News

June 2013

1. 

   102nd International Labour Conference

   Ryder: We need to get a grip on the rapid changes affecting the world of work

   05 June 2013

   The 102nd International Labour Conference opened with ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlining his vision for tackling the various challenges that are having an impact on workers, enterprises and governments around the world.

April 2013

1. 

   © S.D. McCourtie / World Bank 2013

   Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

   Ryder warns that prospects for jobs recovery are receding

   20 April 2013

   In a statement to the IMFC in Washington, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says international policy response efforts are not matching growing global concern over growth, job creation and poverty reduction.

2. 

   Arab Labour Conference

   Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform

   15 April 2013

   ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.

March 2013

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   Europe

   Balance between fiscal discipline and growth is needed, says European Parliament President

   22 March 2013

   The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, highlights common ground with the ILO on the need to move beyond austerity in the crisis response, on the importance of decent work and in the debate on the post-2015 development goals.

February 2013

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   © UN Photo/Logan Abassi 2013

   World Day for Social Justice

   Ryder: Social justice, the smart solution to economic recovery

   20 February 2013

   On World Day for Social Justice, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called on governments, employers and workers to tackle rising inequalities and step up the global struggle for social justice.

January 2013

1. 

   Official visit

   ILO head in Latin America: More, but also better jobs are needed

   30 January 2013

   Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, highlighted the need to turn informal employment into decent jobs in the formal sector. He spoke during a Latin America visit that took him to Buenos Aires and Lima.

2. 

   Davos

   Jobs crisis is far from over, warns ILO chief

   25 January 2013

   Speaking at the World Economic Summit in Davos, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said that the dire jobs situation shows the crisis is far from over.

3. 

   Arab Spring

   ILO head hails signing of Tunisian social contract

   14 January 2013

   The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, witnessed the signing of a key social stability pact in Tunisia, which coincided with the two-year anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring.

4. 

   Youth employment

   ILO Chief: Less austerity, more investment needed to tackle youth jobs crisis

   11 January 2013

   Failing to act on the youth jobs crisis would sow the seeds of social unrest and destroy hopes for sustainable growth. That is a cost the world cannot afford, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said at a conference on youth employment in Budapest.

October 2012

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   International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

   Guy Ryder: New direction needed if poverty is to be beaten

   17 October 2012

   Decent Work and full employment must be key goals in the fight against poverty, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.