Statements and Speeches

2015

  1. The current reality and future of work, in India and beyond

    07 October 2015

    MOLE-IHD-ILO public lecture by Ms Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General (Policy), ILO, Geneva

  2. Remarks at the Opening Session of Knowledge-Sharing on the ILO/Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)/World Bank PMGSY Programme and launch of NREGA barefoot technicians training modules, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development

    06 October 2015

    By Ms Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General (Policy) at the Opening Session of Knowledge-Sharing on the ILO/Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)/World Bank PMGSY Programme and launch of NREGA barefoot technicians training modules, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural DevelopmentNew Delhi, 6 October 2015

  3. © Russell Watkins / DFID 2019
    ILO Director-General reaffirms support to Nepal reconstruction following second earthquake

    13 May 2015

  4. Disaster risk reduction and the Post-2015 framework for sustainable development

    12 March 2015

    Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (14-18 March 2015 - Sendai, Japan).

2014

  1. Making Industrial Policy Work for Growth, Jobs and Development in India

    29 November 2014

    Remarks by José M. Salazar-­Xirinachs Assistant Director-General for Policy, ILO at Symposium: "Making in India: Towards a Strategy of Manufacturing-Led Growth and Job Creation in India"

  2. Opening remarks delivered by Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director General for Policy, during the “Multinational Enterprises, Development and Decent Work – The ILO MNE Declaration”

    11 June 2014

  3. Remarks by the Director-General at the High-Level Panel on Decent Work in Fragile States “If you want Peace, cultivate Social Justice”

    20 March 2014

2013

  1. Message by Representative of the ILO on Youth and Social Inclusion Charles Dan on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2013

  2. Message by Chief of Social Integration Branch, Division for Social Policy and Developement of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Jean-Pierre Gonnot on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2013

  3. Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2013

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

    18 April 2013

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

2012

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

    29 November 2012

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

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

    28 November 2012

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

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

    28 November 2012

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

  4. Talk on ILO Working paper on Rokin Banks

    26 November 2012

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

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

    25 November 2012

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

  6. International labour Office comments on the World Bank’s “World Development Report 2013: Jobs”

    02 November 2012

    World Bank’s “World Development Report 2013: Jobs”, ILO 2 November 2012.

  7. Comments by M. Salazar-Xirinachs at Launching Event The World Bank’s 2013 World Development Report on Jobs

    01 November 2012

    Statement by Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs at Launching Event of the Report organized by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and the World Bank, Bern, 1 November 2012.

  8. Promoting longer life and ensuring work ability

    19 September 2012

    Address by Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment (ILO), at UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Ministerial Conference on Ageing - Vienna, Austria.

  9. What Does the World of Work for 1.2 billion Youth Look Like?

    11 September 2012

    A Vision for the Future Grounded in Today’s Realities and Research Keynote Address by Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, 2012