Resources on the ILO and the multilateral system

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.

Federal Chancellor of Germany and leaders from five international organizations call for coordinated policy action to restore confidence and improve growth and employment prospects

06 October 2011

In a joint statement issued ahead of the next G20 Summit in Cannes on 3-4 November, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, and the heads of five international agencies, including ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, have called for increased international efforts to restore confidence to the world economy and carry out the structural policies needed to move towards a path of strong, sustainable and balanced growth.

UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS calls for world of work leadership

10 June 2011

On Friday 10th June, the United Nations member States recognized the ILO Recommendation concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010 (No. 200) as a key human rights instrument in the global HIV response in the final Declaration of the High Level Meeting on AIDS taking place here.