All Director-General statements
World Teachers’ Day
Joint message from UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF and ILO
A Call for Teachers! Joint message from Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General; Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General; Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director; Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator;
ILO Director-General's address to the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
UN International Youth Day
Message by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of International Youth Day
Indigenous peoples' rights
Message by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
G20 Labour and Employment ministers' meeting - 18-19 July 2013, Moscow
ILO Director-General's address to G20 Labour and Employment Ministers
International Day for freedom, justice and democracy, 18 July 2013
ILO marks Mandela’s Birthday
The International Labour Organization extends its warmest greetings to Nelson Mandela on his ninety-fifth birthday.
G20 Labour Ministerial meeting - 18-19 July 2013, Moscow
ILO Director-General's remarks at the press conference opening the meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers
WTO 4th review of Aid for Trade
ILO Director-General's speech on "skills for employment through trade and economic diversification”
ILO side event “Skills for competitiveness” at the WTO 4th review of Aid for Trade, 9 July 2013.
Cooperative: strong in times of crisis
Message from Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on International Cooperative Day 2013
Caribbean labour ministers' meeting
Keynote address by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, at the 8th Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour
Tackling the Jobs Crisis in Greece: Which Ways forward?
Speech by the ILO Director-General at the High-level Seminar on the jobs crisis in Greece
102nd International Labour Conference
Closing remarks by the ILO Director-General to the 102nd International Labour Conference
102nd International Labour Conference
Introductory remarks by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, for the visit of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of African Union Commission
102nd International Labour Conference
Introductory remarks by ILO Director-General for the visit of Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
102nd International Labour Conference
Welcome remarks by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to Her Excellency Dr Joyce Banda, President of the Republic of Malawi
102nd International Labour Conference
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General on the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour
102nd International Labour Conference
Opening remarks from the ILO Director-General
Statement of Gilbert Houngbo, Deputy Director General for fields operations and parterships
New Delhi
ILO Director-General statement to the 45th session of the Indian Labour Conference
Rights at work
ILO Director-General's statement on International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
On International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says the ILO is stepping up efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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