ILO Director-General

  1. Guy Ryder was elected the tenth ILO Director-General by the ILO's Governing Body in May 2012 and took office in October that same year. In 2016, he was re-elected for another five-year term which started on 1 October 2017.

Statements and speeches

  1. © Cory Hancock / IMF Photo 2021

    Sixth annual “1+6” Roundtable Dialogue

    Social and labour policies crucial for China’s move to high-income status

    06 December 2021

  2. G20 Leaders' Summit

    Sustainable development goals set back further by COVID-19 crisis

    31 October 2021

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News and press releases

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    Annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group

    The world needs a global accelerator for jobs and social protection

    14 October 2021

  2. ILO InfoStory

    An ILO roadmap for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19

    06 October 2021

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In the media

  1. © The Standard 2021

    The Standard

    Work sends 2m labourers to early grave

    19 September 2021

  2. SABC

    ILO reports on social protection systems: Guy Ryder

    05 September 2021

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Videos, audio and photos

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    A critical role for teachers in the COVID-19 recovery

    05 October 2021

  2. Decent work

    Work together to end preventable deaths from toxic chemicals

    07 July 2021

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