Statements and speeches by the ILO's Director-General
May 2019
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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Ensure justice and protection for LGBTI workers
17 May 2019
On the occasion of International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says that a human-centred future of work that leaves no-one behind must include LGBTI workers.
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Future of Work
Social dialogue delivers results
07 May 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, underlined the importance of social dialogue at a Centenary conference on ‘The Future of Work’ in Belgium.
April 2019
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Singapore Conference on the Future of Work
Embracing technology and inclusive growth
29 April 2019
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Future of work
Maximize risks and handle challenges of new technology
25 April 2019
Speaking at a High-level International Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on digitalization, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, stressed the need to take control of our future of work.
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Labour Inspection
Radical cuts to labour inspectorates a ‘serious mistake’
23 April 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, warned of the negative consequences of radical reforms to labour inspectorates, in a speech to the conference of the Regional Alliance of Labour Inspections of the Commonwealth of the Independent States and Mongolia.
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Occupational safety and health
An unacceptable human cost
23 April 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder outlined the importance of occupational safety and health to sustainable development and decent work, in a speech at the All Russia Week on Occupational Safety and Health, at the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the World Bank Development Committee, 2019
13 April 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlights the need for human-centred policies to reduce inequalities, in a statement to the World Bank Development Committee at the Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee, 2019
13 April 2019
More intensive and coordinated efforts are needed to create decent jobs, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors, at the International Monetary Fund Spring meeting in Washington DC.
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ILO100
A wild dream has prevailed
10 April 2019
Speaking at a special Centenary session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, celebrated the ILO’s past and reflected on the Organization’s purpose and its future.
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Future of work
Nordic countries an inspiration for the ILO
04 April 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, praised the contribution of Nordic countries to the organization’s mandate and outlined the opportunities and challenges ahead at the Nordic Conference on the Future of Work, in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik.
March 2019
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335th Session of the ILO Governing Body
ILO mandate of extraordinary importance and relevance to people everywhere
18 March 2019
Opening the 335th Session of the Governing Body, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder set the scene for key tripartite discussions on the future of work and the ILO, as the organization marks its past one hundred years and prepares for the next.
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Future of work
Address uncertainty and fear of the future of work
01 March 2019
Speaking at the launch in South Africa of the Global Commission report on the Future of Work, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder set the stage for the next steps in its implementation.
February 2019
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Social and solidarity economy
Social enterprises play a key role in a decent future of work
28 February 2019
Innovative solutions are needed to combat the challenges facing the future of work said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the Social Economy National Consultation Conference in Durban, South Africa.
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Social Justice
World Day of Social Justice
19 February 2019
In a statement marking World Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says decent work is key to achieving sustainable development and social justice, itself a foundation of lasting peace.
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Seventh World Government Summit
Work for a Brighter Future
11 February 2019
In a speech to the seventh World Government Summit, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder stressed the need for people to design the future of work they want. He identified three areas for investment: people and their capabilities; institutions; and jobs of the future, and said that the private sector’s productive capacities, resources and potential needed to be harnessed for the future of work agenda.
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Conference “100 Years ILO”
A Future of Work with Social Justice: The ILO in its second Century
07 February 2019
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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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.