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 ; 

14th Edition of New Year School: Advancing Africa’s Transformation Agenda

The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) is pleased to announce the 14th edition of the New Year School (NYS), scheduled for March 19-22, 2024, in Lusaka, Zambia. Under the theme “Advancing Africa’s transformation agenda : Mobilizing for (…)

Keywords : Upcoming event ;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;  Zambia ;  Alrei ;  Communique ; 

Reactions to the ILO World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2023: African workers make a renewed call on the need and urgency to strengthen African Economies

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/ ) commends the ILO for its ongoing efforts in monitoring and analysing trends in employment, social and economic conditions globally. We welcome the findings presented in (…)

Keywords : Climate Change And Environment ;  Declarations ;  Gender Equality ;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;  Alrei ;  Communique ; 

COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC)

In an all-inclusive session, the National Executive Council (NEC) deeply analyzed the prevailing national sentiment, taking into account the extensive hardships and deprivation afflicting our citizens across all states of the federation. The council scrutinized the federal government’s failure (…)

HELD ON THURSDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2023
Keywords : Human and trade union rights ;  Nigeria ;  Communique ; 

Press Statement: Strengthening Trade Union Engagement to Tackle the Challenges of Sovereign Debt in Africa

Dakar, Senegal – August 29, 2023 We, the representatives of trade unions from across Africa, have convened in Dakar, Senegal, for a landmark Continental Workshop on Sovereign Debt organised jointly by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), and (…)

Keywords : ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS - “STOP THE BLEEDING” ;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;  Communique ;