International Labour Organization Blok - Draft Resolution

Council :International Labour
Organization (ILO)
Signatures :Delegate of Singapore and
Delegate of Republic of China
Supporters :Delegate of Singapore,
Delegate of Republic of China, Delegate of
Australia, Delegate of Turkey, and Delegate of
Mexico
“Occupational safety and health considerations must be a part of our global climate
change responses, both in areas of policies and actions,” quoted from team leader of ILO,
Manal Azzi, quotes. As climate change intensifies, workers around the globe find themselves
at an increased risk of exposure to hazards such as excessive heat, ultraviolet radiation,
extreme weather events, air pollution, vector-borne diseases and agrochemicals.
In 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO) stated that 70 per cent of the
global workforce are exposed to health hazards correlating with climate change. Moreover,
this caused the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) protections to struggle to keep up with
these risks. This is affecting workers in all regions of the world; amounting to 2.4 billion
workers in total. Hence, affecting global workers’ overall performance in their occupation.
Even if conditions prove to be hazardous (e.g. blistering heat waves and dangerous air
quality), workers have no choice but to continue their job from fear of losing wages. To
resolve this issue, global climate change should be handled with international cooperation
efforts, policy adjusting, renewable energy shifting, and long-term goal planning as this goes
in correlation with what should be done for vulnerable workers’ safety.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice

and internationally recognized human and labor rights, pursuing its founding mission that
social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace.The only tripartite U.N. agency, since
1919 (nineteen nineteen) the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of
187 (one hundred eighty seven) Member States, to set labor standards, develop policies and
devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. According to the
International Labour Organization UN agency, global climate change effects which influence
workers include extreme weather, excessive heat outside, solar UV radiation, and poor air
quality (air pollution). The facts recorded that an estimated 19,970 lives are lost each year
and more than 26.2 million people live with chronic kidney disease related to workplace
climate-heat stress. Furthermore, each year, 860,000 outdoor workers die from exposure to
poor air quality; in addition to the almost 19,000 who die from skin cancer caused by UV
radiation. The figure above proves the significance of average temperatures rising as a
growing health concern for workers throughout the world. A few solutions include:
1. Empower Workers’ Safety and Rights in Workplaces:

The International Labor Organization (ILO) states that one solution is to allow
workers to stop working when hazardous situations arise—without workers having to
fear losing wages or jobs (empowering workers’ safety and rights). The rights of
workers in a safe work environment, the occupational safety and health act (1970)
was passed which prevents workers from being killed or harmed at work; protecting
the rights of workers. The International Labor Organization (ILO) assists in the
implementation of these acts correlating with safety and rights of workers in
workplaces globally. Furthermore, this particular law provides employees with
freedom from known dangers and allows severe punishment for companies and a
suspension if these safety and rights in workplaces are not applied in the company. In
summary, this allows workers to have less hazardous working conditions as they have
safety and rights empowered under the ILO.
2. Safe and Healthy Working Environment:

In 2022, ILO included a “safe and healthy working environment” in its fundamental
principles and rights at the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2007 (No.
187) and OSH Convention, 1981 (No. 155). All members are obligated to respect,
promote, and implement the fundamental principles. This is the resolution on the ILO
Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work. The ILO provides assistance to its
members in a number of ways including:
1. Offering technical cooperation and advisory service to promote fundamental
principles.
2. Assisting members which are not in a position to approve of these fundamental
conventions.
3. Assisting members in efforts to create climate for both economic and social
development.
Statistics of the year 2021 following countries which implemented ILO’s fundamental
conventions had a rise of 40% in labor law compliances and improving working conditions of
thousands of workers.
3. Buildup of clean energy and shutting polluters down (renewable energy):

1. To build clean energy equal to producing a minimum emission or even zero emission;
a production with no result of negative impact to the society and environment.
2. Renewable energy programs for all workforce in every country globally will be
the essential solution in order to reduce hazardous climate change impacts :
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has been actively involved in promoting
decent work in the renewable energy sector through various initiatives and programs.
One of ILO’s work in renewable energy is solar energy, they supported initiatives that
promote the expansion of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and the development of
solar energy projects in various regions.Work with industry and other key groups to
encourage efficient, clean technologies such as combined heat and power and green
power from renewable resources.
4. Plan and coordinate green and low-carbon development into 14th 5 year plans:
It seeks to coordinate measures to improve national energy security and achieve
carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 to ensure a high-quality
economic and social development. It adheres to the national people-entered
development philosophy. Furthermore, it also reasserts the regulating role of coal and
the goal of boosting national production of natural gas. It enshrines into national
policy the goal of supporting developing countries with green energy while not
supporting any new overseas coal, and allowing these developing countries to receive
funds which assist them from the developed countries.
5. Cease the activities which emits greenhouse gasses (excessive industrial use,
huge-carbon industries
6. Creating green transitions, to preserve and restore the environment.
Decreasing the fossil fuel usage lifestyle of the laborers. And maintaining the
environment. In order to reduce emission, in order to make green fuel more cheaper
than fossil fuel itself.
South-South Cooperation Fund (assisting developing countries).
This is a term historically used to describe the exchange of resources, technology, and
knowledge between developing countries, also known as countries of the Global
South.
7. 5 year plans implemented globally (long-term goals).

Affiliated with the economy and government. Which include the modernisation that
refers to the integration of technology in the economy. Innovation, inventions, and
advancement in technology play a huge part in upgrading our economy and increasing
its output. One example would be the introduction of modern agricultural techniques
which increased output.
8. Implementing fundamental principles of occupational safety and health:

Implement general and particular measures against inequalities, increase the budget in
health and environment, enforce legislation and expand social security coverage to the
population.

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Council :International Labour

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice

1. Empower Workers’ Safety and Rights in Workplaces:

2. Safe and Healthy Working Environment:

3. Buildup of clean energy and shutting polluters down (renewable energy):

7. 5 year plans implemented globally (long-term goals).

8. Implementing fundamental principles of occupational safety and health:

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