green-collar

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Definition of green-collar in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to employment in the environment or environmentalism industries

Studies for the UK suggest that the more than 100,000 existing 'green collar' workers in environmental occupations could be joined by many thousands more, both in the private sector and in the 'social economy' of community enterprises.

Of or pertaining to rural, agricultural employment; often contrasted with urban blue-collar employment

Qualification structure of the workforce (%)19801997 Blue-collar29.733.5 Green-collar21.210.0 White-collar25.031.7 Grey-collar24.024.8.

Etymology

() By analogy with other compounds in -collar, especially white-collar and blue-collar, and taking green to represent the environment, environmentalism, and so on.