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Circular Economy

A circular economy that works for everyone

Ensuring a just and jobs-rich transition to a sustainable future for all

ILO Caribbean holds meetings in Belize to prepare new Decent Work Country Programme

Constituents agree to prioritize achieving a just transition using social dialogue.

Tripartite constituents in Barbados identify key areas for ILO collaboration

Discussions focus on country-specific actions to meet labour market needs.

Collaborating to improve the health of shared ecosystems

Yamilett Carrillo Guerrero, Senior Program Manager for the Binational Resilience Initiative at the San Diego Foundation, San Diego, California

New social contract would lead to bright future for global maritime industry

ILO Director-General delivers keynote speech to mark opening of Seafarer Summit 2050 in the Philippines.

ILO urges global collaboration for a just transition amid climate change challenges

A new resolution and conclusions concerning a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all were adopted at the International Labour Conference.

ILO and UNCDF collaborate to grow parametric insurance in the Pacific

New partnership to build the capacity of insurers and distribution channels on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

Caribbean labour leaders join global discussions at ILC2023 to advance social justice for all

Participating delegations included Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten

Indonesia to build resilience to climate shocks with Adaptive Social Protection

The ILO and its partners jointly support Indonesia to explore the potential of social insurance schemes to be integrated in the Adaptive Social Protection system to address climate risk and minimize the impacts of related shocks.

ILO contributes to CANTA workshop on skills for the future and the development of occupational profiles

Three-day event reviewed and updated existing regional occupational standards

ILO Voices | Just transition

A just transition to a new, greener life

Cristina Carro lost her job as a quarry truck driver when the coal mines in Spain shut down as part of the government's commitment to fight climate change. A government-led “just transition” project helped Cristina find a new job, restoring a...

111th International Labour Conference

Make social justice a priority issue on the global agenda, says ILO Director-General

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, emphasized the need to build a Coalition for Social Justice to fight growing inequalities, at the opening session of the 111th International Labour Conference.

An inclusive and sustainable culture builds a thriving hive

Frances Kroner, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chef, Sleepy Bee Café, Cincinnati, Ohio

Forthcoming reports: Vulnerability paper series

Identifying particularly vulnerable groups of children and their specific needs is essential for the elimination of child labour. Article 7 of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 – the...

A just transition

Trade unions join efforts to green Malaysia’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Trade union members evaluate support efforts to facilitate a Just Transition in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Malaysia.

Just Energy Transition

Innovation challenge: Artificial intelligence and young people shall green the construction sector in Jordan

The education partnership by the Jordanian National University College of Technology and Algebra Intelligence is one of the three winners of the ILO Just Energy Transition Innovation Challenge. The project aims to improve energy efficiency in...

EMG Nexus Dialogues on Sustainable Consumption and Production

Digitalization for Circular Economy and Green Jobs for Youth

The first nexus dialogue underscored the importance of collaboration, innovation, and policy coherence in realizing the full potential of digitalization as a catalyst for advancing the circular economy and creating green jobs for youth.

Recovery of Arab economies accelerating, with projections of hundreds of thousands of new green jobs

Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat led an ILO delegation to the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo, where she highlighted major labour market dynamics and trends globally and in the Arab region.

12th ILO Caribbean Labour Ministers' Meeting

Tripartite efforts to achieving social justice will help solve Caribbean’s pressing challenges, says ILO Director-General

A three-day meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers, organized in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO,) will outline priorities and actions for Caribbean development.

ILO Regional Director for Arab States completes official visit to Saudi Arabia

Regional Director Ruba Jaradat met with government, employer and worker representatives and attended the annual Islamic Development Bank meetings.