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.
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, (...)
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.
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 (...)
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 (...)
The welfare of migrant workers is a concern for the network of the Trade Union Organisations for the Defence of Migrant Workers Rights (Rosyd-Tm), of which Csa Benin, Cgtb, Cosi-Benin, Unstb, Cspib and Csub are members.
On Wednesday 7th October, Hundreds of Cosatu-affiliated union members marched from Cosatu House through the Johannesburg city center to gather at the Mineral Council SA head office. A memorandum was delivered on behalf of millions of workers and people of South Africa. This was within the (...)
Early this year, on the 18th February 2020 to be specific The national labour centre, namely BFTU and BOFEPUSU on behalf of workers and Government (state party) and Business Botswana as the Employers Organization, together and each appended our signatures to a memorandum of Understanding (...)
Workers and Trade Unions around the world are commemorating this year’s World Decent Work Day with the theme: “A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience”, in the midst of the devastating effect of the novel Covid-19 on jobs, health and economies of the world. The novel Covid-19 (...)
Today, the 7th October, 2020 marks a decisive moment in the history and struggle of the working class in our country and beyond. We are gathered here to express, on behalf of millions of workers and ordinary people; anger, frustration and united solidarity against the horrifying conditions we (...)