Bureau for Employers' Activities

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The ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) assists Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs) in building strong, independent, and representative organizations.

EBMOs, representing private sector enterprises, are crucial to sustainable development, societal stability, and prosperity. ACT/EMP maintains direct relations with EBMOs in member States, conveying their views, concerns, and priorities within ILO work. Read more about ACT/EMP

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ILO partners with business organizations to drive global progress on environmental, social and governance
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ILO partners with business organizations to drive global progress on environmental, social and governance

ReguLens: AI-Powered policy analysis and advocacy strategies in 60 seconds
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Employers and business membership organizations

ReguLens: AI-Powered policy analysis and advocacy strategies in 60 seconds

Highlights

Scientific Insights for Leaders of Employers and Business Membership Organizations
 actemp webinar series brochure

Webinar series - Business Is Not as Usual

Scientific Insights for Leaders of Employers and Business Membership Organizations

355th Session of the Governing Body
Governing Body room

17–27 November

355th Session of the Governing Body

Most recent publications

Leading the sustainability agenda: Global and regional insights for Employer and Business Membership Organizations

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Leading the sustainability agenda: Global and regional insights for Employer and Business Membership Organizations

Combating forced labour - A handbook for employers and business

Third edition

Combating forced labour - A handbook for employers and business

The impact of artificial intelligence on employer and business membership organizations in Small Island Developing States

ILO Brief

The impact of artificial intelligence on employer and business membership organizations in Small Island Developing States

ILO key areas of work with employers' organizations

Building effective employer and business membership organizations
Strengthened Employers Organizations

Building effective employer and business membership organizations

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) for EBMOs
ESG resource hub

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) for EBMOs

Productivity
Productivity and competitiveness

Productivity

Sustainable Enterprises
Roads

Sustainable Enterprises

Transforming EBMOs into data-driven organizations
Data driven organizations

Transforming EBMOs into data-driven organizations

Women in Business and Management
Women in business

Women in Business and Management

Events and meetings

The Survival of the Fittest

Webinar series - Business Is Not as Usual

The Survival of the Fittest

113th Session of the International Labour Conference
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2-13 June 2025

113th Session of the International Labour Conference

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Bureau for Employers' Activities
Phone: +41 22 799 8941
E-mail: [email protected]