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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Press Release
ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq
News item
ILO Director-General Houngbo calls for collective action in the Arab states to address growing challenges in the world of work
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
Statements
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
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C.
Advancing Decent Work and Labour Rights Globally
Report of the Director-General to the 111th International Labour Conference
Advancing social justice