ILO Director-General

  1. 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.

News and press releases

  1. © G20 2023

    G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

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

    23 November 2023

  2. 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

    12 October 2023

  3. #thiswaytosocialjustice

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

    28 September 2023

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Statements and speeches

  1. 16 Days of Activism

    ILO Director-General Message for the elimination of gender-based violence

    24 November 2023

  2. G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

    ILO Director-General’s talking points to the G20 Virtual Leaders’ Summit

    22 November 2023

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In the media

  1. © Bloomberg 2023

    Bloomberg

    ILO Director-General on Shift in Global Labour Markets

    20 September 2023

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