Official visit

ILO's Director-General visit to Singapore

The Director-General of the ILO, Mr Guy Ryder, will visit Singapore during 25 -26 October 2015. On the first day, he will visit the headquarters of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Fairprice Co-operative Limited, and attend the Regional General Council Meeting of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and ASEAN Trade Union Congress.

On the second day, he will also attend the International Forum on Tripartism (IFT) jointly organized by the tripartite partners in Singapore – the Ministry of Manpower, National Trades Union Congress and Singapore National Employers Federation. The IFT will be held on 26 October to commemorate the nation’s 50th anniversary of independence and its 50th year as a member State of the ILO. Mr Ryder’s visit is the first visit of a standing ILO Director-General to Singapore and is a symbolic mark of Singapore’s close ties with the ILO.