ILO Director-General

  1. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took office on 1 October 2012. Guy Ryder sees the ILO as absolutely central to the questions of the day: jobs, social protection, the fight against poverty, and equality. For this reason, he wants to reinforce the ILO's place at the centre of international decision-making on issues that affect the world of work.

    The Director-General wants the ILO to play a role in difficult global situations – such as economic crisis – and on the national agendas of countries undergoing change, especially where the world of work is at stake.

    To support these goals, Guy Ryder has started a process of internal reform to strengthen the ILO's technical capacity and improve its policy analysis.

Statements and speeches

  1. International Day of Cooperatives

    Cooperatives help to build inclusive economies and societies

    01 July 2017

  2. © A. Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID 2017

    World Day against Child Labour 2017

    "In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour"

    12 June 2017

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News and press releases

  1. © Ness Kerton / AusAID 2017

    World Youth Skills Day

    With relevant skills, youth can help accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

    18 July 2017

  2. Partnership for Action on Green Economy

    High level political forum side event: Recalibrating market forces: how greener and more inclusive economies and finance are delivering on the sustainable development goals

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In the media

  1. BBC World News

    The future of work can be a force for positive change

    18 July 2017

  2. BBC

    WESO Trends 2017: ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on BBC World News

    12 January 2017

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Videos, audio and photos

  1. The world of work we want

    ILO Director-General participates in future of work debate in Italy

    22 June 2017

  2. 106th International Labour Conference

    Guy Ryder looks back on #ILC2017

    19 June 2017

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