Statements and speeches by the ILO's Director-General
October 2018
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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 2020
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 2020
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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© Leon Neal / AFP 2020
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.
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© Tom Percy 2020
G20 Education and Employment Ministers’ Meeting
Lower the barriers facing women in labour market
07 September 2018
In remarks to G20 Education and Employment Ministers in Argentina, Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, outlined what’s needed to achieve gender equality in the changing world of work.
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G20 Education and Employment Ministers’ Meeting
We need more and better social protection
07 September 2018
Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, calls for social protection policies to be reinvigorated, as a key element of the future of work. He was speaking at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Argentina.
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© G20 Argentina 2020
G20 Education and Employment Ministers’ Meeting
Rethink lifelong learning
06 September 2018
A new approach to lifelong learning is needed for the future of work, says Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, in a speech to Education and Employment Ministers at a G20 ministers’ meeting in Argentina.
August 2018
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Obituary
ILO mourns passing of Kofi Annan
21 August 2018
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© Monty Rakusen/Cultura Creative 2020
International Youth Day 2018
Creating safe spaces for youth in the world of work
10 August 2018
"Join us on International Youth Day in committing to step up actions to promote safe spaces for young people that enhance their opportunities to secure decent work," says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
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BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting
Make social dialogue work
02 August 2018
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, praises the commitment to social dialogue and tripartism made by BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - in a speech at the group’s Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in South Africa.
July 2018
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© InstituteForApprenticeships 2020
Youth skills
The apprenticeship innovation challenge
04 July 2018
In a speech at the International Conference on Innovations in Apprenticeships, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlines how new types of apprenticeships are needed to tackle the youth skills gap.
June 2018
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© Rodrigo Soldon 2020
Palais Wilson, Geneva
A world of sport that fully respects human rights
26 June 2018
ILO Director-General shares his vision at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights.
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World Congress of the UNI Global Union, Liverpool
Don’t let the new brutalism shape our future
19 June 2018
In a speech to the World Congress of the UNI Global Union in Liverpool, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says we need a future of work with labour rights, inclusion, social justice, decent work, sustainability and democracy.
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World Day against Child Labour
ILO Director-General: Towards the urgent elimination of hazardous child labour
12 June 2018
“Children are more vulnerable to risk than adults. Urgent action is needed to ensure no child under the age of 18 is in hazardous child labour,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour.
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© Anne-Mette Jensen 2020
World Environment Day
ILO Director-General: Keep our planet safe, clean and fit for work
05 June 2018
The ILO joins the international community in marking World Environment Day, placing the spotlight this year on how we can beat plastic pollution.
May 2018
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© Ted Eytan 2020
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Safety, respect and dignity for all at work and beyond
17 May 2018
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder calls for an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, saying it is “a factor leading to violence and harassment in the world of work."