Videos

2014

  1. Informal economy: what are the challenges for Unions in Africa?

    11 June 2014

    Transition from informal to formal economy is one of the topics of discussion at the 103rd International Labour Conference which is being held from 28 May to 12 June 2014 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Owei Lakemfa, General Secretary of the Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) who expresses his views on the challenges faced by Unions to organize informal workers in Africa.

  2. Informal economy: what are the challenges for Unions in India?

    11 June 2014

    Transition from informal to formal economy is one of the topics of discussion at the 103rd International Labour Conference which is being held from 28 May to 12 June 2014 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Pillay Chandrasekharan, President of the Kerala Branch of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) who expresses his views on the challenges faced by Unions organize informal workers in India.

  3. ILO Protocol on Forced Labour: What are the ITUC expectations?

    11 June 2014

    Today, delegates at the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference adopted a new Protocol to eradicate forced labour. The following is an interview with Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) who expressed her views on the new ILO protocol to tackle modern forms of forced labour.

  4. ILO Action to eradicate forced labour in Myanmar

    10 June 2014

    Forced Labour is one of the topics of discussion at the 103rd International Labour Conference which is being held from 28 May to 12 June 2014 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Mr Maug Maung, General Secretary of the Federation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (FTUM) who expresses his views on the situation of Forced Labour in his country. He also underlines his expectations of ILO support to eradicate Forced Labour.

  5. Labour Migration: What are the Somali's workers expectations from the ILO?

    09 June 2014

    Migration is one of the topics of discussion at the 103rd International Labour Conference which is being held from 28 May to 12 June 2014 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Mr Omar Faruk Osman Nur, General Secretary of Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) who expresses his views on labour migration in Somalia. He also underlines his expectations from the ILO on Migration issue.

  6. ILC 2014:Employment and Social Dialogue in Denmark

    05 June 2014

    Employment is one of the topics of discussion at the 103rd International Labour Conference which is being held from 28 May to 12 June 2014 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Ms. Marie-Louise Knuppert, elected Confederal Secretary of LO Denmark who expresses her views on the employment situation in Denmark. She also underlines the importance of social dialogue to reinforce decent work for all workers.

  7. What are the workers expectations from the Ouagadougou+10 summit? by Francis Atwoli

    05 June 2014

    On behalf of African Workers, Francis Atwoli expresses the workers expectations from the summit "Ouagadougou + 10", the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Employment, Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Development (September 2014). As vice president of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) and President of the Organization of African Trade Unions Unity, Mr. Atwoli delivered his speech on Thursday 5th June 2014 during the tripartite information session on "Ouagadougou + 10, chaired by Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization.

  8. ILC 2014: The situation of Migrant Workers in Hungary

    05 June 2014

    Migration is one of the topics of discussion at the 103rd International Labour Conference which is being held from 28 May to 12 June 2014 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Mr. György Károly, International Secretary of National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions (MSZOSZ) who expresses his views on the situation of migrant workers in Hungary.He also underlines his expectations from the ILO on Migration issue.

  9. Sharon Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation

    29 May 2014

  10. ILC 2014: What are the Workers' expectations from the ILO?

    29 May 2014

    The newly elected vice-president of the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference, Takaaki Sakurada from Japan’s Trade Union Confederation (JTCU-Rengo) expressed his expectations from this year’s agenda of the annual International Labour Conference.

  11. Guy Ryder: The importance of Labour Standards and Migration for the ILO

    29 May 2014

    During his meeting with the Worker delegates at the 103rd International Labour Conference, which takes place from 28 of May to 12 June, the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder stressed the importance of labour standards in the global economy. In his statement Mr. Ryder also explained the challenge for the ILO and its constituents, on the issue of Migration.

2013

  1. ACTRAV Symposium: Address by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General

    13 December 2013

    Address by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General to the participants of ILO ACTRAV Symposium on Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers' Power from 10 to 13 December at the ILO's headquarters in Geneva.

  2. Interview with Silvana Cappuccio (CGIL), Italy

    13 December 2013

    On the occasion of the ACTRAV symposium on Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers' Power held in Geneva from 10 to 13 December 2013, Silvana Cappuccio from the Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL) gave her views on Unions 'actions to combat inequality in Italy.

  3. Interview with Jin Sook Lee (BWI)

    13 December 2013

    On the occasion of the ACTRAV symposium on Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers' Power held in Geneva from 10 to 13 December 2013, Jin Sook Lee, Gender and Campaign Director of Building and Wood Worker's International (BWI)gave her views on BWI' actions to combat inequality.

  4. Interview with George Mahlangu,South Africa

    10 December 2013

    On the occasion of the ACTRAV symposium on Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers' Power held in Geneva from 10 to 13 December 2013, George Mahlangu, Campaigns Coordinator of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)gave his views on Unions ‘actions to combat inequality in South Africa.

  5. Interview with Roni Febrianto

    10 December 2013

    On the occasion of the ACTRAV symposium on Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers' Power held in Geneva from 10 to 13 December 2013, Roni Febrianto, Vice-president of Konfederasi Serikat Pekerja Indonesia (KSPI) gave his views on Unions ‘actions to combat inequality in Indonesia.

  6. ACTRAV Symposium: Address by Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC

    10 December 2013

    Address by Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC to the participants of ILO ACTRAV Symposium on Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers' Power from 10 to 13 December at the ILO's headquarters in Geneva.

  7. ILO Director-General's address to the founding congress of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)

    04 November 2013

  8. Anna Biondi: The Value of Worker Participation in SME Management

    24 October 2013

    Anna Biondi, Deputy Director of the ILO Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV) underlines the need to create a cooperative environment in small and medium-sized enterprises, so that workers and managers can jointly bring about improved working conditions and develop policies addressing the needs of women in the work place.

  9. Book launch of the latest edition of the International Journal of Labour Research

    18 June 2013

    The Bureau for Workers Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) launches its latest edition of the International Journal of Labour Research (Volume 5, Issue 1) on Meeting the Challenge of Precarious Work: A Workers’ Agenda with a panel discussion with Dan Cunniah, Director of ACTRAV and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).