Statements and speeches
November 2020
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Virtual “1+6” Roundtable
Promoting World Economic Recovery and Growth in the Post-COVID-19 Era
24 November 2020
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder's, remarks to the Fifth “1+6” Roundtable Dialogue.
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G20 Leaders’ Summit
G20 nations need to lead a global response to pandemic
22 November 2020
In a speech at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Saudi Arabia, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder outlined the steps needed to restore economic growth and jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020 Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights – High-level Virtual Plenary
Remarks by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder
16 November 2020
October 2020
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Statement
ILO Chief of Labour Migration joins UNDP Launch of their Human Mobility Report
21 October 2020
ILO joined UNDP and migration experts at the launch of the report on Human Mobility, Shared Opportunities and an interactive dialogue on the way forward. ILO pointed at key challenges for migrant workers` (re)integration into labour markets and the need of ensuring access to decent work so to generate positive socio-economic benefits and “build back better”.
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Virtual Launch of the 2020 Global Deal Flagship Report
Social dialogue can help create effective skills development and lifelong learning policies
20 October 2020
Through social dialogue, the actors in the labour market – employers, workers, and governments – can play an essential role in mitigating the impact of the pandemic on education and training, says the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the Virtual Launch of the 2020 Global Deal Flagship Report ‘Social Dialogue, Skills, and COVID-19'.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Government economic and social policy interventions vital to tackle workplace closures and labour income losses
16 October 2020
As financial constraints increase, large-scale fiscal packages need to be maintained to counter the danger of growing poverty, inequality, joblessness and exclusion, the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has told the Development Committee of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at their annual meeting.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Restore progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals
15 October 2020
Measures to reduce poverty and widen access to social protection are among a list of COVID-19 recovery priorities outlined by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the virtual annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. His statement was presented to the International Monetary and Financial Committee.
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Food security
Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems
13 October 2020
Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.
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Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment
International cooperation and solidarity needed to address social and economic impact of COVID-19
09 October 2020
Countries need to work together to address labour market impact of COVID-19, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the opening of the Labour and Employment Ministers meeting of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – on 9 October.
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Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment
How can BRICS countries leverage technology to achieve decent work for all?
09 October 2020
The potential of the digital economy must be harnessed to help address the challenges facing the world of work said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the Labour and Employment Ministers meeting of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on 9 October.