Statements

July 2019

  1. Education must safeguard democracy, promote the common good

    23 July 2019

    In a speech to the 8th World Congress of Education International in Bangkok, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder highlights the critical role of trade unions and teachers in shaping a just, human-centred future of work.

April 2016

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    'Workplace stress: It’s time to lift the burden'

    28 April 2016

    "Work-related stress affects workers in all professions in developed and developing countries alike. It can gravely harm not only workers’ health but also, and all too often, the wellbeing of their families," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

September 2015

  1. Speech by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to ETUC Congress

    30 September 2015

December 2014

  1. Decent work, social protection can help close the gap

    01 December 2014

    Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on World AIDS Day 2014.

June 2013

  1. Plenary address on the Director General Report: Statement by Luc Cortebeeck Chairperson of the Workers’ Group

    12 June 2013