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Partners pledge support to ILO’s Palestinian labour market recovery programme
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Partners pledge support to ILO’s Palestinian labour market recovery programme

ILO Director-General briefs Chilean constituents on work to advance social justice
Director General de OIT junto a Ministra del Trabajo Jeannette Jara, de Chile

ILO Director-General briefs Chilean constituents on work to advance social justice

ILO Director-General: ‘At a time when the world faces unprecedented challenges, advancing social justice is more important than ever’
Director General de OIT en Chile

Official Mission to Chile:

ILO Director-General: ‘At a time when the world faces unprecedented challenges, advancing social justice is more important than ever’

ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq
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Press Release

ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq

ILO Director-General Houngbo calls for collective action in the Arab states to address growing challenges in the world of work
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News item

ILO Director-General Houngbo calls for collective action in the Arab states to address growing challenges in the world of work

Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF
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World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings

Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF

ILO Director-General launches new EU-backed project to strengthen labour market institutions in the Republic of Moldova, during first joint...
ILO Director-General launches new EU-backed project Moldova

Employment creation in Moldova

ILO Director-General launches new EU-backed project to strengthen labour market institutions in the Republic of Moldova, during first joint...

Change must start with a focus on social justice
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World Day of Social Justice

Change must start with a focus on social justice

Viet Nam Prime Minister meets ILO Director-General
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo and Viet Nam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

High level event

Viet Nam Prime Minister meets ILO Director-General

ILO Director-General: Saudi labour market reforms pivotal for advancing social justice and development in the Kingdom
Meeting of Director-General Houngbo and ILO delegation with Saudi Arabia Minister of Labour H.E. Ahmad bin Sulaiman AlRajhi.

Official visit

ILO Director-General: Saudi labour market reforms pivotal for advancing social justice and development in the Kingdom

75 Years of Human Rights and Labour Advocacy
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Human Rights Day

75 Years of Human Rights and Labour Advocacy

Climate change and new technologies mean double impact for workers, ILO Director-General underlines
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G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

Climate change and new technologies mean double impact for workers, ILO Director-General underlines

Climate change and new technologies mean double impact for workers, ILO Director-General underlines
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G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

Climate change and new technologies mean double impact for workers, ILO Director-General underlines

ILO Director-General statement for International Day of Care and Support
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International Day of Care and Support

ILO Director-General statement for International Day of Care and Support

ILO Director-General calls for greater international financial support for critical social needs in developing countries under fiscal stress
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General calls for greater international financial support for critical social needs in developing countries under fiscal stress

ILO Director-General welcomes BRICS commitment to ensuring decent work, dignity and respect for all
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BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment meeting

ILO Director-General welcomes BRICS commitment to ensuring decent work, dignity and respect for all

ILO launches global communication campaign to promote inequality reduction and social justice
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#thiswaytosocialjustice

ILO launches global communication campaign to promote inequality reduction and social justice

ILO welcomes US-Brazil global initiative on decent work
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Global initiative on decent work

ILO welcomes US-Brazil global initiative on decent work

ILO Director-General joins UN General Assembly
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UN General Assembly

ILO Director-General joins UN General Assembly

ILO welcomes G20 support for just transition measures
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G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO welcomes G20 support for just transition measures