African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa (ITUC-Africa) is a regional organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, representing trade unions from countries in Africa. There are 56 national trade union federations affiliated to ITUC-Africa, from 45 countries, and representing a total of 15 million workers.
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| Full name | ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Members | 15 million (2004) |
| Affiliation | ITUC |
| Key people | Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary |
| Office location | Lome, Togo |
| Country | Africa |
| Website | www.ituc-africa.org |
History
The organisation was founded in 2007, at a congress in Accra, with the merger of the ICFTU African Regional Organisation and the World Confederation of Labour's Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Union.[1]
The organisation has six main departments, handling conflict resolution, economic & social policy, education, gender & equality, HIV/AIDS, and human & trade union rights. In its own words,
- ICFTU-AFRO seeks to fight poverty, unemployment and all forms of discrimination, exploitation, arbitrary unrests, detention without trial and unlawful dismissals.
Affiliates
| Union federation | Acronym | Country |
|---|---|---|
| General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola | CGSILA | Angola |
| National Union of Angolan Workers | UNTA-CS | Angola |
| Botswana Federation of Trade Unions | BFTU | Botswana |
| Confédération Générale des Syndicats des Travailleurs de Madagascar | FI.SE.MA. | Madagasacar |
| Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions | SEKRIMA | Madagasacar |
| United Autonomous Unions of Madagascar | USAM | Madagasacar |
| Confédération des Syndicats des Travailleurs Malagasy Révolutionnaires | FISEMARE | Madagasacar |
| Malawi Congress of Trade Unions | MCTU | Malawi |
| Mauritius Labour Congress | MLC | Mauritius |
| Mauritius Trade Union Congress | MTUC | Mauritius |
| National Trade Unions Confederation | NTUC | Mauritius |
| Mozambique Workers' Organization | OTM | Mozambique |
| Trade Union Congress of Namibia | TUCNA | Namibia |
| Trade Union Congress of Swaziland | TUCOSWA | eSwatini |
| Zambia Congress of Trade Unions | ZCTU | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions | ZCTU | Zimbabwe |
| Confederation of South African Workers' Unions | CONSAWU | South Africa |
| Federation of Trade Unions of South Africa | FEDUSA | South Africa |
| Congress of South African Trade Unions | COSATU | South Africa |
| National Council of Trade Unions | NACTU | South Africa |
| Union Interprofessionnelle de la Réunion | UIR-CFDT | Reunion |
| General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe | UGT-STP | Sao Tomé and Principe |
| National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe – Central Union | ONTSTP-CS | Sao Tomé and Principe |
| Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions | CSTC | Cameroon |
| Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon | USLC | Cameroon |
| General Confederation of Free Workers of Cameroon | CSAC | Cameroon |
| Confédération syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique | CSTC | Central African Republic |
| General Union of Central African Workers | USTC | Central African Republic |
| National Confederation of Central African Workers | CNTC | Central African Republic |
| Free Confederation of Chadian Workers | CLTT | Chad |
| Union of Trade Unions of Chad | UST | Chad |
| Congolese Trade Union Confederation | CSC | Republic of the Congo |
| Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du Congo | COSYLAC | Republic of the Congo |
| Democratic Confederation of Labour | CDT | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo | UNTC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Confédération Syndicale du Congo | CSC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Confédération Gabonaise des Syndicats Libres | CGSL | Gabon |
| Confédération Syndicale Gabonaise | COSYGA | Gabon |
| Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi | COSYBU | Burundi |
| Trade Union Confederation of Burundi | CSB | Burundi |
| Confédération des Travailleurs et travailleuses de Comores | CTTC | Comoros |
| Union of Djibouti Workers | UDT | Djibouti |
| National Confederation of Eritrean Workers | NCEW | Eritrea |
| Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions | CETU | Ethiopia |
| Central Organization of Trade Unions | COTU (K) | Kenya |
| Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda | CESTRAR | Rwanda |
| Seychelles Federation of Workers' Unions | SFWU | Seychelles |
| Federation of Somali Trade Unions | FESTU | Somalia |
| South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation | SSWTUF | South Sudan |
| Trade Union Congress of Tanzania | TUCTA | Tanzania |
| Zanzibar Trade Union Congress | ZATUC | Tanzania |
| National Organization of Trade Unions | NOTU | Uganda |
| Centrale des Syndicats Autonomes du Bénin | CSA | Benin |
| Union Nationale des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Bénin | UNSTB | Benin |
| Confédération des organisations syndicales indépendantes du Bénin | COSI | Benin |
| Confédération générale des travailleurs du Bénin | CGTB | Benin |
| Centrale de syndicats du privé et de l’informel du Bénin | CSIPB | Benin |
| Confédération Syndicale Burkinabé | CSB | Burkina Faso |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Burkinabé | CNTB | Burkina Faso |
| Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres | ONSL | Burkina Faso |
| Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina Faso | USTB | Burkina Faso |
| União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo Verde – Central Sindical | UNTC-CS | Cabo Verde |
| Confédération des syndicats libres de Côte d'Ivoire | DIGNITE | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'Ivoire | UGTCI | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Fédération des Syndicats Autonomes de Côte d'Ivoire | FESACI | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Centrale Syndicale Humanisme | CSH | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Gambia Workers’ Confederation | GWC | Gambia |
| Ghana Federation of Labour | GFL | Ghana |
| Trades Union Congress of Ghana | TUC | Ghana |
| Confédération Nationale de Travailleurs de Guinée | CNTG | Guinea |
| Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres de Guinée | ONSLG | Guinea |
| Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Guinée | USTG | Guinea |
| Union Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée Bissau | UNTGB | Guinea-Bissau |
| Liberia Labour Congress | LLC | Liberia |
| Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali | CSTM | Mali |
| Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Mali | UNTM | Mali |
| Confederation Démocratique Des Travailleurs du Niger | CDTN | Niger |
| Confédération Nigérienne du Travail | CNT | Niger |
| Union des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Niger | USTN | Niger |
| Nigeria Labour Congress | NLC | Nigeria |
| Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal | CSA | Senegal |
| Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal | UNSAS | Senegal |
| Union démocratique des travailleurs du Sénégal | UDTS | Senegal |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Sénégal | CNTS | Senegal |
| Confédération nationale des travailleurs du Sénégal – Forces du changement | CNTS-FC | Senegal |
| Central Confederation of Trade Unions | CCOTU | Sierra Leone |
| Sierra Leone Labour Congress | SLLC | Sierra Leone |
| Confédération syndicale des travailleurs du Togo | CSTT | Togo |
| Union Nationale des Syndicats Indépendants du Togo | UNSIT | Togo |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Togo | CNTT | Togo |
| Union Général des Syndicats Libres | UGSL | Togo |
| Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens | UGTA | Algeria |
| Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | CGTM | Mauritania |
| Confédération Libre des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | CLTM | Mauritania |
| Union des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | UTM | Mauritania |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | CNTM | Mauritania |
| Democratic Confederation of Labour | CDT | Morocco |
| Union Générale des Travailleurs du Maroc | UGTM | Morocco |
| Union Marocaine du Travail | UMT | Morocco |
| Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail | UGTT | Tunisia |
Leadership
General Secretaries
- 2007: Kwasi Adu-Amankwah
Presidents
- 2007: Mody Guiro
References
- "Trade unions urged to close ranks". Ghana Web. 27 November 2007.
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