Statements and speeches by the ILO's Director-General
September 2018
-
© 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
-
Obituary
ILO mourns passing of Kofi Annan
21 August 2018
-
© 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.
-
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
-
© 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
-
© 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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
© 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
-
© 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."
April 2018
-
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work
27 April 2018
In a statement to mark ‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’, ILO Director General Guy Ryder calls for action to make workplaces safe for young workers.
-
Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the Development Committee, 2018
18 April 2018
In a statement to the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned that high and rising levels of inequality are impeding inclusive and sustainable development. Looking to the future of work, he also called for a focus on decent work to confront the challenges of demography, technology, and climate change.
-
Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee, 2018
18 April 2018
In a statement to the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned that high and rising levels of inequality are impeding inclusive and sustainable development. Looking to the future of work, he also called for a focus on decent work to confront the challenges of demography, technology, and climate change.
March 2018
-
© Nestlé 2020
International Women’s Day
Change is necessary for rural women
08 March 2018
In a statement to mark International Women’s Day, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says that rural women must not be overlooked in policy decisions.
February 2018
-
© Richard Messenger 2020
Human Rights Council
Fair play without human rights violations
26 February 2018
In a speech on the margins of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, calls for labour rights to be observed in the run up to mega sporting events
-
© Huang jiexian / Imaginechina 2020
World Day of Social Justice
Social justice for migrant workers is in everyone’s interest
20 February 2018
Fair treatment for the world’s 150 million migrant workers is in everyone’s interest, and requires labour migration to be well-governed and effective, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
December 2017
-
© Nguyen A. / ILO 2020
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The future world of work must be fully inclusive of people with disabilities
01 December 2017
“People with disabilities, with their skills and talents, are an important asset to the labour markets today and in the future,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
November 2017
-
Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
ILO Director-General’s speech at the Launch of the Engagement Platform of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
29 November 2017
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, emphasizes importance of partnerships to tackling youth employment challenge as he launches new ILO engagement platform to support the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.
-
© S. Gombert / Cultura Creative 2020
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
“Leaving no-one behind means ending all forms of violence and harassment against women”
25 November 2017
"With notable exceptions, far too little has been done for far too long to end the culture of impunity, to end the culture of silence," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement issued on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
-
Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth
ILO Director-General’s speech on “Fair Employment and Working Conditions”
17 November 2017
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says the Pillar provides a framework for building a world of work that is fair and inclusive, during his speech to the Social Summit for Fair jobs and Growth in Gothenburg, Sweden.