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Devastating Earthquake in Morocco: ITUC-Africa extends Solidarity Message to the Workers and the People of Morocco

The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (www.ituc-africa.org), on behalf of teeming members in the 53 African countries it currently represents, expresses its solidarity with and support to the workers, people and government of Morocco following the (...)
Keywords : Climate Change And EnvironmentSolidarity Letters Morocco

African Trade Unions Advocate for Workers’ inclusion in Debt Discussions

The third edition of the African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD III) held from August 30th to September 1st, 2023, in Dakar, Senegal, was an important platform for addressing Africa’s debt challenges. On the sidelines of this major event, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung AU office (...)
Keywords : ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS - “STOP THE BLEEDING” NewslettersStructural Transformation For Africa’s Development

AfCoDD III: Reimagining, Rethinking, Reorganising, and Remobilising for an African World Order

From August 30th to September 1st, 2023, Dakar host to the third edition of the African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD III), organized by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) and its partners. This significant event, themed "The 4Rs for Africa Rule-Maker (...)
Keywords : ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS - “STOP THE BLEEDING” Newsletters SenegalStructural Transformation For Africa’s Development

ITUC-Africa shared workers Concerns Arising from Recent Events in Niger

The recent coup d’état in Niger has caused great worry among African workers and residents alike since it strikes at the very heart of Africa’s democratic aspirations and the pursuit of social justice. The African regional organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (...)
Keywords : NewslettersPeace And SecurityNiger

ITUC-AFRICA CONDEMNS THE COUP D’ETAT IN GABON

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade union Confederation (www.ituc-africa.org) condemns the military coup in Gabon and affirms that military take-overs do not resolve political problems posed by disputed elections. The announcement by soldiers on 30ᵗʰ August, 2023 (...)
Keywords : DeclarationsPeace And SecurityGabon

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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 (...)
Keywords : Human and trade union rights NigeriaCommunique

SURVEY ON PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING RECENT EVENTS IN NIGER AND AFRICAN WORKERS’ CONCERNS

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted by the African Labour Research and Education Institute of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa).On 26 July 2023, a coup d’état occurred in the Republic of the Niger when the (...)
Keywords : Technical documentPeace And SecurityNiger

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 DevelopmentCommunique

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

In a pivotal gathering aimed at addressing one of Africa’s most pressing economic challenges, trade union leaders from across the continent have convened in Dakar, Senegal, for a two-day Continental Workshop on Sovereign Debt. Organized jointly by the International Trade Union Confederation (...)
Keywords : ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS - “STOP THE BLEEDING” Newsletters SenegalStructural Transformation For Africa’s Development

PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ON THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS TO SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL SECURITY

Social protection is an internationally recognised human right and is enshrined in the African Union Charter on Human and People’s Rights as the right of all citizens. However, less than one in five people – around 17 per cent – across the African continent have access to social protection,1 (...)
Keywords : Technical documentExtending Social Protection

Liberia: PROTEST LETTER ON GROSS GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE IN TRADE UNION AFFAIRS

Dear Honourable Minister, I bring you warm courtesies on behalf of the teeming membership of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) and wish to draw your attention to the subject matter. The Liberia Labour Congress (...)
Keywords : Human and trade union rightsProtest letters Liberia

ITUC-Africa Statement on the Plight of Turkish Construction Workers on Strike in Tanzania

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation - Africa (www.ituc-africa.org) stands in solidarity with the Turkish construction workers employed by Yapı Merkezi in Tanzania, who have been on strike since the 5th of August 2023.
Keywords : DeclarationsHuman and trade union rights TanzaniaMigration

ITUC-Africa Protests Against the Dissolution of Parliament and the Call for New Elections Without Resolving the People’s Will for Democracy

Dear Prime Minister, The International Trade Union Confederation - Africa (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org), an organization dedicated to promoting democracy, human rights, and social justice in the African region, is deeply concerned about the recent developments in the Kingdom of Eswatini, (...)
Keywords : Eswatini Democracy Human and trade union rightsProtest letters Eswatini

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 (...)
Keywords : NewslettersStructural Transformation For Africa’s DevelopmentBurkina Faso

Nigerian Workers Unite for Socio-economic Reforms

In a historic display of solidarity and determination, Nigerian workers and citizens united under the banner of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) took to the streets to protest and demand an end to the hardships and suffering caused by the (...)
Keywords : Newsletters NigeriaExtending Social Protection

ITUC-Africa Urges Diplomacy Over Military Intervention in Niger’s Political Impasse

The African continent has long been a tapestry of diverse nations, each with its unique challenges and aspirations. Amongst these nations, Niger now finds itself in the spotlight due to recent political developments that have raised concerns and sparked debate across the region. The recent (...)
Keywords : NewslettersPeace And SecurityNiger

Press statement on ECOWAS threat of military intervention in Niger

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) (www.ituc-africa.org) condemned earlier the unconstitutional and undemocratic change of power in Niger which occurred on the 26 of July when the Presidential Guard of that country declared martial (...)
Keywords : ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS - “STOP THE BLEEDING” Human and trade union rightsPeace And SecurityCommuniqueNiger

Condemnation of Coup d’etat and Call for the Restoration of Constitutional Democracy in Niger

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation - Africa (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/), condemns the recent military coup that led to the forceful change of power in Niger. We reject this power grab by the military and call on them to retrace (...)
Keywords : Protest letters Peace And SecurityNiger

ITUC-AFRICA is RECRUTING

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ITUC-Africa Protests against the Unjust Decision to Withhold Teacher’s Salaries and Expel Directors and calls for genuine dialogue to resolve the industrial impasse.

Your Excellency Prime Minister, The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) conveys its warm courtesies and writes to express its deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent actions taken by the Ministry of (...)
Keywords : Human and trade union rightsProtest letters Extending Social Protection Tunisia

BFTU: CONCERNS REGARDING H. M. KING MSWATI III’S ATTENDANCE AT THE US – AFRICA BUSINESS SUMMIT 2023

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Botswana. We hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. We are writing to you to express our deep concern regarding the attendance of H. M. King Mswati III, the Head of Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini, at the upcoming US-Africa Business (...)
Keywords : Eswatini Democracy Human and trade union rightsProtest letters BotswanaEswatini

The African Regional Office of the ILO took stock of its activities, at an exchange meeting in Geneva

On Tuesday 13 June, the African Regional Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO) convened an exchange meeting in Geneva as a side event to the 111th session of the International Labour Conference. The purpose of this meeting, convened by the Regional Director of the ILO Africa (...)
Keywords : NewslettersClimate Change And Environment Nigeria

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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 (...)