Events and meetings

One of ACTRAV’s main events is the bi-annual International Workers’ Symposium. This is a meeting gathering trade unionists and other specialists from all over the world to discuss a given topic.

In addition ACTRAV organizes other events, meetings and workshops, both at headquarters and in the field, focusing on the areas of activities of the bureau.

ACTRAV is at the service of workers representatives as they participate in different meetings at the ILO. Colleagues do also assist in preparing case files that will help worker representatives develop their positions and arguments for the Annual Conference of the ILO, the Governing Body, regional and sectoral conferences and in the Office's various activities.

November 2020

  1. Digitalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Union Documentation Centres

    On the occasion of the launch of the new ILO’s workers‘ collection, the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) will organize a webinar to discuss the challenges and opportunities regarding the digital transformation of Trade Union documentation centres, during which experts will discuss potential strategies as well as best practices to address this digital transformation...

February 2017

  1. Communications: Organizing and Mobilizing Workers

    The ILO will hold a training workshop to help strengthen communication skills of workers organizations to enhance their capacity on using various channels to mobilize and organize workers.

January 2017

  1. Inter-regional Conference on Communication Strategies to Strengthen Trade Unions

    Communication officials and trade union activists from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Arab States, Europe and the Americas are to meet in Geneva from 6th to 8th February 2017 to discuss communication challenges and strategies for strengthening trade unions.

April 2015

  1. Communication: Tools and skills for mobilizing and organizing workers

    This workshop aims to strengthen the technical skills and organizational capacities of unions in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of communication.