Statements and speeches
September 2020
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G20 Saudi Arabia 2020
ILO Director-General’s remarks at G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM): Update on Global Labour Markets
10 September 2020
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G20 Saudi Arabia 2020
Time to talk about building back a better world of work, Director-General tells L20 trade union leaders
08 September 2020
The ILO’s Director-General has told L20 trade union leaders that international solidarity and common purpose are essential to building back better from the COVID-19 crisis.
July 2020
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Statement
ILO's statement at the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
27 July 2020
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Statement
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Outcome of the International Maritime Virtual Summit on Crew Changes organized by the United Kingdom
16 July 2020
With hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded at sea due to the pandemic, a new international agreement recognizes them as key workers who should be protected.
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Statement by the United Nations Network on Migration
Standing in Solidarity with Migrants: Supporting Civil Society and other Stakeholders in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
08 July 2020
ILO joins the UN Network on Migration calling for increased recognition for the work of workers and employers’ organizations, civil society and other actors, who are playing a key role in protecting migrant workers and those rendered most vulnerable by the pandemic and responses to it.
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International Day of Cooperatives
Cooperatives play an active role in tackling global crises, says ILO Director-General
03 July 2020
By adhering to environmental standards and promoting local production, consumer and producer cooperatives can help limit greenhouse gas emissions and sustain supply chains for essential goods and services, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, on the International Day of Cooperatives 2020.
June 2020
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Syria: IV Brussels Conference
Statement by the ILO Director-General to the Brussels IV Conference supporting Syria and the region
30 June 2020
“Let us focus on building back better with a human-centred approach with and for refugees and their host communities,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has said to the Brussels IV Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, convened by the EU.
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Global Deal Conference
Social dialogue essential to any effective response to the pandemic says ILO Director-General
26 June 2020
Giving communities a greater voice in their own affairs enables compromises on difficult issues, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder’s at the Global Deal Conference on “Social Dialogue and the SDGs in the times of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
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Virtual Oceans Dialogue of the World Economic Forum
Include the ocean economy in the response to COVID-19
08 June 2020
More international cooperation is needed to help the seafaring sector, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the Virtual Oceans Dialogue of the World Economic Forum.
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Statement by the United Nations Network on Migration
UN Network on Migration statement - The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to reimagine human mobility
03 June 2020
The UN Network on Migration in a joint statement calls to act upon the recommendations of the SG policy brief and to do so while implementing the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) which provides practical solutions supported by states commitments and multilateral cooperation and recognises the need to ensure that migrants can effectively contribute to their countries of destination and be compensated for such efforts without discrimination.