Publications

November 2021

  1. User’s manual to the ILO’s Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all

    01 November 2021

    Workers’ organizations are not passive bystanders, but agents of change able to develop new pathways to sustainability and to ensure that a transition not only delivers on climate policy objectives but incorporates the broader principles of sustainable development and decent work. This user’s manual was prepared with the objective of encouraging and assisting workers’ organizations to engage in policy discussions at all levels in shaping just transition, including in the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the Paris Agreement.

July 2021

  1. Towards a just transition for all: Lessons from the pandemic

    02 July 2021

    This article focuses on the possibility of “just transition” in the health sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysing just transition from two aspects, breadth and depth, the authors look at the current situation in the United States to argue that all transitions should be just, and that when they are unjust, transitions, regardless of sector or region, breed resentment and nativism, resulting in opposition to any kind of structural change.

March 2011

  1. Climate Change and Labour: The Need for a “Just Transition”

    21 March 2011

    Climate change is now widely acknowledged as one of the great – if not the greatest – challenges facing humanity in the coming decades. Through its impact on average temperature, precipitations and sea levels, it will endanger the livelihood of hundreds of millions and impose increasing costs on our societies if nothing is done.

July 2010

  1. Report: Workshop on Climate Change, Its Impacts on Employment and Labour Markets, March 2010

    01 July 2010

    This workshop was organised by the Global Union Research Network (GURN) and coordinated by the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The aim was to discuss academic research on the employment aspects of climate change and identify research gaps.

January 1996

  1. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 8. International Development

    01 January 1996

  2. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 7. Education and Training

    01 January 1996

  3. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 6. Equality of Opportunity and Treatment

    01 January 1996

  4. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 5. Social Development

    01 January 1996

  5. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 4. Economic Development and Security

    01 January 1996

  6. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 3. Political Indicators of Development

    01 January 1996

  7. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 2. Environmental Indicators of Development

    01 January 1996

  8. Using ILO Standards to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development: 1. The ILO and its Standards

    01 January 1996