David Seligson started working for the ILO in 2008 and is currently the Head of the Manufacturing, mining and energy unit at the Sectoral policies department. Before joining the ILO he worked in adult education, development cooperation and trade unions in his home country Finland and in Geneva.
He has a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Turku (Finland) and post-graduate studies in the University of Helsinki.
Presentation Abstract
Title: Work with e-waste: opportunities and challenges
E-waste is often seen as primarily an environmental problem. The ILO tries to identify the opportunities and challenges for employment and decent work: how to tap into the employment potential of the e-waste sector at the same time ensuring that the work in the sector is decent. Two major challenges are informality and unsafe and unhealthy working conditions.
