Workers in emergency employment rebuild after Super Typhoon Haiyan using the slope agriculture land technology to prevent soil erosion.

Crisis situations and response

We live in a world of worry. After decades of progress in fighting inequalities and reducing poverty, social justice and decent work face unprecedented challenges. The emergence of a global polycrisis strains the prospects for recovery and universal social justice, challenging the ILO to respond with speed, scale, and impact.

Farmers working in the aftermath of Haiyan Typhoon, Philippines, 2013 © Marcel Crozet/ILO

Roughly 2 billion people live in countries experiencing situations of fragility and armed violence, and another 200 million people are affected by the slow or sudden onset of disasters. Conflict and catastrophic events are triggered by a variety of factors and can impact differently on societies, but one way or another they all undermine peoples’ livelihoods and create decent work deficits. 

Left unattended, these problems can lead to increased poverty, inequality and social unrest.

Through its distinctive rights-based development approach, the ILO contributes to building the resilience of nations and people caught in fragile, conflict and disaster situations. 

In direct collaboration with its member States, tripartite constituents, UN partners, international and national agencies, the ILO supports an employment-centred recovery from crises while promoting decent work and social justice as key drivers of resilience and social cohesion.

Sustaining peace through employment and decent work

News and articles

Socios de la OIT se comprometen a apoyar su programa para la recuperación del mercado laboral palestino
Israeli tank on gaza streets

Socios de la OIT se comprometen a apoyar su programa para la recuperación del mercado laboral palestino

La guerra eleva el desempleo a cerca del 80% y reduce el PIB un 83,5% en la Franja de Gaza
People crossing the road in front of a commercial shop destroyed during the war

La guerra eleva el desempleo a cerca del 80% y reduce el PIB un 83,5% en la Franja de Gaza

Policy areas

Disaster response

Disaster response

Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus

Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

Normative framework for crisis situations and response

Where we work

Occupied Palestinian Territory

Occupied Palestinian Territory

War in Ukraine

War in Ukraine

Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Publications

La ecologización de las empresas : Transformar los procesos y los lugares de trabajo

Informe

La ecologización de las empresas : Transformar los procesos y los lugares de trabajo

Empresas ecológicas: Transformación de los procesos y los lugares de trabajo

Resumen

Empresas ecológicas: Transformación de los procesos y los lugares de trabajo

Igualdad de género y empoderamiento de la mujer en el mundo del trabajo en situaciones de fragilidad, conflicto y desastre

Guía

Igualdad de género y empoderamiento de la mujer en el mundo del trabajo en situaciones de fragilidad, conflicto y desastre