Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

TeamMuch more than a department of officials, ACTRAV likes to think of itself as a team of seasonedtrade unionists representing the world’s various regions and experienced in the work ofinternational trade union solidarity. Our specialists work from the Office’s Genevaheadquarters, as well as from its regional bureaux in the field and in multidisciplinary teams,where they contribute “trade union sensitivity”. The ACTRAV team:Prepares the case files that will help worker representatives put together their arguments forthe Annual Conference of the ILO, the Governing Body, regional and sectoral conferencesand in the Office’s various activitiesAssists worker delegates as they take part in these activitiesBrings the trade union elements to all initiatives and activities carried out by otherdepartments and sectors in the ILOFollows up and analyses the evolution in the field of national, regional, industry-based andinternational trade union movementsUses its resources and expertise to serve the cause of strengthening and developing workers’organisations ActionsACTRAV’s work concept, which includes an active presence in the field, training or informationseminars, cooperation projects, briefings, studies and publications, is an action dynamicdesigned to promote the fundamental rights of workers, values of social justice and concepts ofequality. ACTRAV is stepping up its activities: International campaigns to promote the ratification of ILO conventions Organising colloquia and seminars on subjects of interest and topicality to workersRepresentations to ILO Member governments to secure the respect and implementation oftheir commitmentsProject implementation and technical co-operation and assistance in the fieldTraining of trade union leadersConduct of specific programmes on labour issues A source of informationThanks to its close ties with trade union organisations across the world, its presence in the fieldin various regions and to its training activities, ACTRAV is at the centre of a vast network forinformation on the trade union movement. This information is placed at the service of theInternational Labour Office and its constituents and of the public at large through the media,universities and NGOs. The principal vehicles for this information are:ivHealth, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers