Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

  • 14-15 February 2019

    The Future of Work We Want: Workers' Perspectives from the Caribbean

    The conference will bring together together representatives from trade unions, governments, academia as well as employers to discuss the developments that are driving the world of work in the future.

  • ILO100

    Setting standards for decent work

    Developing international labour standards at the ILO is a unique process involving governments, workers and employers from around the world working together. Find out more about the ILO’s mission to advance social justice and promote decent work in chapter 2 of our new multimedia, interactive Centenary website.

  • ILO100

    The ILO Centenary-Why it matters to us all

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder  marks the start of the ILO's second century of service to the world of work by recalling its first 100 years and pointing to the challenges that face us all in shaping the future of work we want.

  • 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.

  • 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.

What's new

  1. Caribbean

    ILO to host high-level conference on the future of work we want

    11 February 2019

  2. ILO100

    100 years of fighting for Social Justice

    02 January 2019

  3. Women in unions

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

    13 November 2018

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Meetings and events

  1. The Future of Work We Want: Workers' Perspectives from the Caribbean

    14 - 15 February 2019

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

    26 - 27 September 2018

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

    23 - 27 April 2018

Multimedia

  1. ILO Centenary

    ILO Centenary: Testimony of Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC

    18 January 2019

  2. ILO Centenary

    ILO Centenary: Testimony of Rosa Pavanelli, PSI

    18 January 2019

  3. ILO Centenary

    ILO Centenary: Testimony of Eddy Laurijssen, Belgium

    18 January 2019

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