Statements and speeches
November 2018
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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
12 October 2018
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
The future of work must be more equal
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 2018
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 2018
Statement
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
01 October 2018