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Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

ILO Director-General: Growth is not the whole story

ILO Director-General warns of risks to the middle class growth experienced in BRICS countries.

Multilateral cooperation

BRICS Labour Ministers to Discuss Quality Jobs and Inclusive Employment Policies

On 25–26 January 2016, the Russian Federation will host the first ever meeting of ministers of labour and employment of the BRICS countries in Ufa.

Decent work

ILO welcomes new UNDP report that places decent work at the heart of sustainable development

Decent work and human development “mutually reinforcing”, says new analysis on improving quality of life.

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 12th High-Level Meeting

On 30 September and 1 October 2015, the ILO and the European Commission (EC) held their 12th annual high-level meeting.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO Director-General welcomes G20 breakthrough on tackling inequality, says focus should now be on implementation

G20 Leaders adopt comprehensive agenda for achieving “strong, sustainable and balanced growth” to promote inclusiveness and reduce inequalities.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO Director-General says addressing inequality can boost economic growth

Reversing the trend of sluggish growth is vital for success of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, including the goal of promoting inclusive growth and decent work for all.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO Director-General in Turkey for G20 Leaders’ Summit

Guy Ryder will address the summit's first working session on inclusive growth.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

Guy Ryder address to the G20 Leaders' Summit in Antalya

"The goal set in Brisbane last year of increasing growth by more than 2 per cent above trend projections by 2018 remains elusive… Reversing this trend in 2016 is vital for the success of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda," Ryder told G20 Leaders...

G7 Meeting of Employment and Development Ministers

ILO welcomes G7 steps to foster fair production in global supply chains

Work related accidents and disease cost the world up to 4 per cent of GDP. The G7 moves forward in addressing the root causes in global supply chains.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Reduce inequality, accelerate growth, generate decent work

Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General at the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Lima, Peru.

6th meeting of Ministers of Tourism of G20

ILO welcomes agreement to boost tourism jobs at G20 meeting in Turkey

ILO Deputy Director-General says that tourism industry has a key role in contributing to global economic growth and job creation.

Sustainable Development Goals

Grow the economy with a well-balanced diet

ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo shows the connection between decent work, acceptable living standards and economic growth, which together will help achieve several other sustainable development goals.

The first ever meeting of BRICS labour ministers will be held in Ufa next January – Maxim Topilin

On the margins of the meeting of labour and employment ministers of G20 in Ankara (Republic of Turkey), the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation Maxim Topilin met with Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International...

Summit of G20 Finance and Labour and Employment Ministers

G20 caught in weak economic and jobs recovery spiral

“A weak economic recovery continues to weigh heavily on G20 labour markets, while the persistent lack of decent jobs is in turn hurting the recovery,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, who’s taking part in the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers...

Summit of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers, Ankara

ILO welcomes G20 priority of boosting growth, jobs and reducing inequalities

The ILO Director-General highlighted ministers’ agreement to undertake a mix of policies using “wage-setting mechanisms, institutions for social dialogue, social protection systems, employment services and active labour market policies.”

G20 LEMM 2015

G20 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTERIAL DECLARATION 2015

Summit of G20 Finance and Labour and Employment Ministers

Remarks by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder for Opening Session of Joint Meeting of G20 Finance and Labour Ministers

Summit of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers

ILO Director-General: 'Economic and employment growth are mutually dependent'

Speech by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder for the opening session of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting held in Ankara, 3 September 2015, introducing joint ILO/OECD/WB paper on G20 Labour Markets in 2015.

Climate change

ILO joins the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness

The 2030 agenda for sustainable development

Addis Financing for Development Conference prioritizes decent work

The Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa, concluded on 16 July with the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda in which the central role of decent work and social protection in achieving the ambitious...