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Press release

Promote labour mobility’s contribution to decent work for sustainable development in the Pacific

IOM and ILO are working closely with partners across the Pacific to strengthen their approach to labour mobility and contribute to the goals of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.  

Road to COP28: Just Transition for Arab States

The ILO hosted an event at the COP27 conference to explore how to move from commitment to implementation of Just Transition policies in Arab countries.

Skills development

Forecasting and developing skills to advance decent work and productivity in Viet Nam’s textiles and garment sector

Advancing decent work and productivity in the textile and garment sector was the prominent call at a stakeholders’ consultation workshop, co-organized by ILO Viet Nam and the Directorate for Vocational Education under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Labour,...

COP27

ILO welcomes COP27 progress on social dimensions of climate change

The ILO presence at COP27 focused on highlighting the importance of a just transition in climate change responses, and included new initiatives on youth, financing and knowledge exchange.

Capacity building

ILO and China held an international summit in Humen to promote green jobs and just transition in textile and garment sector

Under UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) in China, ILO has been partnering with China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) to promote green jobs and a just transition in the textile and garment sector in China.

5th ITUC World Congress

ILO Director-General calls for policies that support equity and social justice

Addressing the 5th World Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation in Melbourne, Gilbert F. Houngbo called for a Global Coalition for Social Justice to prioritize social justice in policy making and tackle multiple crises that are...

Greening workplaces

Enterprises must be key actors in the green transition

Greening workplaces will play an increasingly important role in the green transition, as well as being an aspect of work life that matters greatly to both workers and employers. Read the new ILO report launched during COP27.

COP27

Youth initiatives win IsDB-ILO prizes for innovative ideas on green jobs and skills

The winners, who received their prizes at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, had responded to a joint IsDB-ILO Challenge Call aiming to build skills required for green jobs and promote youth participation in a just transition to a green economy.

Development partnership

G20: IsDB and ILO pledge to pool resources to support mutual Member States

Strengthened joint work will focus on skills development and youth employment, as well as women’s economic empowerment, a just transition to a green economy, decent work in fragile contexts, and the growing synthesis between employment, trade and...

COP 27

ILO launches initiatives on Green Jobs for Youth and Just Transition financing tools at COP27

During the first week of the UN Climate Change Conference the ILO launched a bold partnership to accelerate green job creation for youth, as well as the Just Transition Finance Tool on Banking and Investment Activities and opened the Just Transition...

Media Advisory

ILO Director-General to attend G20 Summit in Indonesia

The ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, will be attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit, to be held 15-16 November, in Bali, Indonesia.

UNIDO-ILO Policy Dialogue on Inclusive and Green Transformation of Manufacturing in India

Opening remarks by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India.

The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change

A discussion organized by the ILO examined how climate change has a profound impact on labour markets, displacement and migration, necessitating mitigation and adaptation strategies and decisive action to protect migrant workers and include them in...

Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region

Discussions examined the impact of climate change on migration patterns and trends to and from the Arab Region and how these patterns impact different vulnerable groups on the move.

News

Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region

The Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), co-convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization...

Youth and Women Empowerment Project

ILO Regional Director for Africa Visits AfDB-ILO Custom Mercury Free Gold Milling Plant in Zimbabwe.

As part of her mission to Zimbabwe, the Assistant Director General and Regional Director of the ILO, Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, visited an AfDB funded project site in Guruve district, where the ILO has supported the establishment of a custom...

ILO brings stakeholders together to discuss the future of Jordan’s green and digital economy

RDPP Research Project aims to enhance the understanding on youth employment & livelihoods in Jordan continue. Progress & findings of a research paper on the potential for the creation of green & digitally enabled livelihoods for Jordanians and...

UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) South Africa Transition

Close Out Ceremony

ILO facilitates just transition dialogues for energy and textile and garment industries in Indonesia

The ILO Office for Indonesia supports dialogues among relevant stakeholders in Indonesia to create just transition for two sectors: energy and textile & garment.

Just transition

ILO underlines importance of skills and training in the green transition at EU Sustainable Investment Summit

At the second EU Sustainable Investment Summit, the ILO discussed the need to train the workforce to achieve the green transition and shared its views on the role of public-private partnerships in this key challenge.