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Opening Speech by the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the ILO-ICA Joint Conference on Cooperatives and the Future of Work

108th International Labour Conference

Address by King Philippe of the Belgians at the International Labour Conference

108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum

We must work together and scale up our action to end child labour

ILO Director-General’s opening address to the first Thematic Forum held at the 108th International Labour Conference.

World Day Against Child Labour

How we treat our children is a reflection of our societies and values

In a statement released for World Day Against Child Labour, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges Governments, workers and employers to make a final push to end child labour.

World Day Against Child Labour

How we treat our children is a reflection of our societies and values

In a statement released for World Day Against Child Labour, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges Governments, workers and employers to make a final push to end child labour. Country Director of ILO Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen spoke about the...

108th International Labour Conference

Opening remarks by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, at the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference

G7 Social Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

Empowering individuals in a changing world of work

Global Forum

Boosting Skills for a Just Transition and the Future of Work

The Future of Work

A collective responsibility

Speaking in the presence of the President of Italy at an event in Rome to mark the Centenary of the International Labour Organization, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the challenges facing the world of work and the need to work together...

12th Session of the Labour Assembly

A shared history

In an address to Turkey’s Labour Assembly, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder spoke of the shared history between the ILO and modern Turkey.

International cooperation

An inconvenient truth

"We need to address the causes of the rise in populism and ethno-nationalism," said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at a meeting in Vienna of the European Trade Union Confederation Congress.

Future of Work

Social dialogue delivers results

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, underlined the importance of social dialogue at a Centenary conference on ‘The Future of Work’ in Belgium.

Singapore Conference on the Future of Work

Embracing technology and inclusive growth

Future of work

Maximize risks and handle challenges of new technology

Speaking at a High-level International Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on digitalization, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, stressed the need to take control of our future of work.

Occupational safety and health

An unacceptable human cost

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder outlined the importance of occupational safety and health to sustainable development and decent work, in a speech at the All Russia Week on Occupational Safety and Health, at the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Decent jobs must grow at a stronger pace

More intensive and coordinated efforts are needed to create decent jobs, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors, at the International Monetary Fund Spring...

ILO100

A wild dream has prevailed

Speaking at a special Centenary session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, celebrated the ILO’s past and reflected on the Organization’s purpose and its future.

Future of work

Nordic countries an inspiration for the ILO

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, praised the contribution of Nordic countries to the organization’s mandate and outlined the opportunities and challenges ahead at the Nordic Conference on the Future of Work, in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik.

335th Session of the ILO Governing Body

ILO mandate of extraordinary importance and relevance to people everywhere

Opening the 335th Session of the Governing Body, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder set the scene for key tripartite discussions on the future of work and the ILO, as the organization marks its past one hundred years and prepares for the next.

Future of work

Address uncertainty and fear of the future of work

Speaking at the launch in South Africa of the Global Commission report on the Future of Work, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder set the stage for the next steps in its implementation.