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ILO Director-general visits the Netherlands

Guy Ryder to address Dutch conference on labour and industrial relations

The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder will address the "SZW Congres 2013", a conference organized by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment on 25 March 2013.

Youth guarantee

Council agreement on youth guarantee in line with ILO positions

On 28 February 2013, the Council of the EU, chaired by Ireland, reached a political agreement on a recommendation addressed to the Member States to provide for youth guarantee schemes.

EU to allocate €1.9 billion to Eastern Parnership's members

Manual for trade union education on social dialogue in new EU Member States and Candidate Countries

This new manual is designed for trade union trainers responsible for organizing courses at the sectoral or national level. A particular focus is put on the Central and Eastern European Countries, both EU New Member States and Candidate Countries. It...

Event

ILO Director-General’s address to the EUROFOUND Forum 2013

By Guy Ryder

Jobs, social inclusion and growth should top EU agenda

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder discusses the priorities of the European Union in the context of his first official visit to Ireland, which holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.

ILO Office welcomes social dimension and social dialogue being part of future EMU roadmap

On 14 December 2012, the European Council agreed that the roadmap for the completion of the European Monetary Union (EMU) should include a social dimension, comprising social dialogue.

Irish EU Council Presidency underlines importance of employment and EU cooperation with ILO

The ILO-Brussels Office appreciates the priorities of the EU Council Presidency, laid down in the Programme “For Stability, Jobs and Growth”.

ILO at European Employment Committee meeting with social partners on wage developments

The European Employment Committee (EMCO) organized on 1 February 2013 an extra-ordinary meeting with EU- and national social partners on wages developments. The EMCO chair invited the ILO to contribute to the discussion.

ILO Director-General to address Eurofound Foundation Forum

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder will address the Eurofound Foundation Forum on "Social and employment policies for a fair and competitive Europe" in Dublin, Ireland. This Forum contributes to the EU Council Presidency held by Ireland from 1 January...

ILO at liaison forum bringing together EU social partners

On the occasion of the EU Social Dialogue Liaison Forum - organized by the European Commission (EC) on 28 January 2013 and bringing together EU sector social partners - Ms Maria Beatriz Mello da Cunha (ILO) and Ms May Mi Than Tun (ILO) presented the...

Davos

Jobs crisis is far from over, warns ILO chief

Speaking at the World Economic Summit in Davos, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said that the dire jobs situation shows the crisis is far from over.

World Economic Forum in Davos

Excerpts from interviews of ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Global Employment Trends 2013: Facts and figures for Developed Economies & European Union

Global Employment Trends 2013: Facts and figures for Central & South-Eastern Europe (non-EU) & CIS

Uncertainty makes global unemployment rise again

Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, labour markets remain deeply depressed with no improvements in sight. Uncertain economic outlook and inadequate policy responses hold back job creation. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder...

Youth employment

ILO Chief: Less austerity, more investment needed to tackle youth jobs crisis

Failing to act on the youth jobs crisis would sow the seeds of social unrest and destroy hopes for sustainable growth. That is a cost the world cannot afford, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said at a conference on youth employment in Budapest.

10th high level meeting of the ILO and the European Commission

For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO Office and the European Commission (EC) held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. The ILO Office and...

Guy Ryder: "ILO and EU have a shared responsibility of realizing decent work for all"

For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO and the European Commission held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. At this meeting, Guy Ryder...

Europe

Competitiveness and employment: Trying to square the circle

Cutting costs can help a country become more competitive and boost exports as a result. But, as attractive as it may seem, EU countries, which trade heavily among themselves, cannot all gain a competitive edge at the same time.