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Why social protection is essential to shielding the world’s most vulnerable from the impacts of the climate crisis
Two young fishers sit by the sea in front of their boat on the sand.

Why social protection is essential to shielding the world’s most vulnerable from the impacts of the climate crisis

Jobs in renewable energy record highest annual growth rate, reaching 16.2 million
Engineers on a solar power plant

Jobs in renewable energy record highest annual growth rate, reaching 16.2 million

ILO welcomes UN Summit of the Future's focus on social justice and decent work
79th United Nations General Assembly, New York, September 2024

79th UNGA

ILO welcomes UN Summit of the Future's focus on social justice and decent work

ILO takes its social justice message to UN General Assembly
 Eduardo Kobra mural at UN Headquarters

ILO takes its social justice message to UN General Assembly

ILO Director-General commends BRICS "far-reaching" Declaration for a more human-centred world of work
Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment, Sochi, Russia, 9-10 Sept 2024

BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting

ILO Director-General commends BRICS "far-reaching" Declaration for a more human-centred world of work

ILO Director-General welcomes G7 Labour Ministers support for the Global Coalition for Social Justice
G7 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting, Cagliari, Italy, 11-12-13 Sept 2024: Family photo

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting

ILO Director-General welcomes G7 Labour Ministers support for the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact but countries most impacted by the climate crisis are the least...
Two young boys carrying water walk down a road next to a camp for internally displaced persons in Somalia.

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

ILO Director-General emphasizes the positive potential of AI and the importance of proper management for an inclusive digital transition
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

ILO Director-General emphasizes the positive potential of AI and the importance of proper management for an inclusive digital transition

ILO opens new Country Office in Angola
Minister of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security of Angola, Teresa Dias Rodrigues, with ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, shake hands after signing of country office agreement in Luanda

ILO opens new Country Office in Angola

ILO calls on G20 to reduce inequalities, promote gender equality and encourage diversity in the world of work
G20 1st day of Employment Working Group Meeting room

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO calls on G20 to reduce inequalities, promote gender equality and encourage diversity in the world of work

ILO Director-General's Mission to Malabo Sparks Enhanced Cooperation with Equatorial Guinea
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo shakes hands with the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Obiang Nguema

ILO Director-General's Mission to Malabo Sparks Enhanced Cooperation with Equatorial Guinea

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo (left) shakes hands with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right)

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice

Empowering Waste Pickers: Workshop in Eskişehir Drives Positive Change

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Empowering Waste Pickers: Workshop in Eskişehir Drives Positive Change

A new era for employment in Gabon: Historic agreement during visit of ILO Director-General
Gilbert Houngbo serre la main du Président de la Transition du Gabon, le Général de Brigade Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.

A new era for employment in Gabon: Historic agreement during visit of ILO Director-General

Partners pledge support to ILO’s Palestinian labour market recovery programme
Israeli tank on gaza streets

Partners pledge support to ILO’s Palestinian labour market recovery programme

ILO Director-General briefs Chilean constituents on work to advance social justice
Director General de OIT junto a Ministra del Trabajo Jeannette Jara, de Chile

ILO Director-General briefs Chilean constituents on work to advance social justice

ILO Director-General: ‘At a time when the world faces unprecedented challenges, advancing social justice is more important than ever’
Director General de OIT en Chile

Official Mission to Chile:

ILO Director-General: ‘At a time when the world faces unprecedented challenges, advancing social justice is more important than ever’

ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq
two men shaking hands.

Press Release

ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq

ILO Director-General Houngbo calls for collective action in the Arab states to address growing challenges in the world of work
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ILO Director-General Houngbo calls for collective action in the Arab states to address growing challenges in the world of work

Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF
IMF and World Bank spring meetings 2024 logo

World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings

Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF