Environmental and social safeguards guidelines

02 April 2022

The ILO’s Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) links public investments with employment creation, poverty reduction and local economic and social development. The need to protect people and the environment, requires implementers to limit or minimize the potential negative social and environmental consequences of construction projects while maximizing positive impacts. The primary purpose of these Guidelines is to provide in one source an overview of the overarching principles and thematic areas that are relevant for EIIP projects and labour-based activities.

The new world of work: Challenges and opportunities for social partners and labour institutions

31 December 2021

This book examines social dialogue and the role of social partners in the governance of the world of work in 34 European countries.

Zimbabwe Green Jobs Assessment Report

19 October 2021

This study assess the social, employment and economic impacts of Zimbabwe’s climate policies. Impacts on the labour market, gender, economic growth and emissions are assessed. Renewable energy policies dominate investments notably into hydropower and solar power, resulting in the largest employment gains of all planned policies with a total of around 350,000 by 2035.

Nigeria Green Jobs Assessment Report

02 September 2021

One of the main questions in climate policymaking is to understand the economic and social costs and benefits. The potentional to create employment that these policies offer is of particular concern to developing and emerging economies with a young population that face structural challenges to generating sufficient employment opportunities for a growing number of labour market entrants.

NATURE HIRES: How Nature-based Solutions can power a green jobs recovery

12 October 2020

Combining expertise on nature and employment, this joint World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - ILO publication maps out the societal challenges where nature-based solutions can be effective, how they support job creation and how they have been used, providing evidence and examples as to how they integrally support the achievement of the SDGs and a sustainable response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Rapid situational analysis of the employment-climate-environment nexus - Identifying just transition policies - Nigeria

02 October 2020

A “just transition” is about achieving decent work for all and eradicating poverty through growing inclusive economies that can meet the needs of the world’s growing population while also protecting the environment and natural resources on which life on earth depends. The greening of economies, enterprises and jobs must be seen in the context of sustainable development. The Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all adopted by the ILO Governing Body (ILO 2015) provide practical orientation to Governments and social partners on how to formulate, implement and monitor a just transition policy framework in accordance with national circumstances and priorities.

Jobs in a net-zero emissions future in Latin America and the Caribbean

29 July 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a just transition to net-zero emissions can redress the adverse economic and social impacts of the global crisis and at the same time provide an opportunity to create employment, tackle inequality, and boost inclusive growth.

A handbook on a methodology for estimating green jobs in bioenergy

02 May 2020

Promoting green jobs for youth through national employment policies and programmes

17 December 2019

This Technical Note elaborates on national employment policies as viable entry points to address the questions outlined, for the purpose of guiding policy makers and programme managers in designing effective strategies for green jobs for youth. The note attempts to link conceptual and policy frameworks with promotional measures on the ground. It considers relevant approaches, instruments, and examples of good practice, by using the employment policy framework as a compass.

Skills for a greener future: a global view

12 December 2019

The first global report on the implications of the transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient economies for skills, gender and occupations.