Expanding access to decent work opportunities is the most effective way to increase labor-market participation, lift people out of poverty, reduce inequality, and drive economic growth. It should be at the center of policymaking. The alternative is a dog-eat-dog world… — Guy Ryder Copy Share Image
It's not going to be technology. It's not going to be globalization. It's going to be policy decisions and policy settings that will form… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
Child labour is a global problem that needs a response from all sides. This means measures to help reduce poverty, improve education, enforce laws,… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
If you get better educated, you might yourself higher up the ladder, but the ladder will still be there. — Guy Ryder Copy Share
We need economic growth that is sustainable and job-rich rather than just statistically impressive. — Guy Ryder Copy Share
When labor migration is properly managed, it is a conduit for skills and wages to flow where they are most needed. It can, and… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
Workers' disillusionment is deepened by the knowledge that, as their average wages grow slowly or stagnate, the very wealthy are growing significantly wealthier. — Guy Ryder Copy Share
In the past, action to combat climate change was viewed largely as running counter to economic growth, with 'going green' implying a sacrifice of… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
Placing decent work and social justice at the core of policymaking is simply a recognition of the obvious: none of us can build a… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
Look at the experience of 2008. Who are the countries who negotiated the storms of 2008 best? They were the countries which were able… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
Expanding access to decent work opportunities is the most effective way to increase labor-market participation, lift people out of poverty, reduce inequality, and drive… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
Family-supportive policies, which enable women to remain and progress in paid employment and encourage men to take their fair share of care work, are… — Guy Ryder Copy Share
