Burkina Faso

Affiliates in this country

Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina Faso (USTB)

TéL : (+226) 50 33 73 09
e-mail : ustb_bf@yahoo.fr

Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres (ONSL)

Tel: +226 5034-3469
Fax: +226 5034-3469
Office Location: Boîte Postale No. 99 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Burkinabé (CNTB)

01 B.P. 445 Ouagadougou 01 Burkina Faso
Tel: +226-50-312395
Fax: +226-50-303140
E-mail: cntb@fasonet.bf

Confédération Syndicale Burkinabé (CSB)

Adresse postale: 01 BP 1921 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Adresse mail : cosybu2000@yahoo.fr / csb@fasonet.bf

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28/02/2024

African workers Welcome ECOWAS’ Revocation of Sanctions on Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Guinea and call for the intensification of constructive dialogue and genuine diplomacy

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) warmly welcomes the recent decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift, with immediate effect, a large part of the sanctions imposed on Burkina Faso, (…)
Keywords : Declarations; Human and trade union rights; Guinea; Peace And Security; Burkina Faso; Communique; Mali; Niger;
09/10/2023

Military Coups and the Future of Democracy in West Africa : Insights from ITUC-Africa’s Webinar

On October 3rd, 2023, ITUC-Africa, in collaboration with FNV, hosted a webinar titled "Military Coups and the Future of Democracy in Africa : Impact and Governance Implications." This important webinar brought together experts, labor activists and trade unions leaders and representatives to (…)
Keywords : Newsletters; Peace And Security; Burkina Faso; Gabon; Mali; Niger;
11/08/2023

CARES Burkina publishes a union position paper for a 2023 budget focused on social and economic equity

In the context of the security challenges weighing on Burkina Faso, the Trade Union Analysis and Research Committee of Burkina (CARES Burkina) has published a trade union position paper on the 2023 budget and the improvement of budget governance in the country. This document presents a series of (…)
Keywords : Newsletters; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development; Burkina Faso;
05/06/2023

A trade union focus on the SDGs - Burkina Faso

Trade unions in Burkina Faso are consulted by the government on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through sectoral dialogues and annual reviews. Although the SDGs are not discussed in the context of social dialogue per se, trade union contributions are accepted informally. However, trade (…)
Keywords : Reports ; ATUDN; Burkina Faso;
29/10/2020

BURKINA FASO: A TRADE UNION FOCUS ON THE SDGs - HLPF 2019

The government of Burkina Faso has integrated the SDGs into its National Programme for Economic and Social Development (PNDES) for 2016-2020. The PNDES focuses on three main areas: reforming institutions and modernising administration; developing human capital; and investing in growth-oriented (…)
Keywords : Reports ; ATUDN; Burkina Faso;

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28/02/2024

African workers Welcome ECOWAS’ Revocation of Sanctions on Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Guinea and call for the intensification of constructive dialogue and genuine diplomacy

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) warmly welcomes the recent decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift, with immediate effect, a large part of the sanctions imposed on Burkina Faso, (…)
Keywords : Declarations Human and trade union rights Guinea Peace And Security Burkina Faso Communique Mali Niger
09/10/2023

Military Coups and the Future of Democracy in West Africa : Insights from ITUC-Africa’s Webinar

On October 3rd, 2023, ITUC-Africa, in collaboration with FNV, hosted a webinar titled "Military Coups and the Future of Democracy in Africa : Impact and Governance Implications." This important webinar brought together experts, labor activists and trade unions leaders and representatives to (…)
Keywords : Newsletters Peace And Security Burkina Faso Gabon Mali Niger
11/08/2023

CARES Burkina publishes a union position paper for a 2023 budget focused on social and economic equity

In the context of the security challenges weighing on Burkina Faso, the Trade Union Analysis and Research Committee of Burkina (CARES Burkina) has published a trade union position paper on the 2023 budget and the improvement of budget governance in the country. This document presents a series of (…)
Keywords : Newsletters Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development Burkina Faso
05/10/2020

CNTB: A new team to meet new challenges

The National Confederation of Workers of Burkina (CNTB) held on September 4 and 5, 2020, its 13th ordinary congress under the theme: << The CNTB at the heart of trade union action and the challenges of extending social protection in Burkina Faso >>. The official ceremony took place at the (…)
Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 Reports Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity Burkina Faso
31/05/2018

Union leaders strengthen their skills in democratic management

Putting strategies in place to strengthen the democratic functioning and unity of trade union action for the emergence of strong unions is more necessary than ever, in the context of the global economic and financial crisis.
21 to 25 May 2018 Lome, Fopadesc Center
Keywords : Benin Cote d’Ivoire Guinea Senegal Chad Burkina Faso Mali Togo
12/04/2017

Building the capacity of trade unions in West Africa for productivity improvement

The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO/ACTRAV) with the collaboration of the Japanese Trade Union Congress (JTUC/RENGO) organized a sub-regional workshop on Enhancing the Role of Trade Unions in Productivity Improvement in the ECOWAS Sub Region. The workshop was held in Ouagadougou, (…)
22 - 24 February 2017 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Keywords : Activities Climate Change And Environment Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development Burkina Faso
18/09/2015

BURKINA-FASO: ITUC-AFRICA SOLIDARITY MESSAGE

On behalf of its 103 affiliates in 51 African countries, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) supports the call for general strike launched jointly by the Trade Union federations and urges all workers to mobilize to denounce the coup (…)
Keywords : Burkina Faso

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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 work (…)