Statements and speeches by the ILO's Director-General
January 2019
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Statement
Brazil dam collapse
28 January 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has issued a statement following the collapse of a dam in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil. Around 300 people are missing, with the chances of finding survivors reported to be very low.
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ILO100
A Centenary of endeavour and achievement
22 January 2019
In a speech to open a year of Centenary celebrations, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, described the organization as a locomotive of social progress and a harbinger of peace. He also outlined the challenges ahead.
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© T. Saputro / CIFOR 2019
PAGE Ministerial Conference
We cannot tolerate the cost of inaction on climate change
10 January 2019
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder outlined three key climate change challenges and put forward a number of proposals, in an address to the Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), in South Africa.
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LO-Norway Conference for ILO100
The future depends on the conscious choices we make
08 January 2019
In a speech to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, stresses the importance of international cooperation to meeting the multiple challenges of the future of work.
December 2018
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© UN Photo/Mark Garten 2019
Labour migration
Rights of labour migrants need protecting
11 December 2018
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, stressed the ILO’s support for the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, in a speech at the Intergovernmental Conference in Marrakech, Morocco.
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ITUC 4th World Congress
Organized labour the best defence against intolerance
03 December 2018
In a speech to the 4th World Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation in Copenhagen, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, stresses the importance of the international trade union movement for a future of work that benefits all.
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G20 Leaders’ Summit
We can both create jobs and protect the environment
01 December 2018
Job opportunity and economic growth can happen without costing the planet, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at a G20 discussion on “Embracing the Opportunities (Infrastructure; Energy transitions; A sustainable food future)”.
November 2018
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© G20 Argentina 2019
G20 Leaders’ Summit
The right policies will create a future of work we want
30 November 2018
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined critical future of work issues in a session at the G20 Leaders’ Summit on “Putting People First - Discussion Topics: Global economy; the future of work; women’s empowerment.”
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© Narayan Maharjan / NurPhoto 2019
World AIDS Day 2018
Timely HIV testing is key to workers’ health
30 November 2018
Do you know your HIV status? In around 50 countries HIV infections are still rising and everywhere death rates are still too high.
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G20 informal Employment Working Group
G20 countries are leaders in shaping the future of work
06 November 2018
In remarks at a meeting of the G20 Informal Employment Working Group at ILO headquarters in Geneva, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the key issues facing a rapidly changing world of work.
October 2018
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ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors
Invest in social protection
23 October 2018
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, calls on businesses to help make universal social protection a reality, in a speech at the fourth annual meeting of the ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Global Business and Disability Network
Disability inclusion benefits business
22 October 2018
Discussions about diversity, business and human rights need to include persons with disabilities, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the opening of the annual meeting of the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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20th Session of the International Conference of Labour Statisticians
ILO Director-General closes historic labour statistics Conference
19 October 2018
Conference offers the world new statistical tools which will provide policy makers with much needed information on emerging and less visible forms of employment.
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Les Entretiens France-BIT 2018
The future of work: More voice creates better decisions in enterprises
12 October 2018
On the occasion of the 2018 France-ILO meetings, organized by the ILO and the French Ministry of Labour in Paris, the Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder, addressed the importance of social dialogue in effectively managing changes in the world of work.
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World Development Report 2019
International Labour Office expresses concern about World Bank report on future of work
12 October 2018
Following the publication of the World Development Report 2019 on ‘The Changing Nature of Work’, the International Labour Office questions the approach to some key issues addressed in the publication.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee - Bali, 12 October 2018
12 October 2018
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee - Bali, 12 October 2018
12 October 2018
In a statement to the Development Committee delivered during the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the “warning signs” facing the global economy.
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© Liang Qiang / World Bank 2019
World Teachers’ Day 2018
Children need qualified teachers
05 October 2018
In a joint statement to mark World Teacher’s Day, the heads of ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP and Education International underline the need for quality teaching for the world’s schoolchildren.
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© Eko Siswono Toyudho / Anadolu 2019
Statement
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
01 October 2018
September 2018
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United Nations General Assembly, New York
Remembering Mandela: “Let us walk the last mile together”
24 September 2018
The United Nations General Assembly in New York is holding a Peace Summit in honour of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. In a statement to mark the occasion, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, describes Mandela as a lasting source of inspiration in the pursuit of peace and social justice.