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Appointment of the Director-General of the ILO

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    New ILO Director General elected

    The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has elected Gilbert F. Houngbo as the 11th Director General, who will take office in October 2022.

Candidates

Featured by chronological order of application
High-res pictures of the candidates are available online

  1. Dialogue with Greg Vines (Australia)

  2. Dialogue with Gilbert F. Houngbo (Togo)

  3. Dialogue with Mthunzi Mdwaba (South Africa)

  4. Dialogue with Muriel Pénicaud (France)

  5. Dialogue with Kang Kyung-wha (Republic of Korea)

Calendar

At its 341st (March 2021) and 342nd (June 2021) Sessions, the ILO Governing Body approved the following timetable for the appointment of the Director-General in view of the fact that the current term of office of the Director-General will come to an end on 30 September 2022:

  • 1 July 2021: The Chairperson of the Governing Body called for candidatures

  • 1 October 2021: Last date for the reception of candidatures

  • 20-21 January 2022: Public dialogues with the candidates

  • 14 March 2022 (344th Session of the Governing Body): The Governing Body conducts candidates hearings

  • 25 March 2022 (344th Session of the Governing Body): The Governing Body conducts the ballot for the election of the Director-General
  • 1 October 2022: The term of office of the Director-General commences