tie is an international grassroots network of workers and union activists. Rooted both in the global North and South, tie aims to encourage, organize, and facilitate international consciousness and cooperation among workers and their organizations in various parts of the world.
tie supports an international exchange of information and experiences among labour activists, women’s and human rights groups. tie’s activities are geared to enable workers to engage in a process of self-organisation, to develop their own strategies for better working and living conditions, and to facilitate international solidarity.
In Germany, the tie network is represented by “tie – Internationales Bildungswerk e.V.†which is a politically independent non-profit organization. In keeping with the overall objectives of tie, tie Germany has the following work priorities and projects:
Since 1993, tie Germany has been organizing the international tie conferences taking place every two or three years. These conferences are being attended by representatives of all tie offices and their most important project partners to discuss current and future work and strategies. The last conference has taken place from November 27th to 30th, 2003 in Oberwesel, Germany.