As a trade union official you are a representative of employees at regional and national levels. You work full time or part time, depending on the responsibilities you handle. You will act as negotiator on issues of payment, job security, work environment and pensions with employers, organisations, political parties and government.

You will recruit new members to the trade union and are also responsible for handling training and conducting educational programmes. You will be the representative of individual members, facing disputes with the employers. As an official you will be travelling far and wide for organising rallies and campaigns to raise public opinion on employee issues. You will attend meetings and conferences once a while. As a trade union official you act as the spokesperson to the media regarding union issues. You will be acting as adviser in labour, law, health and safety issues of employees. You also play a role in developing national policies regarding employment rules, compensation, pensions, etc.