Programmes 

  1. Future of Work

    Trade Unions in Transition

Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

  • Publications for Workers

    ILO Collection of Publications for Workers

    Discover the new Workers digital collection with over 1400 ILO publications dedicated to workers and their organizations.

  • COVID-19 Pandemic

    COVID-19 pandemic: Why youth employment must be a priority for Unions?

    Young workers are over represented in sectors that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The youth employment must be a priority on the agenda of trade unions. Here is why...

  • International Journal of Labour Research

    The Future of Work: Trade Unions in Transformation

    It has become harder for trade unions in both developed and emerging countries to protect the rights of workers and working conditions, as shown not only in the reduction of unionization, but also the fall in the labour share of income in most countries. The question therefore remains, to what extent do trade unions need to transform themselves in order to serve their members as effectively in the future as they have in the past?

What's new

  1. Trade Union Movement

    Trade Unions' engagement is key to implement the UN Reform and the Agenda 2030

    15 February 2021

  2. Press release

    Social Dialogue remains vital to build sustainable recovery from COVID-19

    01 February 2021

  3. Telework

    Russian Federation: Trade unions obtain new teleworking legislation

    14 December 2020

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Meetings and events

  1. The role of trade unions in achieving Agenda 2030 and decent work through the United Nations cooperation framework

    15 February 2021

  2. The role of social partners during Covid 19 crisis and beyond

    3 February 2021

  3. ACTRAV Regional Webinar on Trade Unions in Transition in Asia and Pacific

    17 December 2020

Multimedia

  1. COVID-19 and the World of Work

    COVID-19 Pandemic: How to combat disinformation?

    08 December 2020

  2. Video

    Why should workers’ organizations discuss skills development and lifelong learning during Covid-19?

    04 December 2020

  3. COVID-19 and the World of Work

    COVID-19: How to combat stigma and discrimination at the workplace?

    01 December 2020

Key resources

  1. International Journal of Labour Research

    The Future of Work: Trade Unions in Transformation

  2. Future of Work

    Trade Unions in the Balance

  3. SDGs

    Trade Union Reference Manual on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development