TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERSHIP, TO ELEVATE THE MORAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF ALL WORKING MEN AND WOMEN AND TO ASSIST THE MEMBERS IN SICKNESS AND DISTRESS. TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY AMONG THE MEMBERS AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE, INCREASE JOB SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING AND TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.