News, articles and events on Green Jobs
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Event
Social protection floors for a just transition to the green and digital economy
Side event during the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development. Organized by the Government of Switzerland, in collaboration with the ILO and partners of Universal Social Protection 2030.
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© ILO 2021
Greening the Blue
ILO achieves carbon neutrality
08 February 2021
The ILO’s efforts are part of a broader UN strategy – Greening the Blue – to erase the carbon footprint of its agencies.
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ILO Infostory
Peace and resilience through decent work
04 February 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the vulnerability of states that were already suffering from disaster and conflict. Even before this global health crisis, many were experiencing high rates of unemployment and poverty, leading to increased risk of social unrest.
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Press release
ILO and LinkedIn launch data insights partnership
21 January 2021
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) and LinkedIn have launched a two-year partnership.
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Thinking Ahead on Society Change (TASC) Platform
The importance of multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration in COVID-19 recovery
04 December 2020
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder addressed the opening session of the Future of Work Summit.
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UN 75th Anniversary
Investing in people through the ILO’s employment-intensive investment approach
25 November 2020
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News
ILO Green Jobs participated in GGKP Webinar on "Green jobs and a just transition: Country perspectives"
20 November 2020
This webinar features a discussion on how governments and business can lead a just transition to greener economies. The panel includes country perspectives from Argentina and South Africa, providing an opportunity for an exchange on lessons learned and best practices for overcoming social, political and technical challenges.
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Webinar
Nature Hires: How Nature-based Solutions can power a green jobs recovery
A webinar to discuss the joint ILO-WWF report: "Nature Hires: How Nature-based Solutions can power green jobs recovery." The webinar is part of London Climate Action Week.
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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.
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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.