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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Putting jobs at the centre of recovery and sustainable development

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

Remarks at launch event of the European Business Campaign: “Skills for Jobs”

by Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Assistant Director General for Policy, ILO at the session on “Reaching impact and scaling up”

9th European Regional Meeting

Strong EU and Benelux participation in European regional meeting (ERM)

The EU actively participated in the ERM through EU positions presented by the Irish Council Presidency and through the negotiation of the Oslo Declaration.

Europe

Balance between fiscal discipline and growth is needed, says European Parliament President

The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, highlights common ground with the ILO on the need to move beyond austerity in the crisis response, on the importance of decent work and in the debate on the post-2015 development goals.

The United Nations asks the public about the world they want

The United Nations has teamed up with youth groups, private sector bodies and NGO partners all over the world to launch MY World, which is the United Nations Survey for a Better World. MY World asks people everywhere about the issues that make the...

ILO Director-General addressed the Eurofound Forum 2013

The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder went on an official visit to Ireland, which holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. Attending the Eurofound Forum in Dublin, he welcomed the EU's social investment package. He also stressed that...

Tajikistan becomes 159th member of WTO

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 Director-General discusses development agenda with UN Secretary-General

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his senior staff to discuss the role of the Decent Work Agenda in the post-2015 development framework.

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.

Tajik parliament's lower house ratifies agreement on WTO admission

ILO, European Commission, OHCHR, UNWOMEN and KSBSI sign agreement on global action programme on migrant domestic workers

The European Commission and the ILO in partnership with OHCHR, UNWOMEN and the Indonesian Trade Union KSBSI signed an agreement on implementing a “Global Action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families”. The implementation of this...

Tajikistan has been officially admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

The Tajik president’s official website reports three documents were signed at a ceremony in Geneva on December 10: the protocol on Tajikistan's admission to the international organization; the decision of the WTO General Council on approving...

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...

What Does the World of Work for 1.2 billion Youth Look Like? Global Labour Markets and Youth Employment: A Vision for the Future

Lecture by Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO, at the Public Seminar at World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Centre

Inaugural Remarks at the Cooperative Forum on "Role of Co-operatives in times of natural disaster"

by Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, ILO at the 10th International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly

The ILO and Cooperatives: A global perspective towards the International Year of Cooperatives

by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, International Labour Organization, at University of Kobe, Japan

Talk on ILO Working paper on Rokin Banks

by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO To the Rokin Association & Kinki Rokin

The World at a Crossroads: The employment challenge facing the world today

Keynote Speech by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Executive Director for Employment, ILO, at the Rokin-ILO International Symposium