Oil and gas production and oil refining sector
As the world’s primary energy source, the oil and gas industry has shaped the global economy for centuries. In 2019, it employed 11.9 million people.
The ILO promotes the right to a safe and healthy working environment for all workers in the industry, with special attention to those in polar and subarctic climate zones of the northern hemisphere and those in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The ILO convened the technical meeting on the future of work in the oil and gas industry for its constituents to reach consensus on a defining challenge of our time: how to advance a just energy transition.
Technical meeting on the future of work in the oil and gas industry
The meeting discussed opportunities and challenges for a just transition to a future of work that contributes to sustainable development in its economic, social and environmental dimensions with the aim of adopting conclusions, including recommendations for future actions.
Sectoral meetings and workshops
Geneva, 28 November - 2 December 2022
Technical meeting on the future of work in the oil and gas industry
Maputo, 17−18 May 2017
Sub-Saharan African Tripartite Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health in the Oil and Gas Industry
Geneva, 26-29 January 2016
Tripartite Sectoral Meeting on Occupational Safety and Health and Skills in the Oil and Gas Industry Operating in Polar and Subarctic...
Geneva, 12 - 13 December 2012
Global Dialogue Forum on Future Needs for Skills and Training in the Oil and Gas Industry
All publications
The future of work in the oil and gas industry: Opportunities and challenges for a just transition to a future of work that contributes to...
Occupational safety and health and skills in the oil and gas industry operating in polar and subarctic climate zones of the northern...
Working Conditions of Contract Workers in the Oil and Gas Industries