jobs strategy

The ILO provides technical assistance to the Government of Kenya and social partners in the conduction of a green jobs assessment that will inform policy dialogue.

Technical assistance is being provided to the Government of Kenya and the social partners in the conduction of a green jobs assessment subcontracted to the Kenya Institute of Public Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). The resultant findings are expected to complement the UNEP green economy scoping study, both of which will inform policy dialogue particularly in the development of the Green Economy Strategy for the Medium Term Plan II (of Kenya Vision 2030) by the Kenya Government supported by UNEP, UNDP, ILO, AFDB, and WWF.

The ILO project Youth Employment for Sustainable Development (YESD) was implemented in the course of 2012. Funded by the Government of Japan, the project’s objective was to create youth employment opportunities and strengthen their employability in the road construction and maintenance sector, through the provision of technical skills for use of labor intensive technologies and business skills training; and to strengthen the capacity of partners to adopt green jobs approaches.