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 (...)
ITUC-Africa salutes migrant workers all over the world that have continued to be part of the efforts to rein in the COVID-19 pandemic. Their contributions as street clearers, scientists, laboratory attendants, health workers, ambulance and bus drivers, domestic workers and caregivers, pilots (...)
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) joins all human rights advocates around the world in commemorating this year International Human Rights Day under the theme “EQUALITY - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights”.
The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (www.ituc-africa.org) would like to extend our warm congratulations to the government and the people of Sierra Leone for formally abolishing the death penalty. It is coming more than 20 years after the country (...)
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) strongly affirms that decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income, (...)
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) is shocked to learn that 89 Kenyan migrant (the majority being domestic) workers in Saudi Arabia have died over the past two years under “suspicious” circumstances. The staggering (...)