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The ILO is the only "tripartite" United Nations agency in that it brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programmes.
The Bureau for Employers' Activities of the ILO (ACT/EMP) is a specialized unit within the ILO Secretariat. Its task is to maintain close and direct relations with employers' organizations in member States, to make the ILO's resources available to them and to keep the ILO constantly aware of their views, concerns and priorities.
ACT/EMP seeks to foster well-functioning employers´ organizations, which are important actors in shaping an environment conducive to competitive and sustainable enterprises, good governance, political and social stability, democracy and socio-economic development. ACT/EMP assists employers´ organizations in building strong, independent and representative organizations that respond to their members´ needs and challenges though its Technical Cooperation Programme, which provides assistance to employers' organizations in developing and transition countries.
Working with Employers´ Organizations
Employers´ organizations are institutions set up to organize and advance the collective interests of employers. Given that the range and content of such collective interests vary from one country to another, the structure, membership base and functions of employers´ organizations differ widely among countries. For the ILO, employers´ organizations represent one of the three constituencies that make up its tripartite structure and are therefore a fundamental pillar of its overall policy work and technical cooperation.
For a list of links to the names, addresses and contact information of national and international employers´ organizations with which we work please follow the link to the International Organisation of Employers website.
Generating and Sharing Knowledge
In addition to its role in designing and implementing a technical cooperation programme, ACT/EMP is the internal resource within the ILO on the evolving nature of the "business of representing business". One of the key roles of the Bureau is to transmit the knowledge, policy priorities and approaches of business across the ILO to strengthen its policy analysis and technical programmes.
Knowledge development and sharing is becoming an increasingly prominent feature of the ACT/EMP programme. Knowledge is not only a key dimension of ACT/EMP´s policy function, but also an essential prerequisite for well-designed, results-oriented technical cooperation. ACT/EMP´s knowledge strategy aims at making research and analysis available to beneficiary organizations on trends, development, and external and internal factors influencing organizational dynamics. For example, ACT/EMP´s global survey on employers´ organizations provides a comprehensive picture of organizational dynamics with regard to policy dialogue participation, membership fluctuations, service offerings, and emerging issues and challenges. ACT/EMP´s academic network supports empirical research on global trends and developments within organized business interests. ACT/EMP´s field specialists also contribute to the body of knowledge by updating the organizational profiles of constituents.
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