ILO's Director-General: In the media
May 2013
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China Central Television (CNTV)
ILO's Director-General meets with the Chinese Vice Premier of the State Council Ma Kai
14 May 2013
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CNN Quest Means Business
ILO's Director General says "Everything can be done to change the situation" in Bangladesh
01 May 2013
The Bangladesh disaster will happen again "if action is not taken now", affirmed ILO's Director General Guy Ryder. Mr. Ryder, speaking to CNN's Richard Quest, urged authorities to take action for necessary measures. While everybody has a role to play in making these changes happen, it is "in the governments capacity" to implement a plan that will adopt a legislation in the field of labour.
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CNN Quest Means Business
Europe must "Step off the Austerity Pedal", says ILO's Director General
01 May 2013
Talking to CNN's Richard Quest, ILO's Director General, Guy Ryder, said that it is now urgent that Europe holds back on austerity and focus more on employment measures. Ryder said that there is space and money to put into the economy, next step is the policy changes that will allow us to see positive outcomes for 2014.
April 2013
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CNN
ILO Chief on Eurozone unemployment - "We can expect worse to come"
02 April 2013
As Eurozone unemployment hit an historic high at 12 percent, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said that while that figure was very disturbing, it was not surprising and would probably get worse unless more was done to put in place policies to promote employment. He went on to say that youth unemployment figures are "absolutely catastrophic" at over 50 percent and the governments have to do more to get the austerity balance right.
January 2013
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Al Jazeera-World Economic Forum panel discussion
ILO chief: Quick action needed to tackle jobs crisis
25 January 2013
With signs of improvement in the financial market, now is the time for policymakers to take action and tackle the jobs crisis, said the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder. Mr. Ryder participated in an Al Jazeera-World Economic Forum panel discussion, alongside heads of state and business, to discuss the pressing issue of employment. The discussion was webcast live and aired on the Al Jazeera English business tv program "Counting the Cost".
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NDTV
Jobs crisis must be at centre of World Economic Forum discussion, says ILO
25 January 2013
New ILO figures show global unemployment is rising again and another 5 million are expected to be unemployed in 2013. The ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder told Indian broadcaster NDTV that policymakers and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos should question the idea that an economic recovery is underway.
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Euronews
Global unemployment is getting worse, warns ILO head
24 January 2013
In 2012 4.2 million people joined the ranks of the unemployed. "It's great if the financial world is feeling better about life but for the world of work things are getting worse," said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to Euronews correspondent Isabelle Kumar. In this report Euronews looks at how business people and world leaders are hoping to tackle unemployment.
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CNN
ILO Head says to "down the dose" when it comes to austerity
24 January 2013
Austerity measures have been counterproductive according to the ILO's Director-General, Guy Ryder who likened their effects to a drug that was too potent. Speaking to Richard Quest on CNN's "Quest Means Business" at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, Ryder said it was time to down the dose of austerity and that a paralysis of policies to create employment was one of the main obstacles to recovery in many countries.
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CNBC World Wide Exchange
Impact of current unemployment in Europe "catastrophic" warns ILO Chief
24 January 2013
The situation of the labour market is getting worse and, according to ILO estimates, 5 million more people will be unemployed in 2013, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. In a live interview with CNBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ryder expressed grave concern over the labour situation, particularly when it comes to young workers. He said the notion of a lost generation is not a cliché, but unfortunately a reality.
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Sky News
Spain facing great depression conditions, warns ILO Director-General
24 January 2013
Spain and its European partners should take a second look at the path their countries are following, according to Guy Ryder, ILO's Director-General. Speaking to the British channel Sky News from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he stressed that the crisis is far from over, especially for those who are standing in the jobs queue.