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Occupational safety and health

New safety and health issues emerge as work changes

18 April 2019

A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.

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ILO 24-Hour Global Tour Manila: Green Jobs and Just Transition

11 April 2019

El Gamma Penumbra opened the ILO 24-Hour Global Tour Manila held on 11 April 2019 with their winning performance at the Asia's Got Talent.

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18th African Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

The theme of this edition is: "Towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation".

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Simuka-Phakama 2018 Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge JourneySimuka

20 March 2019

The Simuka-Phakama Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge launched in October 2018 is being implemented by the ILO in collaboration with local Business Development Service (BDS) providers. It aims to offer access to financial and non-financial BDS to innovative green and growth oriented small and medium-sized enterprises to grow their business.

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Simuka-Phakama! Green businesses can catalyse meaningful changes to the Zimbabwean economy

18 March 2019

On Friday 15 March 2019, 28 green business ideas from emerging and established small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) were celebrated at the Simuka-Phakama 2018 Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony. The business awards were delivered by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe, the Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, with financial support from the Government of Sweden.

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GAIN Webinar 5 (in Spanish): Empleos Verdes en Latinoamérica: ¿Cuál es la situación y qué herramientas nos permiten avanzar hacia una Transición Justa?

Como indica el título, la sesión pretende, primero de todo, evaluar la situación de los empleos verdes en América Latina. En segundo lugar, se proponen como herramientas para la Transición Justa (i) la metodología desarrollada por GAIN para cuantificar el efecto de políticas verdes en el empleo, y (ii) el papel de la cooperación Sur-Sur Triangular. Finalmente, el Webinar contará con un período de 10/15 minutos dedicado a preguntas y respuestas.

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Poverty-Environment Nexus – ILO Perspectives at Achieving the SDGs within Europe: No Poverty Eradication without Environmental Action

05 March 2019

At an event hosted by European Parliament and the Club of Rome EU-Chapter in Brussels, the ILO Enterprises Department Director, Victor van Vuuren, stressed the importance of strategically linking environmental sustainability and social justice together.

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

ILO at the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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Sri Lanka’s first ever ‘eco-recommended’ fisheries

27 February 2019

With the support of the ILO Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) project funded by the Australian government, two blue swimming crab fisheries in Sri Lanka become the country’s first ever ‘eco-recommended’ fisheries. The five-year collaborative efforts involved the local seafood industry, government agencies and fishery cooperatives.

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PAGE Ministerial Conference 2019-Cape Town Action Pathways Towards 2030

11 February 2019

This document is the result of the discussions at the Third Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), hosted by the Republic of South Africa from 10 to 11 January 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference gathered over 500 participants from more than 50 countries. This document summarizes key policy messages and action pathways that are essential to advance inclusive and sustainable economies to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.