Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General , International Labour Organization
Gilbert F. Houngbo

Equal rights and opportunity for women and girls are essential for social justice to prevail and key to productive, resilient economies. Through initiatives such as the IGC we can together make gender equality a reality.

I support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge.

I support the IGC gender-based violence pledge.

Personal Commitments

Leverage the ILO Global Coalition for Social Justice to champion gender equality through high-level interventions and through the Coalition’s initiatives, including addressing equal pay for work of equal value and gender-based violence and harassment.
Ensure the operationalization of the ILO Action Plan for Decent Work and the Care Economy and strengthen the gender equality focus of the ILO’s research agenda as a means to advance gender equality in the world of work and the rights of women in the economy.