The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
and the
International Labour Organization (ILO)
-- in commemoration of the
centenary year of the ILO --
present "Together, We Win:
FDR, Frances Perkins and the ILO"
an afternoon symposium,
book signing and reception
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the International Labour Organization (ILO) -- in commemoration of the centenary year of the ILO -- will present
"Together, We Win: FDR, Frances Perkins and the ILO," an afternoon symposium on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. The Library is pleased to welcome
Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, for this special event. After the program, attendees are invited to a reception and book signing with panelist
Kirsten Downey, author of THE WOMAN BEHIND THE NEW DEAL: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FRANCES PERKINS. This event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. Copies of the author's book will be for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Wallace Center.
This is a free public event but registration is required.
The symposium will include opening remarks, keynote and a discussion to be moderated by
Todd Tucker, Roosevelt Institute Fellow and Political Scientist, and will include:
Guy Ryder
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Scott Busby
Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. State Department
Martha Newton
Deputy Under-secretary, ILAB, Department of Labor
Kirsten Downey
Author, THE WOMAN BEHIND THE NEW DEAL
Ronnie Goldberg
Senior Counsel, U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)
Kelly Ross
Deputy Director, Policy, AFL - CIO
The ILO, created by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, is a Geneva-based United Nations agency that brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 countries, to set labor standards such as such as hours of work, compensation and wage negotiations, social security, occupational safety and health and many other issues key to business. In 1934, through the efforts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, the U.S. joined the ILO to work collaboratively on these fundamental business and work issues.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
