Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)
The Bureau for Workers ‘Activities (ACTRAV) is the main link between the International Labour Office and the world of work through one of its constituents: workers’ organizations.
ACTRAV ensures that the concerns and interests of workers’ organizations are taken into consideration in the policy development and activities of the International Labour Office, both at Headquarter and in the Field.
Highlights
Trade Unions in Transformation: Navigating Disruption and Shaping the Future of Work
Interview with Amanda Villatoro
Workers’ Voices: Amanda Villatoro on a Life in the Labour Movement
Interview with Ariel Castro
South–South cooperation: Building stronger trade unions
Documentary
Platform Workers in Singapore: A Journey with NTUC
News and articles
9–19 November 2026
358th Session of the Governing Body
Key areas of Work
Development Cooperation and Workers' Organizations
Trade Unions in Transformation HUB
Workers' Group of the Governing Body
ITCILO training for workers’ organizations
Most recent publications
Report
Building trust and protection: Lessons learned from trade union organizing among informal and domestic workers in Armenia
Report
Bilateral labour migration agreements in East and Southern Africa: Role and actions of trade unions through social dialogue
Report
Workers’ Organizations and Labour Rights in Trade Agreements: Ideas for Trade Union Action
Guide
What can workers’ organizations do to support quality apprenticeships?
ILO Working paper 174
Good practices and strategic recommendations for strengthening trade union cooperation and collaboration in Africa
International Journal of Labour Research
Launched in 2009, the International Journal of Labour Research (IJLR) is the flagship publication of the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV).
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