Statements and speeches
November 2019
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Launch of the revised Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards
Jobs and skills for post-conflict reintegration and inclusive development
19 November 2019
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© UN Network on Migration 2020
United Nations Network on Migration
Statement by the Principals of the Executive Committee
14 November 2019
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Maternity protection
A Century of maternity protection - An unfinished transformation
08 November 2019
One of the ILO’s very first Conventions covered maternity protection, but while there is plenty of evidence that maternity protection is good for individuals, societies and economies, there is still a long way to go to ensure that this universal right is a reality.
October 2019
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Statement
G20 Declaration: Advancing Tourism's Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
27 October 2019
Ministers of Tourism of G20 member countries and invited countries, met under Japan’s G20 Presidency, alongside the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan on October 26, 2019.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Uncertain global economic and jobs outlook calls for renewed labour policies, institutions
19 October 2019
Growing concerns about global economic and employment prospects must be met with robust policies to promote employment, social dialogue and labour standards and institutions, the Director-General, Guy Ryder has told the World Bank
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Growing concerns about global employment and economic growth require stronger response
19 October 2019
Pro-active, effective measures, with a particular focus on small economic units, are needed to ensure that the response to a slowing global economy can prevent global unemployment rising and growth weakening.
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Future of work
ILO Director-General warns of new brutalism in politics
08 October 2019
In a speech to German trade union IG Metall in Nuremberg, Guy Ryder warns of challenge to the basic values of social justice, tolerance, solidarity and humanity. Calls for sincere process of social dialogue between trade unions and employers to ensure a human-centred future of work.
September 2019
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Future of work
We need an innovation shock
23 September 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, tells participants at a Ford Foundation and ILO event in New York that the world of work needs to innovate to meet the challenges of the future of work.
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ILO 100
Social justice, tripartite cooperation are the keys to social progress
20 September 2019
Speaking in Norway, Director-General Guy Ryder has praised the strength of the ideas, convictions and values that the Nordic countries demonstrated, and their positive impact on the work of the ILO.
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DBEI ILO NUI Conference
The ILO’s mandate maps a path to a better future
17 September 2019
Core ILO principles such as labour standards and tripartite social dialogue are increasingly recognized as part of the solution to current issues disrupting the world of work, including growing inequality, threats to social justice, and loss of trust in institutions and leaders, the ILO’s Director-General has told a conference in Dublin. The meeting was convened to mark the ILO’s Centenary and reflect on the legacy of the Declaration of Philadelphia.