Just Transition Policy briefs

The Just Transition Policy Brief series seeks to deepen the technical and policy understanding of the application of the Guidelines for a Just Transition towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All adopted by representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations in 2015.

Intended for use by policymakers and practitioners, including workers’ organizations, employers’ organizations, and governments members in relevant line ministries, the briefs foster a common understanding of what is meant by a just transition in specific topic areas and providing recommendations for implementation by countries, international institutions and other actors in academia and civil society.

The briefs, listed below, cover the following thematic areas: macro-economic and growth policies; industrial and sectoral policies; active labour market policies; enterprise policies; skills development; green works; occupational safety and health; social protection; rights; social dialogue and tripartism; collective bargaining; labour migration and human mobility; indigenous peoples; gender and labour; youth employment; persons with disabilities; persons with HIV/AIDS; and financing a just transition.

Just Transition Policy Briefs

  1. Occupational safety and health

    Occupational safety and health in a just transition

    27 September 2023

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and occupational safety and health (OSH), providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

  2. Active Labour Market Policies

    The role of active labour market policies for a just transition

    29 June 2023

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and the role of active labour market policies, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

  3. Social Protection

    Social protection for a just transition

    06 February 2023

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and social protection, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

  4. HIV and AIDS

    A just transition for people living with HIV in the world of work

    02 February 2023

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and people living with, at risk of and affected by HIV, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

  5. Macroeconomic and Growth Policies

    Greening macroeconomic policies: Current trends and policy options

    30 November 2022

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and macroeconomic and growth policies, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

  6. Persons with Disabilities

    “Nothing about us without us” - Realizing disability rights through a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies

    07 November 2022

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and persons with disabilities, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

  7. Skills Development

    Skills Development for a Just Transition

    07 November 2022

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and skills development, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.