Statements and speeches by the ILO's Director-General
May 2013
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Workplace safety
ILO welcomes accord on Building and Fire Safety in Bangladesh
14 May 2013
The ILO stands ready to provide appropriate support to the agreement signed by international fashion retailers along with other companies and trade unions to prevent workplace disasters.
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UNRISD Conference
Statement on potential and limits of social and solidarity economy
06 May 2013
April 2013
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Video message on "The prevention of occupational diseases"
28 April 2013
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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Putting jobs at the centre of recovery and sustainable development
20 April 2013
Statement by the ILO's Director-General, Guy Ryder, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee.
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From Algeria
Statement at the 40th Arab Labour Conference
15 April 2013
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From Oslo
Closing remarks to the 9th European Regional Meeting
11 April 2013
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9th ILO European Regional Meeting
Remarks at the panel discussion on how to tackle the consequences of the financial crisis
08 April 2013
Introductory remarks delivered to the high level panel on "how to tackle the consequences of the financial crisis?", during the 9th ILO European Regional Meeting held in Oslo from 8 to 11 April 2013.
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8-11 April 2013
Opening remarks to the ILO's 9th European Regional Meeting
08 April 2013
Statement delivered to Government, worker and employer representatives from 51 European and Central Asian member States gathered in Oslo to discuss the way forward for the region in the context of the continuing financial, economic and social crisis.
March 2013
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Gender-based violence
Remarks at the ILO event to mark International Women's Day 2013
08 March 2013
Remarks by the ILO Director-General at the event to mark International Women's Day 2013.
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Stop violence against women at work
Statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day
08 March 2013
A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women. Stop violence against women at work.
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Statement
Human rights and the post-2015 agenda: The role of decent work
01 March 2013
Introductory remarks delivered by ILO's Director-General to the Human Rights Council at the High level Panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming held in Geneva, on 1 March 2013.
February 2013
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Inequalities
Message for World Day for Social Justice 2013
20 February 2013
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Event
ILO Director-General’s address to the EUROFOUND Forum 2013
15 February 2013
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Lecture by Guy Ryder
2013 Edward Phelan Lecture: “Lessons from the Irish internationalist who organized social justice”
14 February 2013
Lecture by Guy Ryder on Mr Edward Phelan at the invitation of the National University of Ireland. Guy Ryder described the life and work of Edward Phelan, who was not only the fourth Director of the ILO in 1941, and Director General under its new constitution in 1946, but also the innovator of the ILO 'tripartite' formula. (Watch the video of the lecture or download the written statement in PDF)
January 2013
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World Economic Forum in Davos
Excerpts from interviews of ILO Director-General Guy Ryder
25 January 2013
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ILO blog
Taking the uphill struggle for jobs to Davos
24 January 2013
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Statement
Presentation of the Global Employment Trends 2013
21 January 2013
Guy Ryder provided an overview of the scope of the Global Employment Trends 2013, followed by some of the key findings of the ILO report on trends and policies.
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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.