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14 March ITUC-AFRICA STATEMENT ON AfCFTA AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUCAfrica www.ituc-africa.org) calls for urgent action to ensure that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) fosters economic transformation while safeguarding workers’ rights, social justice, and (…)

31 January Lives Lost, Rights Denied: ITUC-Africa Demands Justice for the Stilfontein Massacre and Accountability for Those Responsible.

The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) is deeply shocked and appalled by the unfolding tragedy at the Stilfontein mine in South Africa, where dozens of illegal miners have lost their lives in what rights groups have described as a massacre. (…)

31 December 2024 ITUC-AFRICA 2025 NEW YEAR MESSAGE

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/), having diligently advanced its mission in 2024 to promote and safeguard the rights of African workers, pauses at this juncture to reflect on the year’s experiences. As we (…)

1 January MOZAMBIQUE IS BURNING AND AT A CROSSROADS: ITUC-AFRICA CALLS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE

The ongoing post-electoral crisis in Mozambique is deeply alarming. The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/) strongly condemns the violence, loss of lives, destruction of property, and livelihoods—especially (…)

10 December 2024 Human and Labour Rights: The Pathway to Dignity and Development

World Human Rights Day is dedicated to reflections, actions and initiatives aimed at advancing the respect, enjoyment and preservation of the human rights of all people without distinction and discrimination. The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (…)

12 November 2024 AFRICAN TRADE UNIONS KEY DEMANDS FOR COP 29

[1] Context 1. The historical significance of the UNFCCC process and the Paris Agreement continue to be validated, as noted in the first Global Stocktake (GST). Africa, the least contributor to the historical accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG), is the hardest hit by the negative impact (…)

7 October 2024 ITUC-Africa Statement on World Day for Decent Work 2024: "Workers call for economic decolonisation, Peace and Democracy"

With our 18 million workers across the continent, we join our people, communities, unions, and progressive civil society organisations in solidarity as they continue mobilising worldwide on this year’s World Day for Decent Work to echo our urgent and loud call for peace and democracy!

7 October 2024 ITUC-Africa Stands in Solidarity with Ghana’s Organized Labour’s Nationwide Strike Against Galamsey and calls on other African governments to halt illegal mining activities

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation Africa (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) expresses its unwavering support for the nationwide strike declared by organised labour in Ghana, effective 10 October 2024. The decision to embark on this action is a direct (…)

9 October 2024 Breaking the Silence: Prioritising Mental Health in African Workplaces for a Healthier, More Resilient Workforce

On this World Mental Health Day, under the global theme "Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace," the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/) reaffirms its commitment to the well-being and dignity of workers (…)

14 October 2024 ITUC-Africa Welcomes the Exclusion of Saudi Arabia and Russia from the UN Human Rights Council

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) welcomes the decisive outcome of the election at the UN General Assembly for membership into the UN Human Rights Council, which resulted in the exclusion of Saudi Arabia along with (…)

1 October 2024 Open letter to the candidates for the position of the African Union Chairperson

Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, An Open Letter from African Workers to the African Union Member States and the Prospective Candidates in the Election of the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson: Prioritise Competency, Values, and Commitment to AU Agenda 2063

6 September 2024 World day for Decent Work 2024: "Workers Deserve Peace and Democracy"

Background and Context: The 2024 theme for the World Day for Decent Work, "Workers Deserve Peace and Democracy," resonates deeply with the current socio-political and economic landscape across the globe. With ongoing armed conflicts, economic inequalities, climate crises, and digital disruptions (…)
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THANK YOU NOTE: 5th ITUC-Africa Delegates Congress Successful participation

The curtains fell on Thursday, November 30, 2023, on the 5th Ordinary Delegates Congress of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) that took place at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme “Amka Afrika!”- a “clarion call for reawakening in Africa”.

19 December 2023
Congress 2023 Declarations Human and trade union rights Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity

AU Human Rights Commission urged “To rein in impunity and crimes committed against journalists”

25 October 2011
Declarations Human and trade union rights

DECLARATION OF ITUC-Africa ON THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE NEW SECRETARY GENERAL OF CNTG - GUINEA

14 October 2011
Declarations Human and trade union rights Guinea

Call for fully-fledged human and trade union rights in Swaziland

Renewed call for fully-fledged human and trade union rights in Swaziland on the Occasion of the Celebration of the Kingdom’s Independence: An Urgent Call on South Africa to act decisively on the side of the Swazi People and Democracy

5 September 2011
Declarations Eswatini Democracy Human and trade union rights Eswatini
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