Guy Ryder

The International Labour Organization has elevated occupational health and safety to the status of a "fundamental right" for the world's workers, a "historic" decision that will mean new obligations for member states.    

Almost three million people die each year from work-related causes, the UN agency said.    

The International Labour Organization forecast a worldwide unemployment rate of 5.5% this year, a marginal improvement on the 5.6% recorded in 2017, thanks to broad economic growth. 

But in its flagship World Employment and Social Outlook trends report, the ILO also raised serious red flags about the health of the planet's labour market. 

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras met with the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guy Ryder in Athens, at the Maximos Hall, Friday. The Greek PM said the Director’s visit to Athens was taking place at a crucial moment for Greece and its efforts to recover.

Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos met on Thursday with ILO general director Gay  Guy Ryder.

Their talks focused on labour relations and Katrougalos thanked Mr. Ryder for the support of ILO towards Greece during the memoranda period and on labour issues such as collective contracts and mass layoffs.

The government is trying to show that Greece’s labour reforms is European and any changes will not just concern the country, Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos told Praktorio FM radio shortly after a meeting in Geneva with the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder,

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has been working with several countries to find a solution which would help Syrian migrants integrate into the workforce, while Turkey should not be left alone in resolving issues regarding the dramatic rise in the flow of Syrian migrants, the head of the organization has said in an exclusive interview with daily Hürriyet. 

Turkish Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Çelik has called on G-20 states to turn their words into actions and work to reduce poverty globally.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) called on Monday for a change in policy in Greece to boost employment and prevent a social crisis.

In its “Productive Jobs for Greece” study, which was presented in Athens on Monday, the ILO emphasized the problems of long-term unemployment in Greece and that a growing number of Greeks are finding themselves at risk of poverty.