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Media Advisory

ILO Director-General to attend G20 Summit in Indonesia

The ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, will be attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit, to be held 15-16 November, in Bali, Indonesia.

Media advisory | 10 November 2022
GENEVA (ILO New) – The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, will be attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit, to be held 15-16 November, in Bali, Indonesia.

The priority issues on the Summit agenda include global health systems and architecture, creating a more inclusive digital transformation, and the urgent need to accelerate the transition towards cleaner energy.

The Director-General will be addressing leaders on food and energy security on the 15th and on the digital transformation on the 16th. He will also sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Islamic Development Bank.

Houngbo took up his position as ILO Director-General in October 2022 and this will be his first G20 Summit Meeting.

For further information and to request media interviews with the Director-General during the Summit, please contact the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org.

For broadcast coverage and interviews please contact: multimedia@ilo.org.