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ILO names US official as number two amid grumbling over unpaid dues

Sheng Li was appointed as deputy director general of the International Labour Organisation after an eight-month vacancy, and he will lead the policy cluster overseeing five departments.
The deputy director general post is traditionally held by a US national, and Sheng Li's appointment faced criticism due to the US government's failure to pay dues for 2024 and 2025.
As of April 24, the US owed over 173 million Swiss francs to the International Labour Organisation, covering 22 percent of its funding.
Other member states also have unpaid dues to the International Labour Organisation.

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ILO names US official as number two amid grumbling over unpaid dues

After months of delay, the UN labour agency has appointed Trump administration official Sheng Li as its deputy director general, despite Washington's failure to pay its dues for two years.

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