Statements and speeches
2023
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Technical and vocational education and training and skills development
Skills: My passport to a better future
06 September 2023
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme helps partners implement pilots on inclusive, area-based and industry-led lifelong learning models in the Philippines.
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© Bernard Testa/ILO 2023
Skills development
A new wave of traditional mat-making sweeps through a Philippine town
22 August 2023
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme has helped locals produce and sell premium, high-quality hand-woven products and thus earn a decent wage.
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Statement
Businesses need to innovate and adapt to harness opportunities in the rapidly changing world of work
18 August 2023
Keynote Speech by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC/Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the EFSI ER Conference 2023: Business dynamics and HR value creation
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Statement
Apprenticeships need to be agile to cater to the changing demands of the workforce
17 August 2023
Opening remarks at the Sharing of good practices and lessons learned in apprenticeships from ADULT project workshop by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director/OIC, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi.
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Statement
India's progress in connecting drinking water to households has resulted in decent work opportunities
10 August 2023
Introductory remarks at the release of the Study on Assessment of Employment Potential of the Jal Jeevan Mission by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director/OIC, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi.
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Statement
Increasing women's participation in platform work is fundamental to the Decent Work Agenda
27 July 2023
Opening remarks by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at - Understanding and improving women's work on digital labour platforms Stakeholder Consultation Workshop in India
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Statement
Technology needs to work for employers and workers in an equitable future of work
17 July 2023
Address by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC/Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the New Technologies and the Future of Work conference
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Statement
Organizations must recognise and nurture women as a talent pool to advance decent work for all
13 July 2023
Opening remarks by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the Leadership Development for Women Executives in CPSEs organized by SCOPE
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Statement
Statement on the death in Bangladesh of Mr Shahidul Islam
30 June 2023
President of the Gazipur branch of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, (BGIWF) died on 25 June 2023.
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Just and sustainable workplace
Closing message at the National Conference of Employers in the Philippines
28 June 2023
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo addressed the National Conference of Employers on Human-Centred Transitions for a Just and Sustainable Workplace held in Manila.