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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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11/10/2020

Compliance with preventive measures against Covid-19: ROSyD-TM raises awareness among migrant workers in Aplahoué and Djrègbé

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.
Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Benin ; Human and trade union rights ; Extending Social Protection ; Reports ;
10/10/2020

COSATU NATIONAL STRIKE 2020

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 (...)
Keywords : South Africa ; Human and trade union rights ; Reports ;
07/10/2020

DECENT WORK DAY MESSAGE FOR BRIEFING OF THE MEDIA

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 (...)
7th October, 2020 Gaborone, BOTSWANA Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ; Extending Social Protection ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity ; Botswana ; Communique ;
07/10/2020

Address by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, mni on the Occasion of the 2020 World Decent Work Day

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 (...)
7th October, 2020 Abuja, Nigeria Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ; Nigeria ; Extending Social Protection ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity ;
07/10/2020

MEMORANDUM: COSATU National strike and Day of action

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 (...)
7th October, 2020 Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; South Africa ; Human and trade union rights ; Memorandum ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity ;

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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 (...)