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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...

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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.

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...

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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...

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

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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.

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.

The 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC

ILO to advocate for a Just Transition at COP27

Keeping the social dimension of climate change at the forefront of discussions will be the focus of events being organized by the International Labour Organization at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference.

High-level session looks at Just Energy Transitions to accelerate achieving of the SDGs

Held during the 3rd edition of the Finance in Common Summit 2022, co-organized by the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank, the session focused on the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy technologies to...

The 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC

ILO Just Transition Knowledge Hub: Ask your questions on line, follow practitioners debates at the COP27

The ILO’s Just Transition Knowledge Hub at the COP27 will boost knowledge sharing as well as exchanges between just transition practitioners and interested actors.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO calls for universal social protection, wage support for low income households

In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need to support low income households through increases in minimum wages and social protection benefits.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Countries face daunting policy landscape amid rising inequalities, says ILO

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo has told the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee that increased social investment and strong social dialogue are imperative for a recovery that delivers sustainability, equity and lasting peace.

ILO participated in the Caribbean Climate Justice Forum 2022 hosted by the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-Operative Studies, Trinidad...

The Forum attracted representatives from businesses, academia and workers' organizations from across the Caribbean

Opening address at the World Day for Decent Work 2022

By Mr Bryan Balco, Project Manager of the ILO EU Trade for Decent Work, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the World Day for Decent Work 2022, 7 October 2022, Manila, Philippines

ILO-German partnership set to create green jobs and boost sustainable development in Jordan

A new phase of an Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme (EIIP) in Jordan, funded by the Government of Germany, will focus on creating jobs for vulnerable groups while increasing forest cover in the country

Greening brick making to address climate changes and safety health concerns of workers

Rethinking Brick Kiln Communities, which aims to protect Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) and improve Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) is indisputably the way forward when talking about climate adaptive green jobs, agreed...