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ILO at COP28: Events on sustainable enterprises, financing and just transition

G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

Climate change and new technologies mean double impact for workers, ILO Director-General underlines

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need to improve skills training in the face of multiple challenges in the world of work.

G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

Climate change and new technologies mean double impact for workers, ILO Director-General underlines

Houngbo highlighted the need improve skills training in the face of multiple challenges in the world of work.

ILO and IsDB set to release ground-breaking research on climate action scenarios in the MENA region

The research, to be launched at the COP28 conference in Dubai early next month, will serve as an evidence base for policymaking and building robust strategies for governments, workers and employers across the region.

Our impact, their voices

Photo essay: Young persons in Jordan share their Green Job Search Club experience

Four enthusiastic Jordanian and Syrian youths who became part of the Green Job Search Clubs have shared their personal experiences with us. Tune in to the stories of Hadeel, Abdullah, Adham, and Mais, and join us in celebrating their achievements

VIII Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

Disability and work

ILO advocates for inclusive Green Transition for Persons with Disabilities

People with disabilities can seize job opportunities in the ecological transition if given the necessary support, says a new report by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and Fundación ONCE.

VIII Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

More than 300 representatives of governments, business, workers’ organizations, civil society and indigenous peoples gathered in the VIII Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss concrete actions to...

ILO highlights the relevance of ILO and UN Resolutions on the social and solidarity economy at a European Congress in San Sebastián

ILO Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection, Mia Seppo, intervened in the high-level panel on the "Plan of Action on Social Economy and the UN Resolution on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): tools for scaling up the Social...

Just transition and social justice were the focus of the high-level event of the Spanish presidency with the participation of the ILO

The ILO office for Spain participated in the high-level event organised on 26 and 27 October in Ponferrada by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European...

Decent work

Stakeholders validate evaluation of ILO interventions to promote decent work for vulnerable segments of society

Participants in the validation event heard testimonials from stakeholders how the project has brought change in their lives.

UN Network on Migration in the Arab Region Holds Dialogue on Climate Change, Just Transition and Labour Mobility

The event gathered stakeholders to share and discuss experiences, practices, gaps and needs for a just transition and how to promote climate-related labour mobility through national, regional and cross-regional schemes.

Creating green jobs and conserving natural capital through sustainable tourism: The case of North Sulawesi

Conservation of nature and the creation of jobs are compatible goals and the cornerstone of sustainable development, participants at the launch last month of the Biodiversity and Jobs Initiative by the International Labour Organization learned.

ILO and IsDB share progress on joint work on socioeconomic and policy impacts of Just Transition in MENA region

ILO holds discussions with partners and youth in Iraq’s Al Muthana Governorate on ways to develop the private sector’s green economy, with...

The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights comes to ILO for technical exchanges on the business and human rights agenda

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO welcomes new global measures addressing workplace hazardous chemicals

Under a new Global Framework, some of the most harmful chemicals used in the working environment will be phased out.

The Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) and the Bonn High-Level Declaration on Chemicals and Waste adopted: Implications for ILO

The ILO attended and organized the participation of tripartite constituents in the fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), from 25 to 29 September 2023, in Bonn, Germany.

Renewables jobs nearly doubled in past decade, soared to 13.7 million in 2022

Employment expands despite crises and challenges and growing use of industrial policies can create more localized supply chains, a new joint ILO-IRENA report finds.

North Sulawesi moves towards a sustainable and innovative green and blue tourism

The three-day Green Jobs Forum held in Manado, conducted by the ILO and its partners, promotes sustainable tourism in North Sulawesi that preserves the environment, supports local livelihoods, and promotes responsible practices.