News and articles
October 2021
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Labour Standards: How the ILO Recommendation 205 applies to natural disasters and climate change?
28 October 2021
Claire Lahovary, Senior ILO Specialist on International Labour Standards and Legal Issues explains how the ILO Recommendation No. 205 applies to human made/natural disasters and climate change.
October 2015
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Sustainable Development and Climate Change: What challenges and opportunities for Unions?
09 October 2015
The ILO hosted the Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs from 5 to 9 October 2015.The following is an interview with Ms. Rulita Wijayaningdyah, General Secretary of the Indonesian Forestry and Allied Workers Union, who expressed her views about the challenges and opportunities for Unions towards an environmental sustainable economy.
June 2015
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A just transition for all: Can the past inform the future?
11 June 2015
The Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) has just published the latest issue of the International Journal of Labour Research (IJLR) which addresses “A just transition for all: Can the past inform the future?”. In this interview, the ACTRAV focal point on Green Jobs, Lene Olsen explains the issues surrounding the topic of just transition in the world of work, for the trade union movement in particular.
April 2012
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Zooming in on the safety and health dimension of greening the economy
23 April 2012
The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy. The shift to a green economy is perceived as a way to reconcile the world’s economic and social needs with environmental sustainability. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be “green”, the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all. In this interview, Ms Manuela Tomei, Director of the ILO Labour Protection Department (PROTRAV), looks at the less visible dimension of green jobs and the greening of traditional sectors.
March 2011
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Climate Change and Labour: Interview with Lene Olsen
24 March 2011
The Bureau for workers’ activities (ACTRAV) has published the issue of its International Journal of Labour Research, devoted to sustainable development. At this occasion, the Specialist on Workers’ Activities, Lene Olsen gave somes explanations...