ILO Director-General
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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
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International Migrants Day 2020 - Joint statement
Stronger Together: Including Migrants in the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
18 December 2020
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Thinking Ahead on Society Change (TASC) Platform
The importance of multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration in COVID-19 recovery
04 December 2020
News and press releases
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© KB Mpofu / ILO 2021
Jobs for peace and resilience
COVID-19 is a threat to peacebuilding in conflict-affected nations
17 December 2020
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© Cai Yang / Xinhua via AFP 2021
Maritime Labour Convention
ILO Governing Body calls for urgent action on seafarer COVID-19 crisis
08 December 2020
In the media
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© Mark Demayo / ABS-CBN News 2021
ABS-CBN News
ILO seeks help for seafarers stranded by COVID-19
09 December 2020
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XinhuaNet
Interview: International labor leader says China sets "example" for poverty eradication
30 November 2020
Videos, audio and photos
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World Statistics Day
Connect the world with data we can trust
20 October 2020
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World Teachers’ Day
Decent work for teachers is essential to build back better after COVID-19
05 October 2020