ILO homeAbout the ILOHow the ILO worksPartnering for DevelopmentPartnering for Development News and events 2017 Press release President of Uruguay at the ILO Conference: Social dialogue and collective bargaining are essential for progress 05 June 2017 Without agreements, there is no progress, President Tabaré Vázquez said at the opening day of the ILO annual meeting in Geneva. In his message to delegates, he warned that "we must not wait for the future, we must build it."