Tag: International Labour Organization (ILO)

ILO adopts conclusions for promoting decent work and a just transition in the building materials industry

Stuart Mitchell

Representatives from governments, employers and workers gathered in Geneva to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the building materials industry, including cement, reaching a set of conclusions and recommendations. The meeting, the first of its kind, was hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). It brought together a panel of senior experts from the United Nations Environment Programme, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. “The building materials industry is a cornerstone of the global economy and now stands at a critical crossroads,…

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Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact but countries most impacted by the climate crisis are the least prepared

Stuart Mitchell

Governments are failing to make full use of the powerful potential of social protection to counter the effects of the climate crisis and support a just transition, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report. The report also finds that those countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change often have the lowest levels of social protection. The World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition finds that, for the first time, more than half of the global population (52.4 per…

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ILO and UN Women’s Joint Programme Advances Women’s Employment and Decent Work in Egypt, Jordan, and OPT

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UN Women (UNW) hosted the closing event of the Joint Programme “Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan, and Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)” (JP Work4Women) on Thursday, 29 August 2024, in Amman. The event was held under the patronage of Her Excellency Maha Ali, Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW). The JP Work4Women, a five-year programme which extended from 2019 to 2023 and was supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), aimed at tackling…

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Coffee and tea farmers benefit from improved access to labour rights as SOLAR project concludes

Stuart Mitchell

More than ten thousand coffee and tea farmers on the Bolaven Plateau have benefited from the SOLAR project, which aimed to expand social security and labour rights for coffee and tea farmers in southern Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The SOLAR project, jointly implemented by the International Labour Organization and Oxfam, held its closing ceremony on 28 June 2024. Funded by the European Union, the project contributed to the European Union’s objectives of supporting responsible businesses and decent work in supply chains. Over three years, the SOLAR project facilitated access to…

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Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate

Stuart Mitchell

The global labour market outlook for young people has improved in the last four years, and the upward trend is expected to continue for two more, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report. However, the report, titled Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024 (GET for Youth), cautions that the number of 15- to 24-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is concerning, and that the post-COVID 19 pandemic employment recovery has not been universal. Young people in certain regions and many young women are not…

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