International: interview with Guy Ryder, ILO director general, on the issues to be covered at the International Labour Conference

The International Labour Conference (ILC), which takes place every June in Geneva, sets out the main International Labour Organization guidelines and adopts international standards. The conference kicking off today, on 10 June, and coming to a close on 22 June is a special one, as it will celebrate the centenary of the United Nations body promoting social justice. Speaking to Planet Labor, Guy Ryder, the ILO’s director general, outlines the primary issues to be addressed at the conference, which is set to establish the organisation’s new roadmap for meeting the challenges of the fast-changing labour market as well as encourage discussion over a new international convention on harassment and violence in the workplace.

Through . Published on 10 June 2019 à 15h03 - Update on 10 June 2019 à 15h04

The ILO is celebrating its centenary this year. Could you go over the main achievements of this organisation?

Guy Ryder. One of the great achievements of the ILO’s founders is that they have made social justice a subject of international cooperation, within the framework of a multilateral organisation. They quite rightly believed that fighting inequality and poverty, improving the situations of men and women at work, and solidifying social dialogue were goals that could not be achieved at a national level alone. This is the added value of the ILO and its international mandate: to coordinate efforts and share values, as well as common rules,…

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