Institutional statements
March 2023
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Statement
Reply by the Director General to the debate on the Programme and Budget proposals for 2024–25 (Thursday 16 March 2023)
16 March 2023
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Statement
Opening address of the Director-General to the 347th ILO Governing Body and presentation of Programme and Budget proposals for 2024–25
13 March 2023
May 2016
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105th International Labour Conference
ILO Director-General’s opening remarks to the 105th International Labour Conference
30 May 2016
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ILO Statement
ILO to coordinate compensation process for victims of Ali Enterprises’ tragedy
26 May 2016
The ILO will facilitate compensation for workers injured in a 2012 factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan.
April 2016
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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
'Urgent action for faster, greener and more inclusive growth'
16 April 2016
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
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TUCOSWA Congress
Trade union unity is key for the labour movement, said chief of ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities
01 April 2016
Speech by Maria Helena Andre, Director of the ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) on the occasion of Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) 2nd Quadrennial Congress, Matsapha, Swaziland.
March 2016
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ILO and IZA Conference
ILO Director-General says labour market reforms must have positive impact on social conditions
10 March 2016
Opening remarks by Guy Ryder at ILO/IZA conference on Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms – A Global Perspective, in Geneva on 10-11 March 2016.
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International Women’s Day
Statement by ILO Director-General: Getting to Equal by 2030, The Future is Now
08 March 2016
“Let’s work together to achieve genuine gender equality and women’s empowerment in the world of work. Decent work for women brings decent lives for all,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
February 2016
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World Day of Social Justice
"We must work together to ensure that no one is left behind"
20 February 2016
"We now face the true acid test of the strength of our policies and depth of our commitment," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
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Obituary
ILO mourns passing of Boutros Boutros-Ghali
17 February 2016