ILO Director-General

  1. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took office on 1 October 2012. Guy Ryder sees the ILO as absolutely central to the questions of the day: jobs, social protection, the fight against poverty, and equality. For this reason, he wants to reinforce the ILO's place at the centre of international decision-making on issues that affect the world of work.

    The Director-General wants the ILO to play a role in difficult global situations – such as economic crisis – and on the national agendas of countries undergoing change, especially where the world of work is at stake.

    To support these goals, Guy Ryder has started a process of internal reform to strengthen the ILO's technical capacity and improve its policy analysis.

Statements and speeches

  1. © UN Photo/Mark Garten 2018

    Labour migration

    Rights of labour migrants need protecting

    11 December 2018

  2. ITUC 4th World Congress

    Organized labour the best defence against intolerance

    03 December 2018

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News and press releases

  1. © G20 Argentina 2018

    G20 Leaders' Summit

    Leaders’ Declaration stresses the need to put people first in preparing the future of work

    01 December 2018

  2. Press release

    Guy Ryder attends Paris Armistice ceremonies on the eve of the ILO Centenary

    09 November 2018

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In the media

  1. © ILO 2018

    G20 PORTAL

    Building fair and sustainable development in the G20

    30 November 2018

  2. © AFP 2018

    AFP / 7NEWS

    Can a UN treaty help the #Metoo movement?

    09 May 2018

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Videos, audio and photos

  1. 107th International Labour Conference

    Opening of the International Labour Conference

    28 May 2018

  2. Convention No. 144 on Tripartite Consultations

    Promoting Convention No. 144 on Tripartite Consultations for the ILO Centenary in 2019

    26 May 2018

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