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  1. Director General Mr. Guy Ryder

    1. Biography of Mr. Guy Ryder

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  1. ILO Washington Office
    1808 I Street, NW, 9th Floor
    Washington, DC
    20006
    USA
    Tel:+1 202-617-3952
    Fax:+1 202 617-3960
    Website:www.ilo.org/washington

ILO Databases

  1. NORMLEX

    Database of International Labor Standards and Reccommendations

  2. LABORSTA

    Labor Statistics Database

  3. NATLEX

    National Legislation on Labor and Social Rights

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ILO Washington

 
The International Labor Office (ILO) in Washington, D.C. serves as a liaison between the ILO and the United States government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, multilateral and Washington-based institutions. The Washington Office engages in outreach activities and research and analysis of labor issues. It also represents the ILO to the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as well as other multilateral institutions and Washington-based organizations and facilitates donor coordination in technical cooperation activities.

Activities of the Washington Office focus on advancing the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda including:
  • Strengthening and disseminating knowledge on domestic and international labor issues.
  • Collaborating with Washington-based organizations on labor policies, data and research.
  • Supporting ILO missions in their interaction with key US stakeholders.
  • Facilitating technical advisory services.

Highlights

  1. © World Bank photo collection

    ILO Director General Guy Ryder attended the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington DC

    Ryder warns that prospects for jobs recovery are receding
    20 April 2013
    Washington, D.C.

    1. Putting jobs at the centre of recovery and sustainable development
  2. © International Monetary Fund

    HARDtalk Interview with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde

    ILO Director General Guy Ryder and Stephen Pursey, Director of the Policy Integration Department and Senior Adviser to the Director General, attended the Q&A with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
    19 April 2013
    Washington, D.C.

Selected US Government Funded ILO Projects

  1. Asia and the Pacific: Promoting Fundamental Rights and Strengthening Labor Market Governance in the Maldives
    31 October 2010 - 31 September 2014

    This Project is supporting the establishment of new legal frameworks for governance of the labor market, especially laws to facilitate the formation of representative organizations of workers and employers, and to avoid and manage industrial disputes.

  2. Better Work Nicaragua

    Latin America and the Caribbean: Increasing decent employment in the manufacturing sector in Nicaragua
    September 2010 - March 2015

    The goal of the programme is to contribute to the creation of decent work opportunities in targeted export industries. Better Work Nicaragua aims to improve competitiveness of the industry by enhancing economic performance at the enterprise level and by improving compliance with Nicaraguan labor law and the principles of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

  3. Arab States: Moving Towards a Child Labor Free Jordan

    The ILO Project “Moving towards a Child Labor Free Jordan”, funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), is built on the premise that the twin goals of eradicating child labor and enforcing the right to education for all are achievable in Jordan within a relatively short time frame. This project will help design and develop action to address child labor in Jordan based on relevant policy and legislative frameworks and build the requisite capacities to underpin and sustain this action.

What's New?

  1. Press release

    Social protection, crucial to tackle child labor
    29 April 2013

    Measures such as cash transfers or health insurance programmes can sometimes determine whether a child spends the day studying and playing, or working and being deprived of a fair chance at a decent future.

    1. World Report on Child Labor: Economic vulnerability, social protection and the fight against child labor
  2. © Lejia Lombardi, IDB photograph 2013

    Press release

    ILO, IDB sign agreement to promote more and better jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
    22 April 2013
    Washington, D.C.

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