Statements and speeches
2022
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Joint Statement on World Refugee Day
20 June 2022
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt, IFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF
2020
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Labour Migration Reporting Awards
18 December 2020
Statement by Gloria Moreno Fontes, Regional Labour Migration and Mobility Specialist, ILO Regional Bureau for Africa.
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Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers in, and from, the SADC and IGAD region
07 December 2020
Opening remarks by Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa
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COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
12 June 2020
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social protection, while at the same time ensuring continued education for children.
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ILO welcomes the appointment of Ms Riefdah as general Secretary of FEDUSA.
26 February 2020
federation of Unions of South Africa
2019
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ILO Director-General Guy Ryder's closing remarks at the 14th ILO African Regional Meeting
06 December 2019
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A human-centred future of work needed in Africa
03 December 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the world of work challenges and opportunities facing Africa at the opening of the ILO’s 14th African Regional Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Opening remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa
20 November 2019
Theme: “Unite and Make a Difference".
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Closing speech by the Chief of the Development and Investment Branch, ILO Geneva
10 September 2019
Theme: "Towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation".
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Opening remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa
10 September 2019
Theme: "Towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation".