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 (...)
Sir, on behalf of the 18 million workers of our organisation from 52 of the 55 African countries, I would like to share with you the L20 Policy Recommendations to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers 2024.
SETTLE THE MINIMUM WAGE NEGOTIATION AND REVERSE THE HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF TO ALLEVIATE THE BITING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP THAT NIGERIAN WORKERS AND PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY FACING.
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC-AFRICA welcomes the dialogue, which results from ITUC-AFRICA’s six-year sustained campaign in Africa and within the African Union spaces for the creation of such a mechanism necessary to improve labour (...)
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) convened today in an emergency meeting in response to the pressing national issues affecting Nigerian workers, namely, the recent hike in electricity tariff, the ongoing negotiation of a (...)
Mister President,
We are sending you this letter on behalf of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa (www.ituc-africa.org) , which represents 17 million registered members and 107 affiliated national trade union centres in 52 African (...)