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. © G20 2021

    G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

    Protect workers and businesses in the tourism industry

    04 May 2021

  2. Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF Development Committee

    COVID-19 recovery must be human-centred

    09 April 2021

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News and press releases

  1. © Portuguese Presidency EU 2021

    Social Summit in Porto

    ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto

    13 May 2021

  2. Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank

    COVID-19 strategies must invest in human-centred recovery, ILO tells World Bank/IMF

    09 April 2021

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In the media

  1. Mail Online

    U.N. forced labour drive hits target with backing of 50 nations

    17 March 2021

  2. Euronews Now

    Guy Ryder on Euronews Now: Countries should work together to support digital labour platform workers

    24 February 2021

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Videos, audio and photos

  1. International Labour Day

    Solidarity is key to our common survival and prosperity

    30 April 2021

  2. Video

    We need a strong, resilient occupational safety and health environment

    27 April 2021

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