Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

  • Future of Work

    Final meeting of ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work

    From 15-17 November, the Global Commission on the Future of Work held its fourth and final meeting to discuss the finalization of its report which will be officially launched on 22 January 2019. The landmark report will provide the analytical basis for the delivery of social justice in the 21st century.

  • Just Transition

    Green Jobs and the Role of Workers’ Organizations

    Over 20 million new jobs will be created by 2030 but will these jobs be green? A conversation with ILO Actrav on the role of Workers’ Organizations to ensure the transition for a green and sustainable economy.

  • ILO100

    ILO @ 100: A year of celebration

    In 2019, the ILO will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The Centenary will be an opportunity to celebrate the ILO’s achievements and reaffirm its position as the authoritative global organization for the world of work.

  • Peace and resilience

    Philippines hosts trade union regional forum on decent work for peace and resilience

    International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates revealed that around 1.5 billion people live in countries experiencing situations of fragility and armed violence, and another 200 million people are affected by slow or sudden onset of disasters.

What's new

  1. Women in unions

    “Trade unions need to strategize to reach youth, and vulnerable workers”

    13 November 2018

  2. © Eskinder Debebe / UN Photo 2018

    Just Transition

    ILO report calls for urgent action to reach climate goals

    22 October 2018

  3. Sustainable Development Goals

    Trade unions in Europe and Central Asia join forces to promote SDGs

    15 October 2018

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Meetings and events

  1. The Future of Work We Want: Workers' Perspectives from Central and Lusophone African Countries

    26 - 27 September 2018

  2. Third Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    23 - 27 April 2018

  3. The Future of Work We Want: Workers’ perspective in South Asia

    18 - 19 April 2018

Multimedia

  1. ILO100

    Voices from the World of Work: Franklin D. Roosevelt

    22 November 2018

  2. Just Transition

    Green Jobs and the Role of Workers’ Organizations

    06 November 2018

  3. ILO Centenary

    Towards the ILO Centenary: Testimony of Mikhail Shmakov (FNPR, Russia)

    01 June 2018

Key resources

  1. International Labour Standards

    Recommendation No. 205 on Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience: What Role for Trade Unions?

  2. SDGs

    Trade Union Reference Manual on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

  3. Violence and Harassment at Work

    Violence and Harassment against Women and Men in the World of Work-Trade Union Perspective and Action