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September 2019
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Importance of decent jobs, just transition to be highlighted at UN Climate Action Summit and General Assembly
20 September 2019
ILO Director-General will promote decent work and a ‘just transition’ to greener economies, when he joins world leaders for the UN Climate Summit and UN General Assembly in New York.
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UN Secretary-General announces new Climate Action Summit jobs initiative, urges countries to join
18 September 2019
The initiative provides a roadmap for ensuring that people’s jobs and well-being are at the centre of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.
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UN General Assembly endorses ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work
16 September 2019
The UNGA resolution provides an opportunity for the UN system to promote a human-centred approach to the future of work.
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A greener life is a rosier one, thanks to mushrooms
04 September 2019
The UN Climate Action Summit (23 September) will consider the social and economic consequences of moving to a more sustainable economy. Without proper planning millions of livelihoods – particularly of poor and vulnerable workers – are threatened. An ILO project in Bangladesh has shown that the right policies can protect the environment, improve workers’ lives and promote a greener economy.
July 2019
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2021 declared International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
25 July 2019
The UN General Assembly has urged the international community to step up efforts to eradicate forced labour and child labour, and declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
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Accelerating action to end forced labour, human trafficking, modern slavery and child labour; experiences from Alliance 8.7 pathfinder countries
22 July 2019
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The ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work is Transmitted to the United Nations
17 July 2019
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The ILO rings NASDAQ Closing Bell
11 July 2019
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ILO addresses decent work deficits at forum to review SDGs
10 July 2019
The International Labour Organization is playing an important part in a meeting reviewing progress on six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In a report, presented at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the ILO is calling for more action on SDG 8.
April 2019
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The ILO Centenary Takes Centerstage in the General Assembly
10 April 2019
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The UN commemorates the ILO’s 100th anniversary
08 April 2019
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UN General Assembly commemorates the ILO Centenary
08 April 2019
A special session marks the ILO’s 100 years, followed by a series of high-level discussions on the future of work.
March 2019
January 2019
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United Nations Launch of the Report of the Global Commission on the Future of Work
31 January 2019
The International Labour Organization has called for a human-centred agenda for the future of work in a landmark report launched today at the United Nations Headquarter in New York
September 2018
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ILO, the Netherlands to take joint action against child labour
26 September 2018
New partnership focuses on global supply chains in agriculture and mining.
July 2018
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Youth can leverage innovation and technology and become drivers of a better and sustainable future in support of the Sustainable Development Goals
16 July 2018
On World Youth Skills Day, partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth highlight the role of skills in empowering young people to leverage innovation and technologies and to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Catalysing partnerships on youth employment for the SDGs
13 July 2018
The Partnership Exchange in the margins of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development highlights success factors of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
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UN Partnership on Sustainable Fashion and the SDGs
10 July 2018
June 2018
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WESO Greening with Jobs Report Launch
14 June 2018
In preparation for the 2018 High-Level Political Forum, a briefing was organized at the UN on the recently published World Employment and Social Outlook 2018 – Greening with Jobs report.
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Youth and the Future of Work
01 June 2018
A dialogue organized by the President of the General Assembly at the United Nations HQ in New York