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UN General Assembly

UN Secretary-General calls for accelerated action on jobs and social protection

28 September 2021

Deeply diverging recoveries threaten to undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change. In response the UN and ILO have established a ‘Global Accelerator’ to help ensure global financing to create 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion people currently without coverage.

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Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services

Urban passenger transport systems will be crucial to move towards a zero-carbon future

06 September 2021

An ILO Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services emphasized the sector’s role in the achievement of sustainable cities and communities.

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Earth Day

Invest in climate education to build a better workforce for a greener future

22 April 2021

Climate and environmental literacy can help create jobs, build a green consumer market and allow citizens to better engage with their governments about climate change.

News

ILO highlights the role of employment in infrastructure development at the UN Environment Management Group meeting

23 March 2021

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.