Tagged: labor market

  • November 10, 2021

    Green jobs are the future

    Written by
    Obed Diener, Technical Advisor, Economic Participation, Global Education, Employment and Engagement, FHI 360

    The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) has brought renewed attention to the concept of “green jobs” — those where workers produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources and those in which workers’ duties involve making production processes more environmentally friendly.

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  • March 31, 2017

    Strengthening the global health workforce

    Written by
    Hunter Isgrig, Digital Campaign Producer, Crowd 360, FHI 360

    The World Health Organization estimates that the current shortage of global health care workers is 7.2 million. Without intervention, this number will soar to 18 million by 2030. Rachel Deussom, an FHI 360 expert on the health workforce and Senior Technical Officer, Human Resources for Health, Health Systems Strengthening, hosted a conversation with other FHI 360 colleagues to examine the shortage, its underlying causes and potential solutions.

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