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How Kenya’s construction industry boosts green jobs and housing

26 May 2017

Innovative ILO project aims to reduce Kenya’s vulnerability to climate risks and improve livelihoods among traditional pastoralist communities.

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How decent work for indigenous peoples helps advance the fight against climate change

26 April 2017

While indigenous peoples face severe threats from climate change, they are also at the forefront of combating it, say three ILO experts on the basis of a new report.

Indigenous peoples and climate change

ILO at the Sixteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Rights and discrimination

Upholding the rights of indigenous peoples in Asia: A key to address climate change

01 March 2017

Around two thirds of the world’s indigenous peoples live in Asia. An ILO study reviews the legal and policy frameworks which tackle the challenges they face and highlights the pivotal role they play in combating climate change and building resilient societies.

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Delivering economic and social justice for indigenous and tribal peoples through decent work

09 August 2016

"Together, by building bridges and strengthening partnerships, guaranteeing equal access to education and most importantly, by empowering indigenous and tribal peoples through decent work, we can surmount the challenges ahead," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Marking International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2016

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Combating Climate Change: Indigenous Peoples as Change Agents through Decent Work

ILO experts to discuss how to support indigenous peoples in their critical role as agents of change in both achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and combating climate change.