He was a candidate to succeed Juan Somavía as Director-General of the International Labour Organization but lost to Guy Ryder.
Juan Somavía was the ILO's director-general since 1999 until October 2012, when Guy Ryder was elected as his replacement.
The conference featured prominent speakers such as Guy Ryder, Jose Luis Coraggio, Paul Singer and Sarah Cook.
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On 25 June 2010, at the conclusion of the congress, Sharan Burrow (then ITUC President) was elected General Secretary, succeeding Guy Ryder (who had been elected as Deputy Director General of the International Labour Organisation).