Statements and speeches
July 2021
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COVID-19 and the World of Work
ILO statement for the July edition of the MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project Monthly Newsletter
22 July 2021
Director ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries, Mr. Matin Karimli
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BRICS 7th Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting
ILO head: 'Address inequalities to prevent long term scarring'
15 July 2021
Speaking at the virtual Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting of BRICS nations, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said that COVID-19 recovery plans need to be human-centred, resilient, inclusive and sustainable. The BRICS group of emerging economies are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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International Day of Cooperatives
Statement by the ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy for the International Day of Cooperatives - 3 July 2021
03 July 2021
Around the pandemic cooperatives, and other social and solidarity economy institutions have stepped up to support their members and communities across sectors and regions. In moving forward beyond the pandemic, it will be important that cooperatives are also recognized as economic actors that need to benefit from the financial relief packages. Moreover, they need to be considered as critical partners for the longer term in building more resilient communities and strengthening local economies.
June 2021
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G20 Development Ministers Meeting
G20 can help accelerate a human-centred recovery that is inclusive, sustainable, resilient
29 June 2021
Speaking to G20 Development Ministers, the ILO Director-General has welcomed the group’s support for increased international cooperation to distribute vaccines, provide financial support, strengthen social protection and counter the employment impact of the crisis, particularly in developing countries.
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G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
Women have not recovered their employment as much as men in most G20 economies
22 June 2021
At the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting in Catania, Italy, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder presented the findings of a joint ILO-OECD report on recent trends in women’s employment and policy developments to reduce the gender labour force participation gap by 25 per cent by 2025.
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G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
ILO Director-General urges G20 to focus on a human-centred recovery after the pandemic
22 June 2021
Speaking at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting in Catania, Italy, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, emphasized the need to prevent long-term scarring of economies and societies and to shape an inclusive, sustainable and resilient response that truly leaves no one behind.
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G20 Joint Education and Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
Invest in youth says ILO Director-General to the G20
22 June 2021
Better skilling and decent work are needed to make sure that long COVID does not mean long-term marginalization of young people from the world of work, emphasized ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a speech to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting in Catania, Italy.
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19th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress 2021
Reinvigorate labour market institutions to address present crisis and future challenges
21 June 2021
In a speech to the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress, the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the steps needed to build a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the world of work.
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Week of Action against Child Labour
ILO and the Committee on the Rights of the Child call for urgent action to protect children’s rights and accelerate progress towards eliminating child labour by 2025
18 June 2021
Joint statement of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the International Labour Organization to mark the Week of Action against Child Labour – 10-18 June 2021
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109th International Labour Conference
Opening remarks by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, at the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference
07 June 2021