ILO Director-General

  1. Guy Ryder was elected the tenth ILO Director-General by the ILO's Governing Body in May 2012 and took office in October that same year. In 2016, he was re-elected for another five-year term which started on 1 October 2017.

Statements and speeches

  1. World Day for Safety and Health at Work

    Social dialogue for a positive safety and health culture

    28 April 2022

  2. Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

    Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the Development Committee

    22 April 2022

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News and press releases

  1. © Navy 2022

    News

    ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine following Russian aggression

    08 April 2022

  2. © ILO 2022

    GB roundup

    Highlights of the 344th session of the ILO Governing Body

    30 March 2022

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In the media

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    Bloomberg

    UN Body Elects First African Head Since Founding a Century Ago

    25 March 2022

  2. Associated Press

    Togo executive to lead UN labor agency, 1st African in post

    25 March 2022

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Videos, audio and photos

  1. Interview

    ILO Director-General elect: We need social and political cohesion in our world today

    25 March 2022

  2. World Day of Social Justice 2022

    ILO Director-General’s message for World Day of Social Justice 2022

    18 February 2022

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