ILO's Director-General: In the media
May 2018
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Can a UN treaty help the #Metoo movement?
09 May 2018
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BBC News, Business
Why do young workers have so many injuries?
02 May 2018
January 2018
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Euronews
New technology: Destroyer or creator of jobs?
18 January 2018
Advances in technology are having a big impact on a broad range of industries, provoking intense debate about the future of work. Read the new Euronews special on the Future of Work.
July 2017
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BBC World News
The future of work can be a force for positive change
18 July 2017
How are we going to use technology to produce the future of work that we want, asks ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. The notion that technology will decide has to give way to the idea that this is a policy debate and our future is in our hands.
January 2017
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BBC
WESO Trends 2017: ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on BBC World News
12 January 2017
September 2016
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BBC World Business Report
Refugee crisis and access to labour markets must be a shared responsibility, says ILO
20 September 2016
It is not possible to expect those developing countries - which by the accident of geographical proximity are bearing at the moment most of the responsibility - to deal with the refugee crisis on their own, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder to the BBC. The UN General Assembly hosted a high-level summit on September 19 to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
July 2016
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CCTV
ILO's Ryder on China job market prospects
23 July 2016
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DD News
“High levels of informality” - a major challenge for India, says ILO Chief
08 July 2016
India needs to transform its strong economic performance into more quality jobs and better working conditions, according to ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder. He was speaking to Indian broadcaster DD News during a visit to Delhi where he spoke at a conference on the Future of Work.
February 2016
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Voice of America
ILO Fights Global Youth Unemployment Crisis
02 February 2016
At the launch of the UN's Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says that the world is facing a "global employment crisis," which is disproportionately affecting young men and women.
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UN Radio
New youth jobs initiative to make difference "on the ground"
01 February 2016
Agencies from across the United Nations system have joined together through the 'Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth' to address the nearly 74 million unemployed youth around the world. UN Radio spoke to ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and asked him how the plan differs from previous initiatives.