ILO Director-General
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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
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Virtual Launch of the 2020 Global Deal Flagship Report
Social dialogue can help create effective skills development and lifelong learning policies
20 October 2020
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Restore progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals
15 October 2020
News and press releases
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© Cai Yang / Xinhua via AFP 2021
Maritime Labour Convention
ILO Governing Body calls for urgent action on seafarer COVID-19 crisis
08 December 2020
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Virtual Global Summit
Global leaders to address ILO Virtual Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work
07 July 2020
In the media
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XinhuaNet
Interview: ILO warns of "uncertain and uneven recovery" of global labor market
26 January 2021
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© RayArt Graphics/Alamy 2021
The Guardian
Covid-19 has cost global workers $3.7tn in lost earnings, says ILO
25 January 2021
Videos, audio and photos
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Gender pay gap
“Thank you” doesn’t pay the bills
17 March 2021
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Green Economy and COVID19
The green economy is crucial to the COVID-19 recovery process’
15 July 2020