News and Stories
Check out past and upcoming events and real world experiences
July 20, 2022
Mauritania is joining the UN’s Climate Action for Jobs Initiative, which brings to 49 the coalition of countries that have committed to support a just ecological transition by formulating a national plan for a just transition, creating decent and green jobs.
June 7, 2022
On 1 and 2 June 2022, the ILO Office for Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia, together with the government of Algeria and social partners, organized a workshop to launch a project to promote green and better jobs in Algeria.
June 1, 2022
The government of Nigeria, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations and development partners have launched a new initiative to place jobs and social justice at the centre of the ecological transition.
April 11, 2022
The United States is joining the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative, which brings to 48 the coalition of countries that have committed to support a just ecological transition by formulating a national plan for a just transition, creating decent and green jobs.
March 22, 2022
The ILO, within the framework of the France-ILO partnership, has launched a project on "The social dimension of the ecological transition" in Senegal, representing the first project under the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative.
December 22, 2021
ILO launched the first training hub of the Green Jobs Evaluation Institutions Network (GAIN) for francophone countries in Africa.
Stories
A network of outstanding individuals, from government officials to youth groups, is working to become champions of climate action for jobs.
Through these stories, we aim to amplify messages about just transition as a key driver of climate change. The Initiative seeks to create positive change around:
- How people think
- Lives and livelihoods
- Our natural environment
Check back soon for success stories from the Initiative.
