ILO's Director-General: News and press releases

December 2012

1. 

   Photo release

   ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder meets workers' representatives and receives a petition

   14 December 2012

   Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General met representatives of Thai workers’ organizations at the United Nations on 14 December 2012 in Bangkok. The workers requested the ILO to encourage the Government to ratify the ILO Conventions concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining. He also received a petition regarding a dismisal and seeking reinstatement.

2. 

   News item

   ILO's Director-General meets the Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

   14 December 2012

   Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder met the Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Government House on 14 December 2012.

3. 

   News item

   ILO Director-General met with representatives of the Employers' Confederation of Thailand (ECOT)

   14 December 2012

   ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met with representatives of the Employers' Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) during his visit to Thailand at the United Nations Conference Center on 14 December 2012

4. 

   News item

   ILO Director-General holds talks with Thai Minister of Labour

   13 December 2012

   The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Guy Ryder meets with Minister of Labour of Thailand, Padermchai Sasomsap, in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13 December 2012.

5. 

   Labour rights

   ILO Director-General expresses concern over the situation in Tunisia

   07 December 2012

6. 

   Press release

   ILO Director-General to visit Thailand

   07 December 2012

   The Director-General of the ILO, Mr Guy Ryder, is to visit Thailand from Thursday 13 December to Sunday 16 December. The trip will be Mr Ryder’s first visit to Asia since he took up the post of Director-General on 1 October 2012.

7. 

   Press release

   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.

November 2012

1. 

   World AIDS Day

   Heads of UN agencies launch “Getting to Zero at Work” campaign

   29 November 2012

   The campaign aims to promote ILO Recommendation 200 concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010.

2. 

   African economy

   AfDB President spells out agenda for job creation

   22 November 2012

   The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Donald Kaberuka, talks about what it takes to generate income, jobs and sustainable employment.

3. 

   Visit to the ILO International Training Centre

   ILO Director-General: "Our mandate is to translate economic growth into social justice"

   20 November 2012

   ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the heavy toll exacted by austerity measures on the most vulnerables at a roundtable discussion on the “Impact of the global crisis on employment and welfare in a mature economy: international and national perspectives”, which took place at the ILO International Training Centre.

October 2012

1. 

   International coordination

   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.

2. 

   Multilateral meeting

   French President meets with the heads of ILO, OECD, WTO, IMF and World Bank

   29 October 2012

3. 

   International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

   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.

4. 

   Global jobs situation

   ILO calls on G20 to live up to its promise to tackle the crisis

   11 October 2012

   The ILO Director-General says G20 countries should stand by their commitment to take new, urgent measures in the face of deteriorating global economic conditions.

5. 

   Interview with The Times

   ILO Chief warns of austerity’s ‘toxic’ impact

   03 October 2012

   In an interview with The Times newspaper, the head of ILO warned that austerity measures in southern European countries risk having “quite harmful consequences”. He was more positive about the outlook in Britain.

6. 

   World Teachers Day

   Guy Ryder: Teaching is a profession under siege

   03 October 2012

   The ILO Director-General calls for urgent action to make teaching an attractive career once again.

7. 

   Labour standards

   Employment rights essential to economic recovery, says new ILO boss

   01 October 2012

   In his first interview as Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder gives an overview of the major challenges facing the world of work and the ILO.

September 2012

1. 

   Changing of the guard

   Outgoing ILO head hands over to Guy Ryder

   28 September 2012

   Guy Ryder received three keys that symbolize the tripartite structure of the ILO, ahead of his first day as Director-General. Outgoing ILO head, Juan Somavia, handed over the golden keys, and his functions.

May 2012

1. 

   Press release

   Guy Ryder elected as ILO Director-General

   28 May 2012

   Guy Ryder was elected as the tenth Director-General of the ILO and will begin his five-year term in October 2012.