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28 April

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024: The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health

Barbados National Symposium

Just Transition and job creation in the green and blue economy - Drivers, status, considerations and pathways for a just and environmentally resilient future in Barbados

The Symposium targets policy officials and technocrats, private sector actors, labour, academia, NGOs, CBOs, and experts within the just transition framework/value chain in Barbados with a particular interest in employment and labour market issues related to the green and blue economy.

Vision Zero Fund Forum 2024

The 2024 Vision Zero Fund Forum takes place against the backdrop of ongoing global developments, including the recognition of occupational safety and health (OSH) as a fundamental principle and right at work (FPRW), dynamic changes in the world of work and supply chains, and the urgent need to address the impact of climate change on the safety and health of workers. The Forum will provide a space to collectively shape the future of OSH in supply chains.

Research Seminar

Human-Centered Economics: The Living Standards of Nations

Join us for a conversation with Richard Samans, the ILO’s Director of Research and G20 Finance Deputy, to dive into the arguments and implications of his new book

Just Transition Finance: Pathways for banking and insurance

During this webinar, speakers will present key recommendations from the report 'Just Transition Finance: Pathways for Banking and Insurance', highlight examples of what pioneering banks and insurance companies are already doing, and discuss the challenges and the way forward towards a just transition. Attendees will also have the opportunity to share feedback and ask questions about the report.

Announcement of Challenge call champions

IsDB-ILO Youth Green Skills Accelerator Challenge Call – From crises to resilience: Empowering Youth for a Greener Future

In recognition of the need to empower young people to advocate for green economies and societies, even in the context of disasters, and to transform their activism, dedication, and creativity into tangible actions, IsDB and ILO are organizing the second edition of the "IsDB-ILO Youth Green Skills Accelerator Challenge Call 2023: From Crises to Resilience: Empowering Youth for a Greener Future." The main goal of this call is to foster youth engagement and equip them with essential skills for green jobs, helping communities recover and thrive in the face of crises.

Innovation in skills financing for a just transition

A panel of experts will discuss how investment in skills development can drive sustainable growth and resilience, contributing to a just transition. It will share insights on innovative financing practices and examples that can foster skills development and how these can be effectively implemented and scaled up. The session aims to inspire dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, encouraging them to invest in skills development and lifelog learning, and innovate funding modalities as a key strategy for a just and green transformation.

Empowering the Green Workforce: Education and Skills for a Just Transition

The Greening Education Partnership (GEP) is a global initiative launched at the UN Transforming Education Summit in 2022 to equip every learner with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to address climate change and promote sustainable development. An impressive number of over 700 partner organisations pledged their commitments to GEP. The panel session will discuss how skills development, education, training and lifelong learning can contribute to the green transition, and how to align the GEP efforts with the guiding principles of a just transition. This session will bring together UNESCO as GEP coordinator and selected active partner agencies of the GEP, including the ILO, IRENA and UNICEF to exchange insights and explore ways to work together through the partnership on greening education and skills development

1-11 December 2023

COP28: Follow ILO events streamed from the Just Transition Pavilion

For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Organisation of Employers (IOE). You can watch live – or replay – all events held in the Pavilion on this page.

World of Work Show

How will the Global Coalition for Social Justice address world of work challenges?

In this episode of the World of Work Show, Deputy Director-General Celeste Drake discusses the Global Coalition for Social Justice, recently endorsed by the Governing Body of the ILO. With just days until the next UN Climate Summit, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, we look ahead to what is likely to be on the table in Dubai, the backdrop for the talks and what the ILO will be doing during the Conference. We also provide a sneak peek of what's in store at the forthcoming Congress on Safety and Health at Work, scheduled to take place in Sydney at the end of this month.

Course

Fostering Green Business Growth

Environmental challenges, including climate change, are changing the way businesses work, either because they are forced to or because they proactively seek to. Green businesses are more profitable and future proof. They save scarce resources, help maintain healthy ecosystems, minimize pollution and waste, limit greenhouse emissions, and provide green goods and services that enable more responsible consumption patterns.

Side event

Symposium: Advancing a just transition towards a greener future with decent jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

This side event in the framework of the OECD Ministerial Summit on Environmental Sustainability in Costa Rica seeks to promote regional debate on the consequences of climate change and related labour policies. Representatives from the world of work will participate in the meeting this October 4.

Greening TVET and skills development to equip and capacitate future workforce for a just transition

This online event is organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the RES4Africa Foundation. Skills development is one of key policy areas to address environmental, economic and social sustainability. Join us for this panel discussion to discuss the importance of greening TVET and skills development in preparing the current and future workforce with the necessary skills for a sustainable, just and inclusive transition.

Forum on Green Jobs: Transitioning to a Green and Blue Economy - Learning from North Sulawesi

The overall objective of the Green Jobs Forum in North Sulawesi is to facilitate the transition towards a green and blue economy by fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovative approaches among stakeholders.

Academy

Global Academy on the Green Economy

The 5th edition of the Global Academy on the Green Economy, organized with the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), aims to support decision makers to navigate green economy policies in complex socio-economic contexts and current multifaceted crisis that require an all hands on deck approach with innovative solutions involving different policy portfolios, academia and society at large.

Course

Green jobs for sustainable development: Concepts and practices

This course is designed to give participants full flexibility over their learning journey. It will enable participants to understand the relevant concepts but also to enter into an exchange with follow students and ILO experts to share their country experiences and needs. The course will allow participants to become leaders on green jobs within their institutional and country context.

International Youth Day 2023 on "Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World"

ILO-RDPP Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanian & Syrian Youth: Launch of publications

Adaptive Social Protection Forum: Social Insurance and Climate Change in Indonesia

The event aims to facilitate policy dialogues among tripartite representatives and experts on the potential of social insurance to mitigate climate shocks as well as potential challenges of workers and businesses and share results of the study and recommendations to Adaptive Social Protection.

Course

Skills for a Greener Future

This online course strengthens the capacity of policy-makers, social partners, training providers and civil society organizations, from both developed and developing countries, to understand the role of skills development policies in advancing the sustainable transition to a greener future and formulate and implement strategies that contribute to improving the employability of women and men in emerging green industries.