Institutional statements

March 2023

  1. Statement

    Reply by the Director General to the debate on the Programme and Budget proposals for 2024–25 (Thursday 16 March 2023)

    16 March 2023

  2. Statement

    Opening address of the Director-General to the 347th ILO Governing Body and presentation of Programme and Budget proposals for 2024–25

    13 March 2023

May 2016

  1. 105th International Labour Conference

    ILO Director-General’s opening remarks to the 105th International Labour Conference

    30 May 2016

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    ILO Statement

    ILO to coordinate compensation process for victims of Ali Enterprises’ tragedy

    26 May 2016

    The ILO will facilitate compensation for workers injured in a 2012 factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan.

April 2016

  1. Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

    'Urgent action for faster, greener and more inclusive growth'

    16 April 2016

    Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the World Bank-IMF Development Committee.

  2. TUCOSWA Congress

    Trade union unity is key for the labour movement, said chief of ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities

    01 April 2016

    Speech by Maria Helena Andre, Director of the ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) on the occasion of Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) 2nd Quadrennial Congress, Matsapha, Swaziland.

March 2016

  1. ILO and IZA Conference

    ILO Director-General says labour market reforms must have positive impact on social conditions

    10 March 2016

    Opening remarks by Guy Ryder at ILO/IZA conference on Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms – A Global Perspective, in Geneva on 10-11 March 2016.

  2. International Women’s Day

    Statement by ILO Director-General: Getting to Equal by 2030, The Future is Now

    08 March 2016

    “Let’s work together to achieve genuine gender equality and women’s empowerment in the world of work. Decent work for women brings decent lives for all,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

February 2016

  1. © A'Melody Lee / World Bank 2024

    World Day of Social Justice

    "We must work together to ensure that no one is left behind"

    20 February 2016

    "We now face the true acid test of the strength of our policies and depth of our commitment," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

  2. Obituary

    ILO mourns passing of Boutros Boutros-Ghali

    17 February 2016