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 and Events
114th Session of the International Labour Conference
ILO ACTRAV Director Oliver Röpke on May Day 2026: Standing with Workers Worldwide
Workers' Voices at the 356th Session of the Governing Body
Protecting Aquaculture Workers: New ILO Code of Practice on Occupational Safety and Health
News and articles
Interview
How to strengthen trade union resilience in 2026
Trade unions urge a renewed social contract anchored in decent work and social justice in report released ahead of Global Summit
Key areas of Work
Development Cooperation and Workers' Organizations
Trade Unions in transformation
Workers' Group of the Governing Body
Most recent publications
Policy Brief
Brief 3 — Unions at the heart of inclusive, job-rich structural transformation
Report
The New Social Contract: Towards the Second Summit for Social Development
Policy Brief
Brief 1 — Advancing decent work through macroeconomic policy coherence
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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