Statements and speeches
2014
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Ryder: "The mental health of young people matters to us all"
12 August 2014
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Bridging the gap: Implementing the rights of indigenous peoples
08 August 2014
Message by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
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Message by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder: “Cooperatives for sustainable development"
05 July 2014
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Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour
12 June 2014
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ILO Director-General's opening remarks to the World of Work Summit on "Developing with Jobs"
09 June 2014
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Message by Guy Ryder for International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
17 May 2014
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ILO Director-General Guy Ryder: “Decent work for women and men assures a better deal for families”
15 May 2014
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ILO Director-General: Curbing chemical risks in the workplace
28 April 2014
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ILO Director-General : “We join our efforts with all who are striving for gender equality”
06 March 2014
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ILO Director-General: Decent work, social protection and respect of rights central to sustainable development
24 February 2014
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, tells Arab Forum for Development and Employment in Saudi Arabia that the demand for social justice must be met through decent work for all and that providing social protection of those in need, is an expression of the solidarity which holds societies together.
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ILO Director-General: "We are faced with a deep social crisis, a crisis too of social justice"
20 February 2014
As the world marks the Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges "policy-makers to converge on the ambition of a real global socio-economic recovery – a recovery for all – and a Post-2015 Development Agenda that helps lift all out of poverty."
2013
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Including people with disabilities, everyone stands to gain
03 December 2013
“Too many people with disabilities are denied the dignity of work (...) We need to break barriers and open doors for an inclusive society for all,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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Message from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World AIDS Day
29 November 2013
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Address of ILO Director General represented by ILO Regional Director for Arab States, Ms. Nada Al-Nashif at the launch of the National Action Plan for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lebanon by 2016
07 November 2013
The ILO vows continuous support to assist Lebanon to achieve its goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour.
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Change requires collective responsibility towards the poorest
17 October 2013
"People living in poverty are particularly subject to discrimination and the exclusion that characterizes it because of their poverty (...) We cannot be indifferent - change requires collective responsibility towards the poorest and most vulnerable," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement issued on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
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Message from Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on International Cooperative Day 2013
06 July 2013
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Address by the Minister of Labour of Jordan, Dr. Nidal Katamine
05 June 2013
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ILO Director-General's statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2013
08 March 2013
A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women. Stop violence against women at work.
2012
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Message by the ILO's Director-General on the occasion of International Migrants Day
18 December 2012
We celebrate the contribution of women and men migrants to growth and development in both their host and home countries. They replenish labour markets with much-needed skills and human and social capital.
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Message by ILO's Director-General on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2012
02 December 2012