Event

17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

The theme of this edition is: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach". Participants will discuss the role and contribution of employment-intensive approaches in achieving the SDG outcomes mainly focussing on building national capacities for employment creation, expanding employment-based social protection floor and conserving the environment - including addressing climate change and its adverse effects.

News

How to up-scale social-environmental entrepreneurship in South Africa?

17 March 2016

This was the focus of an ILO dedicated interactive session at the SEED South Africa Symposium 2016.

© A'Melody Lee / World Bank 2017

World Day of Social Justice

"We must work together to ensure that no one is left behind"

20 February 2016

"We now face the true acid test of the strength of our policies and depth of our commitment," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Event

16th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

The theme of this edition is: "Labor based approaches as solutions for sustainable development challenges in the context of decentralization" Institutional and operational issues of employment intensive approaches will be addressed under the angle of strategies and resources for sustainable funding of labor-based investments targeting local communities, in terms of rational use of natural resources and local materials for labor-based works, development of alternative construction technologies, creation of green jobs and environmentally friendly economic growth, training opportunities to improve youth employability, resilience and social welfare of local communities

Event

Facilitating participation of CARIFORUM civil society in regional development and integration processes

The Forum is part of the programme of activities under the European Union-funded Project entitled Challenges to CARIFORUM Labour, Private Sector and Employers to fulfil their EPA Obligations: Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) Component of the Support to Facilitate Participation of CARIFORUM Civil Society in Regional Development and Integration Process.

© Robert Harding / AFP 2017

Press release

ILO to promote decent work in Small Island Developing States at SIDS Conference in Samoa

25 August 2014

© Robert Harding / AFP 2017

Event

UN Conference on Small Island Developing States

The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, under the theme Sustainable Development through Genuine and Durable Partnerships.

Partnership for Action on Green Economy

Global green economy partnership calls for new economic paradigm

05 March 2014

Fundamental Shift in Investment Needed to Green Jobs, Industry and Trade.

© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 2017

Partnership for Action on Green Economy

New UN-led global partnership to help green 30 national economies by 2020

04 March 2014

Donors provide over US $11 million in support of country-level action front runners showcase economic and social benefits of transformation.

Article

Green and fair: Cooperatives in Ethiopia

19 June 2012

By their very nature, cooperatives can balance economic, environmental, and social needs. The ILO will be showcasing some of its successful experiences in this field at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). One of them involves more than 200,000 coffee producers and almost 200 cooperatives in Ethiopia.