Statements and speeches
April 2022
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Social dialogue for a positive safety and health culture
28 April 2022
In a message to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, outlines the importance of workers, employers and governments working together to reduce deaths and injuries in the workplace.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the Development Committee
22 April 2022
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the IMFC
21 April 2022
March 2022
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© ILO 2022
344th Session of the ILO Governing Body
Opening intervention by the ILO Director-General
15 March 2022
February 2022
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COVID-19
Joint statement urging continued collaboration to address the crew change crisis, safeguard seafarer health and safety, and avoid supply chain disruptions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
28 February 2022
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COVID-19
Joint statement urging continued collaboration to address the crew change crisis, safeguard seafarer health and safety, and avoid supply chain disruptions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
28 February 2022
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© M. Crozet / ILO 2022
Global Forum for a Human-centred Recovery
Opening remarks by ILO Director-General
22 February 2022
Guy Ryder opened the Global Forum for a Human-centred Recovery with a plea for the international community to take action to address the ‘dangerous inequalities’ exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic within and among countries.
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Informal ministerial meeting of the Ministers of Labour (EPSCO)
The impact of digital and climate transitions on the labour market
15 February 2022
In a video statement to the EU labour ministers of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO), ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, addresses the “need to accelerate and to steer the transition to a greener, more sustainable, more digital economy”.
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UN General Assembly
Accelerating and scaling up the SDGs, leaving no-one behind
11 February 2022
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Statement
Statement of the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee: the continuing negative impact of the pandemic on seafarers’ rights
11 February 2022
Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)