Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa

The Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa (French: Organisation des syndicats d'Afrique de l'Ouest, Portuguese: Organização dos Sindicatos da África Ocidental) was founded in 1983 in Conakry, Guinea by national trade union centres from West Africa.[1] In 1986 OTUWA was accorded consultative status by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the representative organisation of trade unions in West Africa.[2] OTUWA supports the integration of process of ECOWAS, while calling for reductions in unemployment, integration of young workers into labour markets and the protection of migrant workers.[3] In 2015, as part of a revival process, the headquarters of OTUWA was moved from Abidjan to Abuja in order to be closer to the ECOWAS secretariat.[4] In 2017, OTUWA was critical of the ECOWAS states for the lack of growth in the region and called for measures to facilitate development.[5] As of 2020, OTUWA has affiliates in all 15 ECOWAS states.[6]

OTUWA
Full nameOrganisation of Trade Unions of West Africa
Founded1983
Head unionJohn Ejoha Odah, Executive Secretary
Office location
Websiteotuwa.org

References
  1. "About us – OTUWA". Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. Onoja, Adagbo (July 2020). "Mapping OTUWA Engagement With ECOWAS" (PDF). OTUWA/FES. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. Robert, René (December 2004). "The Social Dimension of Regional Integration in ECOWAS" (PDF). Geneva: International Labour Office. p. 27. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. Olayinka, Collins (27 October 2015). "Nigeria, others move to revive West Africa trade union". The Guardian Nigeria News. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Olayinka, Collins (28 February 2017). "NLC, OTUWA bemoan inability of ECOWAS to promote growth". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. "OTUWA – Organization of Trade Unions of West Africa". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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