Event

Facilitating participation of CARIFORUM civil society in regional development and integration processes

The Forum is part of the programme of activities under the European Union-funded Project entitled Challenges to CARIFORUM Labour, Private Sector and Employers to fulfil their EPA Obligations: Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) Component of the Support to Facilitate Participation of CARIFORUM Civil Society in Regional Development and Integration Process.

International Labour Conference

Kailash Satyarthi calls on ILO constituents to help make child labour history

11 June 2015

Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi calls for immediate action on climate change and a child-friendly approach to disaster management, at a special sitting of the International Labour Conference. (Closed captions available)

International Labour Conference

President of France, François Hollande addresses International Labour Conference

11 June 2015

Guest of honour of the 104th Session of the International Labour Conference, French President François Hollande calls for universal mobilization to fight climate change and to ensure better application of international labour law. (In French with subtitles in English)

World of Work Summit

President of Panama: Growth and welfare should go hand in hand

11 June 2015

In his address to the ILO Conference, President Juan Carlos Varela said that Panama wanted to be a protagonist in shaping a green economy of the future which should also be an inclusive economy.

World of Work Summit

President Hollande calls for tripartite mobilization on climate change

11 June 2015

Guest of honor of the 104th Session of the International Labour Conference, French President François Hollande advocated for universal mobilization to fight climate change and better ensure application of international labour law.

World of Work Summit

Nobel Peace Laureate warns climate change is fueling child trafficking

11 June 2015

Kailash Satyarthi calls for immediate action on climate change and a child-friendly approach to disaster management, at a special sitting of the International Labour Conference.

World of Work Summit

Decent work crucial to tackling climate change

11 June 2015

Tweets from a high-level discussion on climate change and the world of work, which opened the 2015 World of Work Summit on 11 June 2015.

Interview with Lene Olsen

A just transition for all: Can the past inform the future?

11 June 2015

The Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) has just published the latest issue of the International Journal of Labour Research (IJLR) which addresses “A just transition for all: Can the past inform the future?”. In this interview, the ACTRAV focal point on Green Jobs, Lene Olsen explains the issues surrounding the topic of just transition in the world of work, for the trade union movement in particular.

World of Work Summit

ILO World of Work Summit tackles climate change

11 June 2015

Around the world, the effects of climate change are affecting people's lives and livelihoods. Climate change is not only an environmental problem, it's also a social problem. The ILO World of Work Summit sees tackling climate change as a unique opportunity for job creation and economic growth.

Video

Pharrell Williams calls for green, decent jobs to be put centre stage

11 June 2015

Award-winning musician, Pharrell Williams, has called on governments, employers and workers to ensure that green, decent jobs are at the top of the agenda when the world meet at the climate change conference at the end of the year.