Statements
September 2013
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ILO Director-General at UNGA 68 Side Event "Tackling Inequalities"
ILO vision is of a solid, rights-based and universal social protection floor
26 September 2013, UN Headquarters, New York
Over safety nets, the ILO is looking toward permanent and universal national social protection floors, adapted to specific countries’ conditions.
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ILO Director-General at the Special Event on Efforts to Achieve the MDGs
Productive employment and decent work are objectives, means for realizing MDGs
25 September 2013, New York
Full and productive employment and decent work for all is both an objective and a means for achieving sustainable development with social inclusion and greater equity.
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ILO Director-General at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Integration of environmental, social and economic policies need for sustainable development
24 September 2013, New York
The path toward environmental sustainability must focus on policies mutually supportive to all three dimensions of sustainable development.
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High-level Meeting on Disability and Development
Exclusion carries high costs for individuals and economies alike
23 September 2013, UN Headquarters, New York
Exclusion of people with disabilities from the world of work wastes significant potential at the individual, community and societal levels.
August 2013
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International Youth Day 2013
More youth migrating for work than ever before
12 August 2013, UN Headquarters, New York
With the right set of policies, the benefits of international youth migration can be harnessed, and its negative impacts reduced.
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Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
Demographic transitions pose challenges, opportunities for ageing societies
12 August 2013, UN Headquarters, New York
Demographic transitions can not only become manageable and sustainable, but can even be turned into opportunities to improve livelihoods for the current and many future generations to come.
July 2013
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Statement
Joint ILO and OECD Statement to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
17 July 2013, Moscow, Russian Federation
Joint statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría on the occasion of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting, Moscow, 18-19 July 2013
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International Day of Cooperatives
Cooperative enterprises remain strong in times of crisis
09 July 2013, New York
In a time of crisis cooperatives are a source of stability and resilience, and they provide an important channel for bridging market values and human values.
June 2013
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2013 World Day Against Child Labour
Urgent action needed to prevent and eliminate child labour in domestic work
17 June 2013, New York
The ILO calls for concerted action and a robust legal framework to clearly identify, prevent and eliminate child labour in domestic work.
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Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Jobs and livelihoods critical to achieve sustainable development
17 June 2013, New York
To keep pace with the growth of the world’s labour force over the fifteen-year period from 2016 to 2030, some 470 million new jobs will be needed.