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Videos

  1. Guy Ryder looks back on #ILC2017

    19 June 2017

    The transition from war to peace, labour migration, the green economy, fundamental principals and rights at work....these issues and more were the topic of a live conversation with ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the main conclusions of this year’s world parliament of labour, the 106th International Labour Conference.

  2. Justin Trudeau: We all benefit when women participate fully in our economy

    15 June 2017

    Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, addresses delegates of the ILO's 106th International Labour Conference as they gather for a high-level World of Work Summit on women in work.

  3. President Bidya Devi Bhandari addresses the 106th International Labour Conference

    15 June 2017

    President Bidya Devi Bhandari of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal addresses the ILO’s World of Work Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, during it's 106th International Labour Conference.

  4. President Tabaré Vázquez addresses the 106th International Labour Conference

    05 June 2017

    Without dialogue there is no progress, said President Tabaré Vázquez of Uruguay during the opening session of the annual International Labour Conference of the ILO in Geneva. In his speech to the delegates of some 187 countries he warned that “we must not wait for the future, we must build it.”

  5. Decent work and environmental sustainability must go hand in hand, says ILO Director-General

    05 June 2017

    Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO, told delegates at the 106th International Labour Conference that job creation and the protection of the planet can and must work together for a sustainable future. The two-week long Conference gathers over 5000 representatives of governments, employers and workers from the UN agency’s 187 member states to foster progress in the world of work.

  6. Five things to know about the Committee on Employment and Decent Work for the Transition to Peace

    05 June 2017

    Azita Berar Awad, Director of the ILO's Employment Policy Department, explains why, during times of conflict and natural disaster, it's important to emphasize prevention, not only intervention.

  7. Five things to know about the Committee for Labour Migration

    02 June 2017

    Most international migrants today move for work and in the context of large movements of refugees and migrants that we see today, the governance of labour migration is more urgent than ever. This year’s committee at the 106th International Labour Conference will discuss this as well as fair recruitment in order to contribute to the UN global compacts on refugees and safe, orderly and regular migration.

  8. Five things to know about the ILO Committee on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

    01 June 2017

    The realization of fundamental principles and rights at work is at the heart of the ILO's Decent Work agenda. It includes the elimination of child labour, forced labour, and discrimination at work, as well as the promotion of freedom of association and collective bargaining. Beate Andrees, Chief of the ILO's Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) Branch, tells us what we can expect at this year’s FPRW Committee taking place at the 106th International Labour Conference.

  9. Five things to know about the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards

    30 May 2017

    Corinne Vargha, Director of the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department, tells us what we can expect at this year’s Committee on the Application of Standards taking place at the 106th International Labour Conference.

  10. Shaping the world of work: The 106th International Labour Conference

    24 May 2017

    The 106th International Labour Conference gets underway in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 -16 June 2017. This year's session brings together over 4,000 delegates from around the globe to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world of work today.