Resources on the ILO and the multilateral system

Unions call for employment and decent work in the post-2015 Development Agenda

23 May 2013

The United Nations asks the public about the world they want

15 March 2013

The United Nations has teamed up with youth groups, private sector bodies and NGO partners all over the world to launch MY World, which is the United Nations Survey for a Better World. MY World asks people everywhere about the issues that make the most difference to their lives.

ILO Director-General discusses development agenda with UN Secretary-General

07 February 2013

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his senior staff to discuss the role of the Decent Work Agenda in the post-2015 development framework.

Guy Ryder: "ILO and EU have a shared responsibility of realizing decent work for all"

06 December 2012

For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO and the European Commission held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. At this meeting, Guy Ryder honored the historical partnership between both institutions and looked at the common challenges in the face of the global crisis.

Joint press release by German Federal Chancellor, ILO, OECD, WTO, IMF and World Bank

30 October 2012

Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on the occasion of their meeting on 30 October 2012 in Berlin.

International Labour Conference urges ILO Director-General to take message for action on youth employment and social protection to G20 leaders

15 June 2012

ILO and IMF support discussion of a new strategy for employment, decent work and development in Zambia

23 May 2012

Zambian authorities, trade unions and employers agreed to work together and with the ILO and the IMF to promote employment by creating inclusive growth, at a two day-meeting that ended in Lusaka on 22 May.

Open markets alone will not create good-quality jobs, says ILO

25 April 2012

Full and productive employment must become a key objective of the international trading system if open markets are to translate into more and better jobs, said the Executive Director of the ILO’s Employment Sector, Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

Towards an inclusive and green economy: Flanders, ILO and SERV stress the importance of green jobs

23 April 2012

Investing in skills development, anticipating labour market changes and promoting social dialogue: these are considered crucial conditions in a just transition towards a green and sustainable economy. These elements were highlighted as crucial for the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, during a Green Jobs Conference jointly organized by the Government of Flanders, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Social and Economic Council of Flanders (SERV).

ILO welcomes G20 shift back to growth, jobs and social protection

04 November 2011

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia has welcomed the focus placed by the G20 Leaders Summit in Cannes on growth, jobs and social protection, in the context of expressions of global discontent with employment and social conditions in many cities and countries around the world.