HQ renovation – ILO ‘Open Day’ on Wednesday 31st May 2023

The main architectural works of the first stage of renovation of the HQ meeting rooms are almost completed, and the installation of the new audio-visual equipment is on-going. The renovated areas and conference facilities will be available and fully operational after the ILC 2023. As of mid-June 2023, the LIBRARY, CMU, TRIBUNAL, JAAB, MEDIATOR, SOCIAL

Documents and Photos of the information session of 25 May 2023

Documents to download: Update on the SHIF – Florian Léger Executive Secretary SHIF (English version) Certificat numérique de droit à prestation – Ce qu’il faut savoir (French version) Photos:

Invitation of 25 May 2023 – Information session

Dear colleagues, As announced on our website, you are cordially invited by the Section of Former Officials of the ILO, to an Information session on May 25 from 2:00 p.m.to 5:00 p.m. (Geneva time) at ILO headquarters (R3, Room V) and by videoconference, on two topics: United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF): Digital Certificate

The Section of the former ILO Officials met the new DG !

In French only Rencontre des représentants de la Section des anciens avec le Directeur Général de l’OIT (Genève, OIT, Jeudi, 13 avril 2023) Dans une salle baignée de lumière, il nous attendait. Sourire aux lèvres et regard bienveillant, le nouveau Directeur général, M.Gilbert Houngbo, nous a accueillis,  nous représentants des anciens, comme on accueille un ami

Attention Retirees and Beneficiaries: Cost of Living Adjustment for the US Dollar Channel in April 2023

As of March 1, 2023, the Fund Secretariat has informed that the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) system for pensions will be changed effective April 1, 2023.  This adjustment is made in accordance with the Consumer Price Index as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and will result in a 6.4% increase

The Section of the former ILO Officials is planning an information session on two topics for the afternoon of May 25

Dear Colleagues, The Section  of the former ILO Officials is planning an information session on two topics for the afternoon of May 25 (Geneva time): – The first with Mr. Aliamane Bacar Said, Chief of the Operations Support Section of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF).  Mr. Aliamane will present the Digital Certificate

A new SHIF Newsletter has been issued (N°1 /2023)

English version French version Spanish version  

Edition of No. 69 of “Message”

We are pleased to announce the issue 69 of “Message”, download it in PDF format

SHIF Centenary and reception for retired staff: 8 December 2022

The afternoon of 8 December 2022 was marked by two notable events at the ILO: the SHIF Centenary and the reception for retired staff, the first since December 2019 due to the COVID pandemic. One hundred years of the SHIF The Centenary General Meeting of the Staff Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) took place in the

SHIF: One hundred years of mutual health insurance

Please download the PDF file produced by the SHIF for its centenary. Photos Album :

Retirees’ reception, Thursday 8 December 2022

Message from HR/POL: Dear all, After 2 years without being able to host this reception, HRD is happy to confirm that the next reception is planned on Thursday 8 December, from 17.00 to 19.30.  The invitation letter will be sent later this month. Kind regards, Fiona HR/POL

ILO access for retirees – badges

Message received from the INTSERV Secretariat: Dear Retired Colleagues, Following the announcement made by the DDG/MR through broadcast dated 15 September 2022 (document attached) the ILO Building is once again open for entry to ILO retirees, To be able to access the ILO, retired officials must update their access badge. To do so, it will

Departure of DG Guy Ryder

Download the Letter in PDF format

Access to the ILO building – August 1st 2022

Download the message sent to the staff by INTSERV/SECURITY

Programme guidance letter from the Director-General-elect – 8 July 2022

The newly elected Director General addressed to the staff on July 8, 2022 a letter of orientation for the Program and Budget for 2024-25. Download the PDF file : Programme guidance letter from the Director-General-elect Geneva – 8 July 2022

Return to office at ILO HQ for staff

Download the note in PDF format: Retour-BIT-13-06-22-en

List 2022 of former officials who died

View the list by following this link: /en/2021/03/31/list-2022-of-former-officials-who-died/

Letter from the Bureau of ILO Former Officials to the DG-elect

PDF to download: Letter from the Bureau of ILO Former Officials to the DG-elect

2022 SHIF Centenary

Read about this the editorial of issue 01/2022 of the SHIF Newsletter: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/shif/website.file_open?p_reference_id=375

First public statement of ILO Director-General elect Gilbert F. Houngbo

Gilbert F. Houngbo is elected as the new ILO Director-General

Gilbert F. Houngbo has been elected as the eleventh ILO Director-General by the ILO Governing Body on 25 March 2022. The five-year term of the Director-General elect will run from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2027. Gilbert F. Houngbo, from Togo, is currently President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Gilbert F. Houngbo​ was

Publication of Message No 68

Dear Anciens, We are pleased to inform you that your documents (Message No68 – request 116686) are ready. Due to COVID-19 measures internal mail delivery services are suspended until further notice. E-mail of 12 January 2022 of PRODOC ***** Read the online version

Wishes of Guy Ryder, DG, ILO

Director-General: I am confident we will deliver as One ILO ​​In his new year message, Director-General Guy Ryder thanks staff and recognizes the professionalism, creativity and resilience that ensures that the ILO can continue to deliver during an important year ahead.​ Dear colleagues, I wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope that you had chance to relax

Presentation of the ILO Former Officials Section at the Retirement Preparation Seminar – November 2021

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ILO Arts Circle Virtual Exhibition 2021

Introduction to the exhibition The ILO Arts and Decoration Circle has been backed by the ILO Former Officials Section for many years. As well as generating artefacts and items of value, artistic activity also helps foster personal development. Owing to the pandemic, the organization of exhibitions has been curtailed across the world. With the support

Update on Pension Administration and Achievemens: Meeting with FAFICS – 16 July 2021

Two presentations in English: FAFICS.CEPA.July 2021 FAFICS-50th.OIM Presentation.16 July 2021

Tribute to International Civil Servants by the FAFICS

In 2019, the Federation of Associations of Former International Civil Servants (FAFICS), on a proposal from the Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members (AFUS), enthusiastically accepted at the 48th Session of its Council that a Tribute to past and present generations of international civil servants be prepared at the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and

Interview with former Staff union presidents

For the centenary of the ILO, the Staff Union as part of its blog has undertaken to conduct interviews with former Presidents of the Union. President from 2007 to 2012 : Christopher Land-Kazlauskas President from 2006 to 2007 : Maria-Luz Vega President from 2005 to 2006 : Pierre Sayour President from 2002 to 2005 :