Statements and speeches
2014
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L20 Summit - Session VI
A G20 strategy for reducing unemployment and income inequality
14 November 2014
Remarks by Sandra Polaski Deputy Director-General for Policy, ILO
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Statement
New initiative to improve labour rights in Myanmar
14 November 2014
Joint statement of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the United States of America, Japan, Denmark and the International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Statement
Opening address at the ASEAN conference on strengthening the protection and empowerment of women migrant workers
12 November 2014
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ASEAN conference on strengthening the protection and empowerment of women migrant workers, Pasig City, Philippines, 13 November 2014
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Statement
Message at the graduation ceremony, shelter construction and skills training project - Tacloban City Government, Eastern Visayas State University, Operations Compassion and ILO
07 November 2014
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the graduation ceremony, shelter construction and skills training project, Tacloban City, Philippines, 8 November 2014
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Statement
Opening address at the Working out of disasters: job-led growth after Bopha (Pablo)
25 September 2014
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Working out of disasters: job-led growth after Bopha (Pablo), Makati City, Philippines, 26 September 2014
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Statement
Key Note Address at the Panel Discussion on Regional Cooperation on Employment and Labour Issues in South Asia
20 September 2014
By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the Panel Discussion on Regional Cooperation on Employment and Labour Issues in South Asia, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 20 September 2014
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© UN Photo/Rick Bajornas 2024
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?
18 September 2014
A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.
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G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting - Melbourne
ILO Director General's address on G20 Labour Markets
11 September 2014
The Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder, joined the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting held in Melbourne in September 2014, during which the ILO presented a number of reports on employment issues that have been prepared to inform the Ministerial discussions.
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© Flickr / Carlo Iacovino 2024
Small Island Developing States
Decent work and sustainability intertwined for small states battling climate change
05 September 2014
The international community has just concluded its discussion in Samoa about small island developing states, with decent work for all emerging as a key commitment, writes Bob Kyloh, senior ILO economist, who attended the conference.
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Comment
What will economic integration bring for Viet Nam and ASEAN?
04 September 2014
By Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific