ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo

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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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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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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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

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

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ILO Director-General statement to the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee and to the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee
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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General statement to the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee and to the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee

Opening address of the Director-General of the ILO to the 350th Session of the Governing Body
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Opening address of the Director-General of the ILO to the 350th Session of the Governing Body

Advancing Decent Work and Labour Rights Globally
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Advancing Decent Work and Labour Rights Globally

Advancing social justice
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Report of the Director-General to the 111th International Labour Conference

Advancing social justice