WORK WITH E-WASTE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES David Seligson Head of Unit Manufacturing, mining and energy unit Sectoral Activities Department ILO.

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WORK WITH E-WASTE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES David Seligson Head of Unit Manufacturing, mining and energy unit Sectoral Activities Department ILO

Labour & employment implications in e- waste E- waste recycling chain often a mix of formal and informal Complex value chain Labour-intensive→ potential for employment Often employ poor and marginalized, including women and children Can be dangerous Photo: Alex Hofford

ILO & e-waste: interventions Linkage to labour standards E.g. core labour standards, Chemical convention, OSH conventions Promotion of Decent Work principles E.g. No child labour, improved safety, higher incomes Encouraging formalization of sector Capacity building & training (e.g. OSH) Green jobs Entrepreneurship Cooperatives

ILO & e-waste: progress Working papers: The global impacts of e-waste: addressing the challenge (2012) Tackling informality in e-waste management: The potential of cooperative enterprises (2014) The Labour, Human Health and Environmental Dimensions of E- waste Management in China (2015) Country level activities (China, Serbia) Cooperation within PACE

Thank you! David Seligson

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