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A bus driver in New York City wears a mask to protect himself against the Coronavirus.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Post-pandemic ‘green shift’ in transport could create up to 15 million jobs

19 May 2020
Economic Development

Transforming the transport sector to be more environmentally-friendly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, could create up to 15 million new jobs worldwide and help countries move to greener, healthier economies, according to a UN-backed report published on Tuesday.

Noel Dickinson is a research technician for the Breadfruit Institute at Hawaii's National Tropical Botanical Garden.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

Cultivating a taste for traditional crops in Hawaii

16 May 2020
SDGs

Hundreds of millions of people go hungry around the world, and there are fears the COVID-19 pandemic could make matters worse. In Hawaii, researchers think that bringing back overlooked, traditional crops, could help feed many vulnerable people. As part of an ongoing series focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals and ahead of International Day of Biodiversity marked annually on 22 May, UN News travelled to Hawaii with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to see how researchers are trying to cultivate a taste for indigenous crops.

 

The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative solar facility in the US state of Hawaii.
ILO Photo/Kevin Cassidy

Moving towards 100% renewable power in Hawaii (with a little help from sheep)

10 May 2020
Climate and Environment

The US island state of Hawaii has committed to generating 100 per cent of its power using renewable energy by 2045, demonstrating to other US states and island communities across the world, that sustainable energy can be a reality. UN News travelled to Hawaii with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to talk to a power company executive and a sheep farmer to find out how they are contributing to that goal.

Kai Bussant (pictured) launched her fashion collection just weeks before the coronavirus pandemic spread across the United States.
Nick Shamblott

First Person: Fashionable face masks, creativity and dressing to shop in the COVID era

9 May 2020
Economic Development

A fashion designer and stylist in New Orleans, one of the early epicentres of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, has said that she was left “stifled and confused” by the disruption caused by the pandemic, but recognizes there are opportunities to grow creatively and serve the community by making face masks, with some fashion flair.

Young factory workers producing shirts in Accra, Ghana.
World Bank/Dominic Chavez

Nearly half of global workforce at risk as job losses increase due to COVID-19: UN labour agency

28 April 2020
Economic Development

Some 1.6 billion people employed in the informal economy – or nearly half the global workforce - could see their livelihoods destroyed due to the continued decline in working hours brought on by lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.

Staff of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Medical University.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Medical University

Coronavirus necessitates global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies: UN health chief

30 March 2020
Health

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment and supplies as health facilities and health workers in many countries struggle with increasing and urgent demands brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mike Demotta is the curator for living collections at Hawaii's National Tropical Botanical Garden.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: The ‘inseparable bond’ between Hawaiian culture and native plants

20 March 2020
Climate and Environment

The 17 goals agreed by the global community to reduce poverty and create a sustainable planet are the responsibility of all people, wherever they are in the world, according to the United Nations. The Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs represent a boundary-pushing blueprint for the future of the Earth and it’s anticipated they will be realized by 2030. UN News joined the International Labour Organization on a visit to Hawaii where many people are already living aspects of the goals in their everyday work.

Henry Lipkis in front of his monumental mural depicting a traditional parade in New Orleans.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: An artist’s ‘obsession’ with New Orleans tradition

9 January 2020
Culture and Education

The International Labour Organization (ILO) marked its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience”, to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana.

Dana Cormier has worked for 24 years at the Best Stop Supermarket which is owned by her family.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Cajun cuisine feeds expanding business

4 January 2020
Economic Development

The International Labour Organization (ILO) marked its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana.

Mardi Gras Big Chief Demond Melancon is interviewed by the ILO's Kevin Cassidy (right) and UN News' Daniel Dickinson (centre) for an ILO photography project on the world of work in the United States.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

THE LID IS ON: The dignity of work, Louisiana style 

1 January 2020
The Lid is On

A photography project to document the ‘humanity, and quiet dignity’ of workers in the United States has been launched by the UN’s specialized agency, the International Labour Organization (ILO). 

The aim of the project, which comes as ILO celebrates its 100th birthday, is to look at the working lives of Americans across the country and listen to their hopes and fears for the future. 

For this edition of our flagship podcast show, The Lid is On, Daniel Dickinson joined ILO on the road as it reached the southern US state of Louisiana.   

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