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A mine doesn’t forgive mistakes
After 19 years as a miner, Ivan Katolik knows how important it is to put safety and health first. ILO training is strengthening his role in promoting workers’ voices and safer mining in Kazakhstan.
Our impact, their voices
A young Indonesian looks beyond coal towards a greener South Sumatra
Marking International Youth Day, an ILO initiative inspires a university student in South Sumatra to look beyond coal and towards a greener future for his province.
Just energy transition
South Sumatra’s youth look beyond coal towards a greener Indonesia
As South Sumatra looks beyond coal, the ILO and Sriwijaya University help young people prepare for and take part in Indonesia’s transition towards a greener and more inclusive economy.
Just energy transition
Indonesia strengthens Just Transition Pathways in East Kalimantan's coal-dependent region
The ILO, through its IKI-JET project, is advancing Indonesia's just energy transition by equipping stakeholders with practical tools to support workers and communities in coal-dependent regions.
Kazakhstan concludes mining safety project with tripartite review
A high-level tripartite session highlighted progress in strengthening occupational safety and health, social dialogue and institutional cooperation in Kazakhstan's mining sector.
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Energy crisis, critical minerals and jobs: what's at stake for Latin America and the Caribbean
The new energy geopolitics is reshaping employment, investment and development prospects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The challenge will be to turn the opportunities created by the energy transition into more and better jobs through strong...
International Labour Standards
Mexico ratifies the Safety and Health in Mines Convention
Mexico reaffirms its strong commitment to occupational safety and health for mining workers by becoming the 36th country to ratify Convention No. 176.
Occupational safety and health (OSH)
Kazakhstan strengthens mine safety through regional training in Ust-Kamenogorsk
The final training in Ust-Kamenogorsk brought together workers, employers and labour inspectors to strengthen occupational safety and health practices in the mining sector.
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ILO and Responsible Minerals Initiative partner to address child labour in mineral supply chains
Agreement will align efforts to support stronger private-sector action on prevention, due diligence and remediation.
World day for safety and health at work 2026
Kazakhstan discusses new approaches to occupational safety and health
A round table in Karaganda explored new approaches to occupational safety and health, addressing digitalization, psychosocial risks and cooperation between tripartite constituents.
Kazakhstan strengthens mine safety through regional training in Ekibastuz
Workers, employers and inspectors build practical skills to improve safety in the mining sector with ILO support.
Supply chains
Lao enterprises turn responsible business principles into workplace practice
Seminar spotlights how companies are aligning with global standards as LDC graduation approaches.
Kazakhstan pilots regional training on occupational safety and health in mining
Workers, employers and inspectors strengthen safety practices and application of international standards through ILO-supported training in Karaganda.
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Q&A on Critical Minerals and the Work of the ILO
This interview explores the International Labour Organization's (ILO) work at the intersection of labor rights and the fast-growing critical minerals sector. In this Q&A with Casper N. Edmonds and Camila Meireles, two leading ILO experts discuss how...
How labour governance is key to securing critical mineral supply chains
In a briefing hosted by the ILO office for the United States and Canada, ILO experts outlined how growing global demand for critical minerals is exposing labour risks across supply chains, highlighting the need for stronger governance, safer working...
ILO calls for decent work in Asia-Pacific’s renewable energy and critical mineral supply chains
New research finds decent work deficits in renewable energy and critical mineral supply chains in the region, but value-added industries lead way to better working conditions.
Just energy transition
Indonesia’s path beyond coal: South Sumatra advances skills development for a just energy transition
Supported by the ILO, South Sumatra Province of Indonesia has validated its Skills Roadmap to ensure a smooth and just transition into the coffee and tourism sectors.
Kazakhstan’s trade unions adopt strategy to advance safety and health in mines
The workshop supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) delivers a joint trade union strategy to strengthen miners’ safety across national, sectoral and enterprise levels in line with key occupational safety and health (OSH) and labour...
Strengthening cooperatives to combat child labor: Start.COOP adapted to the cotton and gold mining sectors in Mali
In Mali, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project adapted the Start.COOP tool to strengthen the governance, management, and professionalization of cotton and artisanal gold mining cooperatives. This local adaptation, developed with national trainers and...
Strengthening the integration of children’s rights in Côte d’Ivoire’s mining code
The ILO and UNICEF organized a workshop in Grand-Bassam to strengthen the capacities of staff from Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly and Senate on integrating children’s rights into the revision of the Mining Code. This initiative aims to promote...