Press release

ILO: 2.2 million workers affected by Typhoon Odette in the Philippines

14 January 2022

One month since Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit the Philippines, a new ILO assessment reveals nearly 2.2 million workers have been directly affected.

News

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 3: SSE, just transition to climate-neutral and circular economy: innovative ways of production and consumption

12 January 2022

Article

Young scientists have great roles to play for a better future of humanity and planet

15 November 2021

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Sustainable Fashion: A Focus on the Environmental Dimensions discussion

On 7 September, the ILO participated in the Sustainable Recovery through Sustainable Fashion: A Focus on the Environmental Dimensions discussion.

Green jobs in ASEAN

Further policy strengthening required for green jobs to meet full ASEAN potential

09 July 2021

First of its kind regional study highlights policy readiness of Association of Southeast Asian Nations to green their economies and areas where additional policies are required to capture full potential of shift towards green jobs and a just transition.

19-23 April 2021: ILO Green Week

“Strategies on Reducing and Utilizing CO2 for Cost Effective Business” Roundtable

As part of the Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia project, the ILO is partnering with the UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network to bring together the textile and garment sector and the cement industry to share, discuss and further CO2 reduction activities.

Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia

Roundtable: Strategies on reducing and utilizing CO2 for cost effective business

As part of the Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia project, the ILO is partnering with the UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network to bring together the textile and garment sector and the cement industry to share, discuss and further CO2 reduction activities.

Op-Ed

Creating a green recovery pathway for the Philippines

12 March 2021

Building a better future of work and charting a greener economy can lead to an inclusive and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic according to Dr Selva Ramachandran, UNDP Philippines Resident Representative and Director Khalid Hassan of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines in a joint Op-Ed.

Event

Drivers of innovation for environmental sustainability in the garment sector

Achieving environmental sustainability in the garment sector demands innovation and organisational change across the entire supply chain. This webinar will analyse the drivers of innovation and change in two areas. 1) by exploring different ways to adopt cleaner production techniques in SMEs and their supply chains, as well as 2) through ‘on-boarding’ in multi-stakeholder initiatives.

Event

ILO-CNTAC-PAGE Just Transition in the Textile and Garment Sector in Asia – Discussion series: China

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing immense humanitarian and economic consequences for businesses and workers of the textile and garment sector. The on-going crisis provides an opportunity for the industry to rethink the weaknesses of the current supply chain model, and to step up efforts to restructure the sector in a way that gives greater value to the interdependence between social, environmental, technological and economic conditions.