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

    27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, 7 – 18 November

    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 Pavilion.

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    Entrepreneur turns problems into profit

    Voices

    When COVID-19 hit, Merima Kukić Gego’s future looked bleak. Her traineeship had ended and her options in rural Bosnia and Herzegovina looked like unemployment or migration. But instead she found the drive to start a food and tourism business, employing and economically empowering other local women.

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    The world needs a new social contract says ILO Director-General

    The founding values of the ILO, established in 1919, remain equally relevant today, the ILO Director-General has told the delegates of the Organization’s Governing Body. During their meeting, delegates will discuss many issues, including the social and solidarity economy, safety at work and working conditions in supply chains.

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  • The social dimension of climate change

    The World of Work Show - Wednesday 16 November, 16:00-16:30 CET

    This episode of the ILO World of Work show will focus on the social dimension of climate change and how the ILO is keeping it at the forefront of discussions at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference. Join our guests who will discuss how to achieve a just transition towards a greener economy that works for all women and men around the world.

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