News, articles and events on Green Jobs
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Labour migration
Linking Policy, Evidence and Practice from Global Compact for Migration to Paris Agreement
Climate change impacts and increases human vulnerabilities related to decent work deficits, crisis and conflict.
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© Ninara 2022
Economic and social development in LDCs
Progress in Least Developed Countries stalled by multiple crises
29 April 2022
Structural weaknesses in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will be exacerbated if they are not able to fully participate in the global recovery.
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International Mother Earth Day 2022
Jobs and a just transition for all in a healthy planet
26 April 2022
On the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day of 22 April, the ILO, together with the Geneva Environment Network, hosted an event to highlight the nexus between environment sustainability and decent work, which was co-sponsored by Sweden.
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ILO in action
Tunisia adapts to climate change through local development
22 April 2022
In Tunisia the ILO is working with local municipal governments to promote employment through the development of infrastructure, which is resilient and adaptive to climate change. Jad Boubaker, Chief Technical Advisor of the European Union-financed project "Pilot Initiative for Integrated Local Development" (IPDLI), explains.
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© Stefan Grozdev 2022
Voices
I dreamed a forest into life
22 April 2022
Raya Ubenova asked herself what she could do about climate change. Her solution: to plant a forest of 7,500 trees in her home country, Bulgaria.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the Development Committee
22 April 2022
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© Tamara Merino / IMF 2022
Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank
Invest in a greener and more inclusive human-centred recovery ILO tells World Bank and IMF
21 April 2022
In statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, emphasized the urgency of fostering a human-centred recovery amid a fragile outlook for 2022.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the IMFC
21 April 2022
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News
The ILO held training on Just Transition at MENA Climate Week 2022
13 April 2022
The ILO participated in MENA Climate Week 2022 and co-organized events on Just Transition, youth and employment in the MENA region's energy transition.
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News
The United States joins the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative
11 April 2022
The United States is joining the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative, which brings to 48 the coalition of countries that have committed to support a just ecological transition by formulating a national plan for a just transition, creating decent and green jobs.