Statements

June 2009 

• Opening Speech by M. Juan Somavia at the ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis - [pdf 199 KB]
  15 June 2009 -
• Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, for World Day against Child Labour- 12 June 2009
  12 June 2009 - As the present crisis takes its toll, many women and men are being pushed into poverty or deeper into poverty. Hard won progress towards the elimination of child labour is threatened and girls are more vulnerable. Policy choices for recovery and beyond will reflect the nature of the commitment to all the world’s children.
• Ms Doris Leuthard's statement on the occasion of the new cooperation agreement between The ILO and Switzerland
  09 June 2009 - Speech of Madame la Conseillère fédérale Doris Leuthard (In french)
• Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, for the World Environment Day - 5 June 2009
  04 June 2009 - Meeting the dual challenges of the economic crisis and of climate change hinges on adjusting existing jobs and workplaces and on investing in new technologies generating new sources of growth, enterprise creation and jobs. Wisely invested, resources for recovery could leave a legacy of energy efficient infrastructure, rehabilitated ecosystems, renewable energy sources, and enterprises and workplaces more resilient to climate change. And they could lay the foundation for a greener economic future which is environmentally sound, economically productive and socially sustainable.
• 98th International Labour Conference Opening Speech by M. Juan Somavia - 3 June 2009 - [pdf 53 KB]
  04 June 2009 -