Statements and speeches by the ILO's Director-General
January 2013
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Youth jobs crisis
Statement at the Tripartite Seminar on Youth Employment (Budapest)
11 January 2013
Statement by Guy Ryder at the Tripartite Seminar on Youth Employment in Europe organized by Hungarian Ministry for National Economy and the ILO, to examine the challenges of labour market integration of young people in Europe. (Check against delivery)
December 2012
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Labour rights
Message on the occasion of International Migrants Day
18 December 2012
We celebrate the contribution of women and men migrants to growth and development in both their host and home countries. They replenish labour markets with much-needed skills and human and social capital.
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Statement
Joint statement by Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank, and Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO
17 December 2012
Joint statement by the ADB and the ILO on promoting decent work in developing Asia and the Pacific to reduce poverty and vulnerability; supporting a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous Asia-Pacific region; promoting greater access to opportunities; and reaffirming support for internationally-recognized core labour standards.
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Moscow
Keynote address by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to the Plenary session of the International Conference on Decent Work
11 December 2012
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Statement
Message by the Director-General of the ILO International Human Rights Day
10 December 2012
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Statement
Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
02 December 2012
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Statement
Message by ILO's Director-General on World AIDS Day 2012
01 December 2012
This World AIDS day commemoration carries a unanimous hope that the world can bring an end to AIDS.
November 2012
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World Aids Day
Director-General's remarks at the launching of the Getting to Zero at Work campaign
28 November 2012
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ILO African Staff Association
ILO Director-General’s welcome remarks to the President of the African Development Bank
22 November 2012
Director-General’s welcome remarks on the occasion of the visit to the ILO of Dr Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, to address the ILO African Staff Association.
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By the President of the African Development Bank
Towards enhancing employment in Africa
22 November 2012
Speech delivered by Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank at the ILO. (Check against delivery)
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US President in Myanmar
ILO Director-General welcomes US-Myanmar deal on forced labour
19 November 2012
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Working Party on the social dimension of globalization
Statement on Global economic prospects and the Decent Work Agenda
13 November 2012
ILO Director-General introduction to the Working party on the social dimension of globalization - High-level section of the governing body of the ILO. CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
October 2012
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Ending the Violence of Extreme Poverty
Message on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October 2012
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Agricultural cooperatives
Message on World Food Day
16 October 2012
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IMF/World Bank annual meeting
Urgent coordinated measures to promote employment and decent jobs
13 October 2012
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General at the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee (Tokyo, 13 October 2012)
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2012 Nobel Peace Prize
ILO Director-General congratulates EU on Nobel Peace Prize
12 October 2012
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International Day of the Girl Child
Message on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child
11 October 2012
September 2012
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Ceremony for transmission of office
Remarks by the outgoing Director-General Juan Somavia and by the Director-General Elect, Guy Ryder
28 September 2012
May 2012
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Post-election speech
Address of Guy Ryder, ILO DG elect, to the Governing Body
28 May 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has elected Guy Ryder as its tenth Director-General. M. Ryder, who is currently the ILO’s Executive Director for International Labour Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, will begin his five-year term in October 2012.