News, articles and events on Green Jobs

  1. Labour migration and climate change

    The Impact of Climate Change on Labour Migration: Exchanging practices and exploring opportunities for sustainable development, decent work and a just labour market transition

    This event will be structured in two complementary panel sessions to better understand how labour migration can serve as an adaptive response to climate change and how skills anticipation and qualifications systems can support just transitions to green and blue economies.

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    Partnership

    ILO and IFC scale up collaboration on social issues in private investments

    17 March 2023

    In his address to the ILO Governing Body, the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop, announced plans to reinforce the partnership with ILO.

  3. iUPSHIFT programme

    Innovation pitches from youth mentors

    15 March 2023

    Through iUPSHIFT programme, youth mentors trained by the ILO and UNICEF in Uganda on social entrepreneurship and life skills, developed innovative ideas to improve waste management and sustainable energy production.

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    Green jobs

    Climate Action for Jobs initiative boosts action to support a just transition

    14 March 2023

    Building on the outcomes of the UN climate change conference, members of the Climate Action for Jobs initiative welcomed new board members and discussed ways to scale up support and collaboration to advance a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies.

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    ILOSTAT blog

    The current state of the global labour market: Implications for achieving the Global Goals

    13 March 2023

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. But with the COVID-19 pandemic upending the global labour market in recent years, progress towards achieving these goals has been disrupted. From rising unemployment and informal work to slowing productivity growth and persistent gender inequalities, the pandemic has highlighted the need for urgent action to build a more resilient and equitable world of work.

  6. News

    ILO secures enhanced visibility in global instrument on chemicals

    10 March 2023

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    UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries

    ILO welcomes renewed commitments to support recovery and sustainable development in Least Developed Countries

    03 March 2023

    Despite the challenges facing Least Developed Countries, there are reasons for optimism, an ILO report on present and future work in the LDCs finds.

  8. ILO and Viet Nam collaboration

    ILO Director-General meets Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister

    02 March 2023

    The ILO Director-General and the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister held talks about cooperation on key work issues, including decent work, social protection, and the transition from the informal economy to the formal economy.

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    Green Transition

    ILO Question Time: The Green Transition

    ILO experts in green jobs and economics answer questions on the green transition submitted during the COP27 meeting.

  10. Regional Seminar

    THE 19TH ILO REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR LABOUR-BASED PRACTITIONERS

    The 19th Regional Seminar will be a great opportunity for participants to share views, experiences and review developments in employment-intensive approaches to creating communities that are resilient to socio-economic, environmental and climate change hazards