ILO Director-General

  1. Guy Ryder was elected the tenth ILO Director-General by the ILO's Governing Body in May 2012 and took office in October that same year. In 2016, he was re-elected for another five-year term which started on 1 October 2017.

Statements and speeches

  1. BRICS 7th Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

    ILO head: 'Address inequalities to prevent long term scarring'

    15 July 2021

  2. G20 Development Ministers Meeting

    G20 can help accelerate a human-centred recovery that is inclusive, sustainable, resilient

    29 June 2021

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News and press releases

  1. BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment Endorsement

    ILO welcomes BRICS Ministers' support for human-centred recovery from COVID-19

    15 July 2021

  2. © G20 2021

    G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

    G20 ministers recommit to human-centred roadmap out of crisis

    23 June 2021

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In the media

  1. © Sam Tsang / SCMP 2021

    South China Morning Post

    Domestic workers lost far more jobs than others during Covid-19, ILO says

    16 June 2021

  2. © Reuters 2021

    VOA News

    Millions of Domestic Workers Among Hardest Hit by Pandemic, Report Finds

    15 June 2021

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Videos, audio and photos

  1. Decent work

    Work together to end preventable deaths from toxic chemicals

    07 July 2021

  2. International Labour Day

    Solidarity is key to our common survival and prosperity

    30 April 2021

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