1. Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV)
Technical Cooperation Activities

2. ACTRAV Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation:
To promote democratic and free trade unions
To promote rights and the interests of workers

3. WHY Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation:
To promote democratic and free trade unions
To promote rights and the interests of workers
 Trade Unions - the building blocks of democracy
 Trade Unions are training schools for democracy
 Trade Unions - crucial partners in tripartism

4. HOW Overall (long-term) objectives of technical cooperation:
To promote democratic and free trade unions
To promote rights and the interests of workers
 Capacity building
Strengthen unions’ ability to train members and to build strong organisations
 Policy development
Helping the unions to deal with the issues

5. Capacity building Training Structure
enduring structure
well-integrated in union structure
Strengthening of training capacity
training of trainers
training materials
Strengthening of research and policy developing capacity

6. Policy Development Helping the unions deal with the issues
Training (ACTRAV Turin and in the field)
Research
Workshops Seminars Projects
Advisory Services

7. Current Issues Globalization Fundamental Workers’ Rights
Organising the unorganised
Environment
New Technology for Trade Unions
Women workers
Child labour