Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

  • International Journal of Labour Research

    The Future of Work: Trade Unions in Transformation

    It has become harder for trade unions in both developed and emerging countries to protect the rights of workers and working conditions, as shown not only in the reduction of unionization, but also the fall in the labour share of income in most countries. The question therefore remains, to what extent do trade unions need to transform themselves in order to serve their members as effectively in the future as they have in the past?

  • International Labour Standards

    Web Application on Freedom of Association

    How to secure and promote freedom of association? This web application aims to explains ILO procedures and supervisory bodies can be best used to secure freedom of association.

  • 24 October – 7 November 2019

    337th Session of the Governing Body

    What are the main topics in the agenda of the 337th Session of the ILO Governing Body? Find out more here...

  • 7-8 October 2019

    Symposium on the Future of Work We Want

    How workers and their organizations can address the challenges of the Future of Work?

  • ILO Centenary

    The Driving Force of the ILO

    The International Labour Organization is celebrating its 100 years in 2019. However, there is a little-known page in the history of this tripartite Organization: Who is the driving force behind the setting up of the ILO? Discover the story of the ILO Workers Group…

What's new

  1. © Monty Rakusen/Cultura Creative 2019

    Labour Statistics

    ILO launches new statistics portal

    05 November 2019

  2. Commission of Inquiry

    ILO Commission of Inquiry issues report on complaint against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    03 October 2019

  3. News

    Promoting Core labour standards and Social Dialogue by effective implementation of the EU Association Agendas in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

    24 September 2019

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Meetings and events

  1. Book Launch for the International Journal of Labour Research on the Future of Work

    25 November 2019

  2. Symposium on the Future of Work We Want

    7 - 8 October 2019

  3. Review of Policies and Actions for the Integration of the Youth into Trade Unions: A global Survey

    12 - 31 July 2019

Multimedia

  1. Video

    Future of Trade Unions: Jelle Visser, University of Amsterdam

    22 October 2019

  2. Future of Work

    Future of Trade Unions: Bheki Ntshalitshali, Congress of South African Trade Unions

    22 October 2019

  3. Video

    Akua O Britwum – University of Cape Coast (Ghana)

    22 October 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