New Director General of International Labor Organization

• Gilbert F. Hongbo has recently been elected as the 11th Director General of the International Labor Organization.

• He is the former Prime Minister of Togo and will take office in October 2022.

• He is the first African to be elected to the position.

• Since 2017, he serves as the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

• From 2008 to 2012, he served as the Prime Minister of Togo.