Towards the ILO centenary: Realities, renewal and tripartite commitment
The ILO Director-General, in this report, stated that "the prevention and mitigation of climate change, more than any other single element, will distinguish the ILO’s future responsibilities and activities from those of the past. The role the ILO must take up is easily stated in conceptual terms: to promote the considerable potential for creation of decent work associated with the transition to a low-carbon sustainable development path and to minimize and manage the inevitable dislocation that will accompany it"