Human and trade union rights : PROGRAMME AREA

Human rights are a concept that every human being has rights universal, inalienable, whatever the positive law or other local factors such as ethnicity, nationality or religion.

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21/12/2023

"Championing Rights-Based Migration Governance: ITUC-Africa’s Call to Action on International Migrants Day"

On this year International Migrants Day, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) stands to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants worldwide. As a staunch advocate for social justice and human rights, (...)
Dar Es Salam, 18 December 2023 By Adjélé Mensah Keywords : Activities; Newsletters; Human and trade union rights; Nigeria; Tanzania;
26/02/2020

6TH AFRICA SOCIAL PARTNERS SUMMIT: MESSAGE BY COMRADE AYUBA WABBA

A FRATERNAL MESSAGE BY COMRADE AYUBA WABBA, mni, PRESIDENT OF THE NLC AND ITUC AT THE 6TH AFRICA SOCIAL PARTNERS SUMMIT
Abuja, NIGERIA Keywords : Activities; Declarations; Human and trade union rights; Nigeria;
23/02/2020

The Choice is Ours – FESTU welcomes the signing of the Federal Electoral Bill into law

The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) and its 12 affiliated sector unions commend the signing of the country’s Federal Electoral Bill into law as a historic and tangible move towards the realisation of democratic rights of Somalis and ultimately, a stable and peaceful society.
23 February 2020 Keywords : Activities; Declarations; Human and trade union rights; Somalia;
17/02/2020

10th New Year School: African Trade Unions and the Future of Work

Technological advances, artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are plunging the world of work today into unprecedented change. If this change promises to be beneficial for some under other skies, that is likely to strike a blow to others on the black continent, given that the (...)
17-20 Febrary 2020 Lome, TOGO Keywords : Activities; Newsletters; Climate Change And Environment; Human and trade union rights; Gender Equality; Peace And Security; Extending Social Protection ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development; Youth Work - Organising And Workers Empowerment;
09/04/2019

Report of the 2019 Africa International Labour Conference (ILC) preparation meeting

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) conducted the preparatory meeting for the 2019 International Labour Conference (ILC). This year’s ILC will mark the (...)
20-22 March 2019 Kigali, RWANDA Keywords : Activities; Human and trade union rights; Peace And Security; Reports ; Rwanda;

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23/01/2023

ITUC-AFRICA STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF THULANI MASEKO

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, (https://www.ituc-africa.org/) strongly condemns the brutal murder of Thulani Maseko and calls on the authorities in Eswatini to conduct a full and transparent investigation into his death and bring (...)
Keywords : Eswatini Democracy ; Human and trade union rights ; Protest letters ; Eswatini ;
11/01/2023

Letter to the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau: ITUC-Africa Protests Guinea Bissau’s Government efforts to muzzle and undermine the independence Trade Unions

I am writing on behalf of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, (www.ituc-africa.org) to register our deep concern about your government’s efforts to muzzle and undermine the functioning and independence of trade unions in your country, (...)
Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Guinea Bissau ; Protest letters ;
10/01/2023

ITUC-Africa Condemns the attack on Brazil’s Democracy by Pro-Bolsonaro rioters

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) is shocked by the attacks on Brazil’s Parliament and the Supreme Court by far-right rioters. These attacks took place on Sunday, the 8th of January, 2023.
Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Protest letters ;
10/01/2023

Joint Statement by the ILO and UN Women on the occasion of the Global Day of Action for Care

Beirut, Lebanon: 29 October 2022 –The provision of care is changing in many different and profound ways around the world. Perhaps nowhere has the scale of change been as rapid and dramatic as in Lebanon where, traditionally, families have relied on under-paid workers through Lebanon’s kafala (...)
Keywords : Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ; Migration ;
10/01/2023

Africa-Arab States fellowship for journalism students in labour migration reporting

The ILO FAIRWAY programme has conducted back-to-back activities in Uganda and Jordan for journalism students and recent graduates of four universities: Makerere University (Uganda), Uganda Christian University (Uganda), Yarmouk University (Jordan) and Middle East University (Jordan). These (...)
Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Migration ;

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TRADE UNION ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY TOOL (TUOC-tool)

This guidance note presents the COS framework; it reviews the concrete steps that can be used (...)

TU DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS PROFILE TOOL

TUDEP is a learning tool meant to support trade unions worldwide in the application of the (...)

PAMPHLET ON THE SDGs

The pamphlet aims to introduce trade unionists to the 2030 Agenda and its overlap with the (...)