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G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

ILO Director-General’s talking points to the G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

Opening address at the launch of the Safety and Health at Sea boardgame

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the Safety and Health at Sea boardgame, 21 November 2023, Manila, Philippines

349th Session of the ILO Governing Body

Opening address of the ILO Director-General to the 349th session of the Governing Body

ILO Director-General’s statement on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The ILO Director-General has issued a statement on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians

ICLS Centenary Conference: ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo’s closing remarks

International Monetary Fund Committee

ILO Director-General statement to the International Monetary Fund IMFC

In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, the ILO’s Director-General underlined the importance of helping debt-distressed developing countries to support social protection and decent work.

World Bank Development Committee

ILO Director-General statement to the World Bank Development Committee

In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, the ILO’s Director-General underlined the importance of helping debt-distressed developing countries to support social protection and decent work.

9th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

ILO Director-General spotlights inequalities and labour market insecurities in speech to BRICS

In his statement delivered at the opening session of the meeting of BRICS nations* in Durban, South Africa, Gilbert F. Houngbo, outlined the economic challenges facing countries worldwide. (*Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)

Human Rights 75

Social Protection, Sustainable Development, and Right to Development

Statement by ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, at the Human Rights 75 - September Thematic Spotlight Discussion co organized by the ILO and the UN Human Rights Office.

Ethical supply chains are those which uphold fundamental principles and rights at work

Special address at the Employee Excellence 2023 by Satoshi Sasaki, OIC and Deputy Director, ILO/DWT-CO New Delhi

A time for social justice

In his address at Georgetown University in Qatar ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo highlighted the pressing need for global action on social justice amid multiple crises, labour market inequalities, and technological transformations.

Businesses need to innovate and adapt to harness opportunities in the rapidly changing world of work

Keynote Speech by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC/Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the EFSI ER Conference 2023: Business dynamics and HR value creation

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO Director-general presentation on Global Employment Trends 2023

In his presentation to the G20 Ministers gathered in Indore (India) on 20-21 July, Gilbert F. Houngbo emphasized the need for creating policy space for decent and productive employment and social protection.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO Director-general presentation on the Antalya G20 Youth Goal

Findings of the ILO and OECD report on progress in 2022 towards achieving the Antalya target, to reduce the share of young people who are most at risk of being permanently left behind by 15 per cent by 2025.

Technology needs to work for employers and workers in an equitable future of work

Address by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC/Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the New Technologies and the Future of Work conference

Statement on the death in Bangladesh of Mr Shahidul Islam

President of the Gazipur branch of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, (BGIWF) died on 25 June 2023.

Seafarer 2050 Summit

Keynote address at the Shaping the Future of Shipping – Seafarer 2050 Summit

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted at the Shaping the Future of Shipping – Seafarer 2050 Summit the need for a new global social contract, including for the global maritime industry.

From Displacement to Decent Work: An ILO approach to building resilience

Statement delivered by ILO Deputy Regional Director for Arab States Peter Rademaker at the Brussels VII Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, on the ILO’s support to vulnerable and displaced people in Syria and neighbouring...

Opening remarks of ILO Director-General at the World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All

World Day Against Child Labour

To bring social justice to all we must end child labour

On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2023, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo calls on the international community to support greater social justice and step up the fight against child labour.