Statements and speeches
October 2008
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Statement
Sustainable Recovery and Shaping a Fair Globalization - Statement of the ILO Director-General to the fall meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
10 October 2008
Statement by Mr Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, to the International Monetary and Finance Committee and Development Committee - Washington, DC, 10-11 October 2008
September 2008
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Statement
Forced Labour And Human Trafficking - The Global Challenge and the ILO Response by Roger Plant, Oslo, 4 September 2008
04 September 2008
Presentation to a roundtable on “Human Trafficking with a Focus on Forced Labour”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway, 4 September 2008
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Statement
The Report of the Commission on Growth and Development
04 September 2008
Comments by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, ILO
August 2008
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Statement
Message by Juan Somavia on the occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
06 August 2008
Message by Juan Somavia on the occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous People - 9 August 2008
July 2008
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Statement
Message from Juan Somavia Director-General of the International Labour Office: "Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative Enterprise"
04 July 2008
June 2008
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Statement
Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work
29 June 2008
The Declaration on Safety and Health at Work, adopted by the World Summit on Safety and Health in Seoul on June 29, provides a new global reference point for addressing occupational safety and health issues around the world. Download it here.
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Statement
ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
12 June 2008
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Statement
Message by Juan Somavia on occasion of World Day against Child Labour: The goal is quality education for children and decent work for adults
10 June 2008
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Statement
Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office on the occasion of World Environment Day
04 June 2008
Tackling climate change and protecting the environment are workplace issues, says ILO Director-General Juan Somavia in a statement for World Environment Day. The statement says green growth can become a strong driver for sustainable development if green jobs are also decent jobs and there is a just transition for enterprises and workers. The ILO is ready to put its Decent Work Agenda at the service of low carbon goals.
May 2008
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Statement
Chair's Conclusions from the G8 Labour and Employment Meeting
13 May 2008
Labour and Employment Ministers from the G8 countries and the European Union Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities met in Niigata from May 11 to 13, 2008, together with the Director-General of the ILO and Secretary-General of the OECD, to discuss the theme “Seeking the Best Balance for a Resilient and Sustainable Society”. Here are the conclusions of the meeting.