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A just transition

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

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

Guyana to host the 12th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour

Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO, will attend the opening ceremony virtually to deliver feature remarks. Media are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony.

Just Energy Transition

Innovation challenge: Energy access and social inclusion

Acciona.org Panamá is one of the three winners of the ILO Just Energy Transition Innovation challenge. The proposal of acciona.org Panamá seeks to link sustainable energy to economic and social inclusion.

Circular Economy

Global South circular economy could generate millions of job opportunities

The use, re-use and recycling of products contributes to sustainable development and helps combat climate change.

Employment-intensive Investment Project phase VI

Signing of Implementation Agreement between the ILO-EIIP-KfW Project and the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan

ILO in Jordan signs a new Implementation agreement with Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan for the afforestation of 1,750 dunums (175 Ha) in 4 Governorates namely Irbid, Jerash, Ajloun an Al Balqa.

Green jobs for youth

Increasing awareness of green jobs for youth in Asia and the Pacific

ILO and its development partners highlight the importance of green jobs and discuss ways to increase access to green jobs for youth.

Aviation sector

New recommendations call for human-centered approach in the aviation sector

Delegates from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations have adopted new recommendations to promote decent work and ensure the sustainability of the aviation sector.

Roundtable on Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions held in Delhi

ILO, UNICEF and UNRCO India come together to discuss the potential for creating jobs in the green, digital and care economies

ILO joins informal meeting of EU Ministers of Employment and Social Policy on mismatch between skills and jobs

At the Informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Employment and Social Policy (EPSCO), Heinz Koller, ILO Assistant Director-General, underlined the importance of adapting skills policies to anticipate skills needs for future green jobs.

MSMEs have a responsibility to manage generated waste and promote occupational safety and health at work

Keynote address by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, for the ILO-FICCI Gujarat webinar on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023

High Level Meeting Builds Momentum for Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

ILO to address the main challenges facing the world of work in the post-pandemic period at a new edition of the Sustainable Development...

Two events organized by the ILO will be part of the agenda of the sixth meeting of this Forum, and will highlight the current labor challenges and the strategies to be implemented to promote decent work and sustainable development.

ILO highlights importance of skills development and occupational safety and health in the Renovation Wave for Europe

At an event in Brussels, the ILO underlined the need for action to boost skills development to advance the just transition in the construction sector in Europe.

2023 ECOSOC Youth Forum

ILO to advocate for decent jobs for marginalized young people at UN Youth Forum

ILO supports the Government of Pakistan’s endeavour to launch of National Compliance Center

The Government of Pakistan has launched a National Compliance Center with the aim to make businesses in Pakistan more competitive, responsible, and sustainable. ILO expressed support in ensuring labour and environmental obligations are met.

EU and several of its Member States confirm support for Global Accelerator

At a High-level Dialogue in New York, the EU and the governments of Belgium, Germany, Portugal and Spain, expressed their commitment to the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions.

World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings

Social justice indispensable to overcome global challenges, ILO tells World Bank/IMF

In statements delivered to the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, highlighted growing inequality worldwide and the need for social justice.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General statement to the Development Committee

Social justice

ILO Director-General urges greater social justice on first official visit to South Africa

During his three-day trip International Labour Organization Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, held talks with the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, government ministers and employers’ and workers’ representatives.