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Media Tag: International Labor Organization

Towards a Just Transition for All: Lessons from the Pandemic

A 2021 article which focuses on the possibility of ‘just transition’ in the health sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysing just transition from two aspects, breadth and depth, the authors look at the current situation in the United States to argue that all transitions should be just, and that when they are unjust, transitions, regardless of sector or region, breed resentment and nativism, resulting in opposition to any kind of structural change.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/actrav/pubs/WCMS_810057/lang–en/index.htm]

Promoting Safety and Health in a Green Economy

A 2012 report which highlights occupational safety and health (OSH) as an integral part of the promotion of green jobs and a greener economy to achieve an economic and social development that is also environmentally sustainable.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/safework/info/WCMS_175600/lang–en/index.htm]

Skills for a Greener Future: Challenges and Enabling Factors to Achieve a Just Transition

A 2019 policy brief which draws the attention of policy-makers, social partners, training providers and civil society organizations in both developed and developing countries to the essential role of skills development policies in advancing the sustainable transition to a greener future.
[Originally posted at http://www.ilo.int/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_731957.pdf]

Jobs in Green and Healthy transport: Making the Green Shift

A 2020 study which examines the economy-wide employment implications of an accelerated shift towards greener land transport in the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
[Originally posted at https://thepep.unece.org/sites/default/files/2020-05/THEPEP%20-%20Green%20jobs%20in%20transport.pdf]

Enhancing Action on Climate Change Through a Just Transition and the Creation of Decent Work

A 2017 document which aims to provide insight into the contributions the ILO is making towards climate change action, targeting the GCF stakeholders, including National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Board Members, Accredited Entities and Project Managers, as well as the GCF Secretariat. It informs how ILO programmes address climate change from an employment perspective.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_561036.pdf]

Opportunities for a Just Transition to Environmental Sustainability and COVID-19 Recovery in the Textile and Garment Sector in Asia

A 2022 paper which examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the textile and garment sector, specifically the employment and enterprise impacts, and contextualizes these within the wider development impacts of the sector – social, economic and environmental; both positive and negative – to ask the question: how sustainable is the sector?
[Originally posted at https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/263117/1/ilo-wp54.pdf]

Social Protection for a Just Transition and Sustainable Future for All

A 2021 report which provides a solid framework and practical guidance for countries to set in motion concrete steps for the ecological
transition while leaving no one behind.
[Originally posted at https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/RessourcePDF.action?ressource.ressourceId=57240]

A Just Energy Transition in Southeast Asia: The Impact of Coal Phase-Out on Jobs

A 2022 report which focuses on ensuring a ‘just transition’ while phasing out coal in line with the ILO Guidelines for a Just Transition towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All. The report suggests that in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam, job losses due to mine closures in coal-dependent regions and the loss of indirect jobs in their industrial ecologies will have a profound negative effect on the labour markets, economies, and livelihoods of local communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/asia/publications/WCMS_845700/lang–en/index.htm]

Addressing the Labour and Employment Implications for a Just Transition to a Green Economy in Guyana

A 2018 think piece which aims to explore the inter linkages between the ‘green state development strategy’ and the world of work with the goal of making recommendations on how to best ensure decent work principles in the development and implementation of the national plan.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—americas/—ro-lima/—sro-port_of_spain/documents/publication/wcms_650116.pdf]

The Just Transition Challenge in Asia. Securing Decent and Climate-friendly Jobs for All

A 2022 paper by the ITUC-Asia Pacific which is meant to clarify and popularise the centrality of JT as a response to the climate emergency. This monograph covers the following topics:
union climate advocacy in the Asia-Pacific, changes in the jobs market due to climate action, JT development challenges, the role of social dialogue in climate policy and economic restructuring, examples of country-level climate programmes and trade union initiatives/responses, and lessons and recommendations on the way forward. [Originally posted at https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6177a47207bd8b3a8f4b6de9/6260f4af771bee51da0229ba_ITUC-AP_JustTransition_PolicyPaper%20-%20Mar%2004%20revised.pdf]