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. BRICS Ministerial Meeting

    ILO Director-General's speech to the BRICS Ministerial Meeting

    28 September 2016

  2. © Ramany / NurPhoto/afp 2016

    Occupational safety

    Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in response to Tampaco Foils Limited fire in Bangladesh

    12 September 2016

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News and press releases

  1. Meeting of the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers

    ILO Director-General welcomes BRICS countries’ strong political will to boost growth and decent work

    28 September 2016

  2. Peace agreement in Colombia

    Director-General of the ILO attends signing of peace agreement in Colombia

    21 September 2016

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In the media

  1. BBC World Business Report

    Refugee crisis and access to labour markets must be a shared responsibility, says ILO

    20 September 2016

  2. CCTV

    ILO's Ryder on China job market prospects

    23 July 2016

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Videos, audio and photos

  1. Future of Work

    The world of work is undergoing a major process of change

    11 July 2016

  2. ETUI-ETUC Conference 2016

    ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, on policies to shape the new world of work

    28 June 2016

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