The Centre’s Workers’ Activities Programme responds to the training needs of workers’ organizations around the world and strengthens their capacities for effective representation of the interests of working people by holding advanced courses, developing training materials, running capacity-building projects and providing advisory services
In 2016, special attention will be given to international labour standards, trade union strategies in multinational companies and global supply chains and the transition from informal to formal economy. The courses are for participants aged under 45, with equal opportunities for women and men. Training courses under the Workers’ Activities Programme are by invitation. Additional candidates paying an appropriate fee may be accepted subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body.
Upcoming courses
Ensuring protection of workers' rights in 'new' jobs
Ensuring protection of workers' rights in 'new' jobs
Topic-wise, the course will build on the experience gained from the regional course on the future of work introduced in 2019. Read More
International labour standards in the Arab region
International labour standards in the Arab region
This course aims to strengthen the competencies of trade unions in the Arab States in understanding and managing the ILO's standards-setting, ratification, implementation and supervision processes. Read More
Trade union training on social security
Trade union training on social security
This course aims to enhance the capacity of trade-union representatives from selected African countries to increase the coverage and effectiveness of social protection systems in Africa, with a view to improving the equity, resilience and opportunity of these systems within the context of national goals and priorities and Agenda 2030 (SDGs). Read More
Regional Trade Union Training on Labour Migration: "Enhancing trade union capacities and actions towards fair labour migration"
Regional Trade Union Training on Labour Migration: "Enhancing trade union capacities and actions towards fair labour migration"
This blended trade-union training course aims to foster a better understanding of the challenges of global labour migration. Read More
Formación sindical sobre Tripartismo, Diálogo Social y Negociación Colectiva
Formación sindical sobre Tripartismo, Diálogo Social y Negociación Colectiva
El objetivo general de este curso es el de mejorar las capacidades de los/las responsables sindicales para la formulación e implementación de estrategias concertadas a través del diálogo social tripartito y/o la negociación colectiva para una mejor defensa de los derechos laborales y sociales, sobre la base de instrumentos producidos por la OIT y otros organismos e instituciones, y la aplicación de metodologías sindicales específicas. Read More
International labour standards
International labour standards
By examining the procedures and substance of the international labour standards system, the course aims to strengthen participants' capacity to follow standards-related procedures, including reporting obligations under the ILO Constitution. Read More
Promotion of labour migration standards for sustainable development
Promotion of labour migration standards for sustainable development
The significance of labour migration for development has been gaining prominence in global, continental, regional and national discourse. Read More
Tripartism, social dialogue and collective bargaining
Tripartism, social dialogue and collective bargaining
This course aims to develop the skills and competencies of trade unions in relation to tripartism, social dialogue and collective bargaining. Read More
Trade union training on international labour standards with a focus on freedom of association and collective bargaining
Trade union training on international labour standards with a focus on freedom of association and collective bargaining
This course aims to develop the competencies of trade unions in relation to the ILO's standards setting mechanisms. Read More
Formación sindical en Seguridad Social
Formación sindical en Seguridad Social
Este curso tiene como objetivo contribuir al desarrollo de capacidades de los representantes sindicales de los países seleccionados para ampliar la cobertura de los sistemas de protección social, con el objetivo de proporcionar funciones de equidad, resiliencia y oportunidad de los sistemas de protección social en el contexto de la Agenda 2030 (ODS). Read More
Regional trade union training on tripartism, social dialogue and collective bargaining
Regional trade union training on tripartism, social dialogue and collective bargaining
This blended trade-union training course will contribute to the development and enhancement of trade-union understanding, skills and capacities in social dialogue and collective bargaining, and to the creation of an enabling environment conducive to the full exercise of workers' rights, leading to decent work, inclusive growth and equitable development. Read More
Trade union training on social security
Trade union training on social security
This course aims to build the capacities of trade-union representatives from selected countries to increase the coverage and effectiveness of social protection systems, with a view to enhancing the equity, resilience and opportunity functions of such systems within the context of Agenda 2030 (SDGs). Read More
Ending violence and harassment at work
Ending violence and harassment at work
Globally, workers are reporting an increase in violence and harassment in the workplace. Read More
News
At the Centre, challenges and prospects on non-standard forms of employment are analyzed during the ILS Academy
Over the past few decades, in both industrialized and developing countries, there has been a marked shift away from “standard” (i.e. full-time, open-ended, direct) employment to non-standard forms of employment. In developing countries, non-standard workers have always constituted a substantial proportion of the labour force, but non-standard employment has also grown in segments of the labour market previously associated with standard jobs. Read More
Different themes at the ITCILO ILS Academy
The 2018 International Labour Standards Academy is taking place on campus from 14 to 18 May 2018 Read More