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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...

Programme of the Irish Presidency of the Council of European Union

9th European Regional Meeting: Second letter of invitation

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...

Presentation "The ILO �sectoral work and priorities"

Presentation by Ms Maria Beatriz Mello da Cunha (ILO)/SECTOR) at the EU Social Dialogue Liaison Forum.

The ILO at the AA Career Fair Berlin 26th January 2013

Powerpoint-Präsentation „Working at the ILO"

Developing a standard methodology for assessing outcomes for migrant workers

Protecting the interests of workers when employed in countries other than their own (as per ILO’s Constitution) will only be possible if enough is known about what works where, how and why. For example, does the degree and form of tripartite...

Research project

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

This research project undertaken between October 2012 and December 2014 by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and ILO-MIGRANT, thanks to funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, aimed...

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...

"How should the EU finance its baby-boomers' pensions?" Sophie asks ILO expert John Woodall

In Euronews' programme "Utalk", Sophie from Zurich asked ILO Senior Social Security specialist John Woodall how her generation will pay for the pensions of baby-boomers.

EPlex in Brief No. 1 - "Employment protection legislation (EPL) of Georgia: A review based on ILO standards, OECD indicators and...

The objective of this note is to review the Labour Code of Georgia with specific focus on employment protection legislation (EPL) from international and comparative perspectives. The main references used are ILO standards, EPL indicators of the...

Composition of delegations and presentation of credentials - 9th European Regional Meeting