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ILO Director-General
Gilbert F. Houngbo was elected as the ILO’s 11th Director-General by the organization’s Governing Body in March 2022, for a five-year term. He took office in October 2022.
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Partners pledge support to ILO’s Palestinian labour market recovery programme
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ILO Director-General briefs Chilean constituents on work to advance social justice
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Official Mission to Chile:
ILO Director-General: ‘At a time when the world faces unprecedented challenges, advancing social justice is more important than ever’
Statements
![ILO Director-General's message for Cooperatives Day 2024](webp/dg%20houngbo%20message%20cooperatives%20day%202024.jpg9d0a.webp)
Video
Cooperatives are at the heart of social justice and sustainable solutions
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World Day Against Child Labour
ILO Director-General calls for ending child labour
![Opening address by ILO Director-General at the Special Sitting on the Situation of Workers of the Occupied Arab Territories](webp/ilo%20dg%20ilc%202024%20oat%20opening%20speech%20special%20sitting.jpgcd62.webp)
112th International Labour Conference
Opening address by ILO Director-General at the Special Sitting on the Situation of Workers of the Occupied Arab Territories
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Report of the Director-General to the 111th International Labour Conference
Advancing social justice