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.
November 2018
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Green Jobs and the Role of Workers’ Organizations
06 November 2018
Over 20 million new jobs will be created by 2030 but will these jobs be green? A conversation with ILO Actrav on the role of Workers’ Organizations to ensure the transition for a green and sustainable economy. Speakers: Béla Galgóczi, Senior Researcher from European Trade Union Institute (ETUI); Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Coordinator of ILO Green Jobs Programme ; Bheki Ntshalintshali, General Secretary of the Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU). Moderator: Lene Olsen, Senior Programme and Operations Specialist, ILO Actrav.
October 2018
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ILO report calls for urgent action to reach climate goals
22 October 2018
Only a proactive engagement of governments and the social partners can lead to a more sustainable development.
June 2017
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Just Transition and Climate change: Interview with Betty Lizzie Muvuma
12 June 2017
Betty Lizzie Muvuma, Central Organization of Free Trade Unions (COFTU, Uganda), explains how unions are addressing the challenges of the transition to a greener and sustainable economy and how workers, together with governments and employers can promote and implement the ILO Guidelines on Just Transition.
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Just Transition and Climate change: Interview with Hannah Owusu-Korateng
12 June 2017
Hannah Owusu-Korateng, Women's Committee Chairperson of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), explains how unions are addressing the challenges of the transition to a greener and sustainable economy and how workers, together with governments and employers can promote and implement the ILO Guidelines on Just Transition.
November 2015
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325th session of the ILO Governing Body: What were the results for the workers?
24 November 2015
The violation of labour rights in Qatar, Guatemala, Fiji and Myanmar was one of the items on the agenda of the 325th Session of the Governing Body that took place in Geneva from 2nd to 12th November 2015. In this interview, the President of the Workers’ Group of the Governing Body, Mr Luc Cortebeeck, reviews several agenda items, including the global refugee crisis and its labour market implications, and climate change, which is due to be discussed at the Paris Conference in December 2015.
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...