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Sustainable Development Goals

2030 development agenda: Major breakthrough for world of work

"The unanimous endorsement from UN member States gives the international community the impetus we need to work together to tackle the formidable challenges confronting humanity and our planet, particularly those we face in the world of work,” says...

Employment and social policy in Europe

ILO Director-General and EC President discuss bilateral cooperation

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker met to discuss cooperation in the field of employment and social policy in Europe.

Partnership

ILO and EIB join forces for more and better quality employment

The International Labour Organization and the European Investment Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reinforce and expand cooperation between the two organizations in the field of employment and social affairs.

Third International Conference on Financing for Development

Maximizing ILO's role in the new partnerships that must drive the implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda

Statement by ILO Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas C. Chuma at the closing session of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.

Financing for Development

Investing in Youth & Ensuring Decent Jobs to Harness the Demographic Dividend

Remarks by Mr Aeneas C. Chuma ILO Regional Director for Africa at a Side on Event Investing in Youth & Ensuring Decent Jobs to Harness the Demographic Dividend on the Occasion of the First-Ever World Youth Skills Day, during the Third International...

Financing for Development

Leveraging Migration, Remittances and Diaspora Contributions for Financing Sustainable Development

Opening Remarks by Stephen Pursey, Director, ILO Multilateral Cooperation Department, at the GMG-OECD Side Event to the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.

Third International Conference on Financing for Development

Ensuring policy coherence and an enabling environment at all levels for sustainable development

ILO Director-General speaking note for Round Table 2 UN Conference on Financing for Development.

ILO-World Bank Group

A joint mission and plan of action: Universal social protection to ensure that no one is left behind

Joint statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on the launch of the World Bank Group and ILO Universal Social Protection Initiative, calling the attention of world leaders to the importance of universal...

36th Programme Coordinating Board Meeting

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, Chair, UNAIDS Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations

ILO-World Bank

A joint mission and plan of action: Universal social protection to ensure that no one is left behind

Joint statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim for the launch of the World Bank Group and ILO Universal Social Protection Initiative, calling the attention of world leaders to the importance of...

G7 Summit at Schloss Elmau

ILO Director-General welcomes G7 commitment on responsible supply chains

“The ILO will collaborate closely with its constituents and G7 partners to translate this vision into reality,” said Guy Ryder, who was at the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany.

Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Time to reinvigorate strategies for sustainable growth and development

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee.

Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

The role of decent work in the post-2015 agenda for sustainable development and an end to poverty

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the World Bank-IMF Development Committee.

Economic and Social Council 2015 Integration Summit

Wanted: 600 million jobs!

The third and final day of the 2015 ECOSOC Integration Segment closed with a high-level panel on the challenge of creating 600 million jobs over the next decade while also promoting environmental sustainability. The day also included discussions on...

Economic and Social Council 2015 Integration Summit

Making Dignity and Prosperity the Norm

The second day of the ECOSOC Integration Segment saw a keynote speech by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on how international labour standards should form the basis for promoting a "high road" to economic growth. The discussions also focused on the...

Economic and Social Council 2015 Integration Summit

Decent work takes centre stage at ECOSOC

Leaders from government, business, civil society and the United Nations met in New York on 30 March to kick off the Economic and Social Council 2015 Integration Segment. This year's event focused on "Achieving sustainable development through...

Gaza reconstruction / Unemployment

Gaza conflict in 2014 caused hefty Palestinian job losses through destruction of workplaces and productive assets

New ILO study assesses how the Israeli military operation during the latest Gaza conflict caused widespread “disemployment” in the Palestinian territory’s private sector through the destruction of land, structures, capital equipment and tools.

Post-2015 Agenda

Challenges of implementation of Decent Work in the post-2015 Agenda in Europe and its responsibility in the world

Remarks by Stephen Pursey, Director Multilateral Cooperation Department, ILO

Berlin meeting

Ryder welcomes call for renewed efforts to spur global growth and employment

ILO Director-General underlines jobs for youth as a priority for international community, during a meeting with German Chancellor and the heads of other international organizations.

ILO opens Ninth Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in The Bahamas

ILO is strongly committed to convening the Caribbean Ministers of Labour Meeting every two years, to listen to the constituents and to respond to their needs with practical solutions, says ILO Director-General.