Statements and speeches
June 2020
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Policy Brief
SG Policy Brief: COVID-19 and People on the Move
03 June 2020
Migrant workers, with precarious livelihoods, in irregular situations, or those working in the informal economy and excluded from social protection measures, are harshly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. While providing for essential workforce during the pandemic, women migrant workers remain at the heightened risk of gender-based violence and continue carrying the majority of the burden of both paid and unpaid domestic and care work. The SG Policy Brief on COVID-19 and People on the Move highlights opportunities for countries to ‘recover better’ including through socioeconomic inclusion and decent work for people on the move, and the provision of avenues for regular migration.
April 2020
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Statement
Obituary – Norbert Blüm
30 April 2020
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© U.S. Pacific Fleet 2021
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
28 April 2020
The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.
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© Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP 2021
The G20 and the COVID-19 pandemic
Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers
23 April 2020
More needs to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries, the ILO Director-General has told labour ministers.
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© Aaron Santos / ILO 2021
Action in the Global Garment Industry
COVID-19: Call to action in the garment industry
22 April 2020
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Virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
COVID-19: Immediate relief needed to protect workers and enterprises, says ILO Director-General
17 April 2020
Priority attention should be given to small enterprises, unprotected workers and those in the informal economy, says the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, in a statement to the Spring Meeting of the IMF/World Bank Development Committee.
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Virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
We need a human-centred response to COVID-19 through global solidarity
16 April 2020
In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the IMF and World Bank, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, outlined the steps that need to be taken to lessen the impact of the crisis on labour markets and millions of workers.
March 2020
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Statement
Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
31 March 2020
Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
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Statement by the United Nations Network on Migration
ILO joins the UN Network on Migration in calling attention to the plight of migrant workers during this global crisis – to ensure we do not leave migrants and other vulnerable groups behind
23 March 2020
The UN Network on Migration calls for protection and equality of treatment for all migrants, including migrant workers.
February 2020
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Debate on the Future of Work and the European Pillar of Social Rights
The future of work and the EU’s Pillar of Social Rights
19 February 2020
The values of the ILO and those of the Pillar of Social Rights are closely aligned, directing us towards a future of work that is fair and inclusive, the ILO Director-General has said in a speech to the European Economic and Social Committee.