Video interviews

October 2008 

• Statement by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the occasion of World Day for Decent Work -
  01 October 2008 - "Hard won rights at work must be at the heart of the 21st century struggles for social justice and a fair globalization," says ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the occasion of October 7, the World Day for Decent Work.

July 2008 

• Message from Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office on the Occasion of the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work -
  01 July 2008 -

June 2008 

• The Dignity of Decent Work -
  06 June 2008 - Daniel Funes de Rioja, Executive Vice-President of the International Organization of Employers, discusses the Decent Work agenda, informality in the Latin American economy and the relevance of the International Labour Organization to today's world.

May 2008 

• Promoting rural jobs to reduce poverty - an interview with Michael Henriques -
  28 May 2008 - With three quarters of the world's poor living in rural areas, strategies to promote rural jobs are key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and hunger by 50 per cent before the year 2015. "Rural labour markets have changed," says Michael Henriques, Director of the ILO's Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department in an interview with ILO TV. ...
• ILO and UNHCR Partnership in Liberia -
  16 May 2008 - UNHCR Liberia Representative Renata Dubini and ILO/UNHCR Consultant Sam Odera Oteng talk about the rationale behind the ILO-UNCHR Partnership: UNHCR's strong field presence combined with ILO's technical expertise on job creation, makes it an ideal partnership to guarantee not only a sustainable return but also to consolidate peace and stability in Liberia.

November 2007 

• Measuring a microfinance institution's efficiency: Interview with Bernd Balkhenhol, editor of the new book "Microfinance and public policy" -
  20 November 2007 - Bernd Balkhenhol, editor of the new book "Microfinance and public policy: Outreach, performance and efficiency", talks to ILO TV about how efficiency is a fundamental performance criterion for public donors to consider when investing in microfinance institutions.
• Interview with Ibrahim Awad, ILO Director of the International Migration Programme, on a rights-based approach to managing migration -
  20 November 2007 -

September 2007 

• Interview with Lawrence J. Johnson on Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), 5th Edition -
  03 September 2007 - New ILO report says US leads the world in labour productivity; some regions are catching up, but most lag far behind

May 2007 

• ILO expert Philippe Egger reports on workers’ situation in Occupied Arab Territories - May 31, 2007 -
  31 May 2007 - Arab occupied territories have seen a rapid and drastic drop in average income levels unprecedented in economic history, according to a new report from the ILO on the occupied Arab territories. ILO expert Philippe Egger was part of the mission sent to the region to assess the impact on workers there.
  • Report - The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories - [pdf 288 KB]