Statements and speeches

February 2013

1. 

   Lecture by Guy Ryder

   “Lessons from the Irish internationalist who organized social justice”

   14 February 2013

   Lecture by Guy Ryder on Mr Edward Phelan at the invitation of the National University of Ireland. Guy Ryder described the life and work of Edward Phelan, who was not only the fourth Director of the ILO in 1941, and Director General under its new constitution in 1946, but also the innovator of the ILO 'tripartite' formula. (Watch the video of the lecture or download the written statement in PDF)

January 2013

1. 

   World Economic Forum in Davos

   Excerpts from interviews of ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the World Economic Forum in Davos

   25 January 2013

2. 

   ILO blog

   On the ILO's blog: Taking the uphill struggle for jobs to Davos

   24 January 2013

3. 

   Statement

   ILO Director-General's presentation of the Global Employment Trends 2013

   21 January 2013

   Guy Ryder provided an overview of the scope of the Global Employment Trends 2013, followed by some of the key findings of the ILO report on trends and policies.

4. 

   Youth jobs crisis

   Statement by the ILO's Director-General at the Tripartite Seminar on Youth Employment

   11 January 2013

   Statement by Guy Ryder at the Tripartite Seminar on Youth Employment in Europe organized by Hungarian Ministry for National Economy and the ILO, to examine the challenges of labour market integration of young people in Europe. (Check against delivery)

December 2012

1. 

   Labour rights

   Message by the ILO's Director-General on the occasion of International Migrants Day

   18 December 2012

   We celebrate the contribution of women and men migrants to growth and development in both their host and home countries. They replenish labour markets with much-needed skills and human and social capital.

2. Statement

   Growth and employment in the post-2015 development agenda

   17 December 2012

   Statement by Aurelio Parisotto, ILO Policy Integration Unit, delivered to the Briefing on growth and employment in the post-2015 development agenda in New York on 13 December 2012.

3. 

   Statement

   Joint statement by Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank, and Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO

   17 December 2012

   Joint statement by the ADB and the ILO on promoting decent work in developing Asia and the Pacific to reduce poverty and vulnerability; supporting a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous Asia-Pacific region; promoting greater access to opportunities; and reaffirming support for internationally-recognized core labour standards.

4. 

   ILO/Russia Conference on Decent Work

   Closing statement to the International High-Level Conference on Decent Work

   12 December 2012

   Closing statement delivered by Ms. Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy-Director General, to the High-Level Conference on Decent Work held in Moscow on 11-12 December 2012. Check against delivery.

5. 

   Moscow

   Keynote address by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to the Plenary session of the International Conference on Decent Work

   11 December 2012