All Director-General statements

Lecture

The Relevance of the ILO in the twenty-first century

The Sir Patrick Lowry Lecture delivered by Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.

ILO reform

Message by the Director-General announcing decisions on the reform of field operations and structure

2nd Arab Forum for Development & Employment

ILO Director-General: Decent work, social protection and respect of rights central to sustainable development

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, tells Arab Forum for Development and Employment in Saudi Arabia that the demand for social justice must be met through decent work for all and that providing social protection of those in need, is an expression of...

Inaugural Lecture

Modern slavery: The British challenge in international context

World day of Social Justice 2014

ILO Director-General: "We are faced with a deep social crisis, a crisis too of social justice"

As the world marks the Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges "policy-makers to converge on the ambition of a real global socio-economic recovery – a recovery for all – and a Post-2015 Development Agenda that helps lift all out...

International Migrants Day - 18 December 2013

Promote and protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants

Joint statement by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Navi Pillay.

Zambia

Launch of the Green Jobs Programme and the Rural Youth Employment and Food Security

International Human Rights Day

Message by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on International Human Rights Day

On this International Human Rights Day the ILO re-affirms its commitment to protect and promote human rights at work.

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

Statement of ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the death of Nelson Mandela

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Including people with disabilities, everyone stands to gain

“Too many people with disabilities are denied the dignity of work (...) We need to break barriers and open doors for an inclusive society for all,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement on the occasion of International Day of Persons...

World AIDS Day - 1 December 2013

Message from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World AIDS Day

Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines

ILO Director-General extends condolences to the Government and people of the Philippines

Child labour

Address of ILO Director General represented by ILO Regional Director for Arab States, Ms. Nada Al-Nashif at the launch of the National...

The ILO vows continuous support to assist Lebanon to achieve its goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour.

Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) - Panelist intervention at the 2013 UN General Assembly High-level...

The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, was a panellist on Roundtable 4 on international and regional labour mobility and its impact on development where he delivered a statement drawing attention to the three inter-connected pillars of labour mobility...

Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) - Statement from the floor at the 2013 UN General Assembly High-level...

The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, took the floor in Roundtable 2 on measures to ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of all migrants and underscored the need for a consensus for global action that is truly respectful of the...

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Change requires collective responsibility towards the poorest

"People living in poverty are particularly subject to discrimination and the exclusion that characterizes it because of their poverty (...) We cannot be indifferent - change requires collective responsibility towards the poorest and most...

IMF and World Bank Fall meetings

Avoiding the risk of a slow growth trap

Jobs are central both for the economic recovery and the long-term development of the global economy, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement to International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee. But in order to...

IMF and World Bank Fall meetings

Avoiding the risk of a slow growth trap

Jobs are central both for the economic recovery and the long-term development of the global economy, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement to International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee. But in order to...

ILO Director-General's opening speech at the third Global Conference on Child Labour

Labour migration

The Lampedusa tragedy reminds us of palpable policy failures on migration