Oral history project
In the first phase of the Project, a number of interviews with ILO key figures have been carried out. The following edited transcriptions are available:
- Transcription de l'entrevue de Francis Blanchard, Directeur General de 1974 a 1989, par Juan Somavia, Directeur General depuis 1999 - (pdf, 216kb)
- David Morse, ILO Director General from 1948 to 1970, was interviewed for an Oral History project at the Truman Presidential Library in 1977.
- Mr S.K.Jain, who retired as Deputy Director General of the ILO in December 1987, gave an interview for the Oral History Project in March 2008 - (pdf, 59kb)
- Excerpts from an interview with Ambassador Abraham Katz by Gerry Rodgers for the Oral History Project in May 2008 - (pdf, 322kb)
- Excerpts from the interview of Louis Emmerij by Gerry Rodgers in Geneva for the Oral History Project in June 2008 - (pdf, 353kb)
- Excerpts from the interview of Victor Tokman by Gerry Rodgers and Eddy Lee in Geneva for the Oral History Project in June 2008 - (pdf, 157kb)
Comments and recollections
Comments and contributions by ILO staff, former staff and constituents will be posted as received. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them.
Many such comments are already available in the ILO Friends Newsletter.
- Decentralization: The Initial Stages (pdf, 45kb)
Francois Agostini gives a brief historical overview on the different steps of ILO’s decentralization policy with special reference to the American Continent.
- The Round Table on Adjustment at Micro Level held in 1988: Background Information - (pdf, 30kb)
Georges Kanawaty has prepared a report on an unusual round table that he organized in 1988, with the participation of President Gorbatchev's Economic Adviser and leading exponent of perestroika, Abel Aganbegyan.
- World Employment Programme in the 1970s and 1980s - (pdf, 59kb)
Dharam Ghai, one of the central actors of the World Employment Programme in the 1970s and 1980s, has written some reflections on the success of this programme.
- My Life as an International Civil Servant in the ILO - (pdf, 2.85MB)
Archie Evans' "My Life as an International Civil Servant in the ILO" was written in 1995 almost thirty years after his retirement. It is a 70-page first-hand account of a very interesting period in ILO history, from his work as a press assistant in Albert Thomas' Cabinet through to the end of 1966. Thanks to Fiona Rolian for suggesting this item.
- A few personal reflections on the World Employment Programme - (pdf, 25kb)
In a reaction to Dharam Ghai's observations, Pieter Duiker has written a few personal reflections on the World Employment Programme in French.
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