Speaker

Amber Barth is the Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations at the International Labour Organization (ILO) office for United States and Canada. Since joining the organization in 2005, she has been responsible for providing economic and social policy guidance to strengthen decent work outcomes in the United Nations’ and other global development processes, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In her previous roles, Amber served as a Decent Work Specialist with the Multilateral Cooperation Department at ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland where she coordinated multi-stakeholder partnerships in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. She also worked to stimulate the creation of health and social sector jobs in low and lower middle-income countries through her role as the ILO executive coordinator of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth. At her current position, she leads the ILO in the United States and Canada, advocating for its core values including decent work and social justice for all.