ITUC-Africa

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.

ITUC Africa
ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa
Founded2007
HeadquartersLome, Togo
Location
Members
15 million (2004)
Key people
Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary
AffiliationsITUC
Websitewww.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 federationAcronymCountry
General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of AngolaCGSILAAngola
National Union of Angolan WorkersUNTA-CSAngola
Botswana Federation of Trade UnionsBFTUBotswana
Confédération Générale des Syndicats des Travailleurs de MadagascarFI.SE.MA.Madagasacar
Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade UnionsSEKRIMAMadagasacar
United Autonomous Unions of MadagascarUSAMMadagasacar
Confédération des Syndicats des Travailleurs Malagasy RévolutionnairesFISEMAREMadagasacar
Malawi Congress of Trade UnionsMCTUMalawi
Mauritius Labour CongressMLCMauritius
Mauritius Trade Union CongressMTUCMauritius
National Trade Unions ConfederationNTUCMauritius
Mozambique Workers' OrganizationOTMMozambique
Trade Union Congress of NamibiaTUCNANamibia
Trade Union Congress of SwazilandTUCOSWAeSwatini
Zambia Congress of Trade UnionsZCTUZambia
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade UnionsZCTUZimbabwe
Confederation of South African Workers' UnionsCONSAWUSouth Africa
Federation of Unions of South AfricaFEDUSASouth Africa
Congress of South African Trade UnionsCOSATUSouth Africa
National Council of Trade UnionsNACTUSouth Africa
Union Interprofessionnelle de la RéunionUIR-CFDTReunion
General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and PríncipeUGT-STPSao Tomé and Principe
National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe – Central UnionONTSTP-CSSao Tomé and Principe
Confederation of Cameroon Trade UnionsCSTCCameroon
Union of Free Trade Unions of CameroonUSLCCameroon
General Confederation of Free Workers of CameroonCSACCameroon
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique CSTCCentral African Republic
General Union of Central African WorkersUSTCCentral African Republic
National Confederation of Central African WorkersCNTCCentral African Republic
Free Confederation of Chadian WorkersCLTTChad
Union of Trade Unions of ChadUSTChad
Congolese Trade Union ConfederationCSCRepublic of the Congo
Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du CongoCOSYLACRepublic of the Congo
Democratic Confederation of LabourCDTDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Union Nationale des Travailleurs du CongoUNTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Confédération Syndicale du CongoCSCDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Confédération Gabonaise des Syndicats LibresCGSLGabon
Confédération Syndicale GabonaiseCOSYGAGabon
Confederation of Trade Unions of BurundiCOSYBUBurundi
Trade Union Confederation of BurundiCSBBurundi
Confédération des Travailleurs et travailleuses de ComoresCTTCComoros
Union of Djibouti WorkersUDTDjibouti
National Confederation of Eritrean WorkersNCEWEritrea
Confederation of Ethiopian Trade UnionsCETUEthiopia
Central Organization of Trade UnionsCOTU (K)Kenya
Trade Union Centre of Workers of RwandaCESTRARRwanda
Seychelles Federation of Workers' UnionsSFWUSeychelles
Federation of Somali Trade UnionsFESTUSomalia
South Sudan Workers Trade Union FederationSSWTUFSouth Sudan
Trade Union Congress of TanzaniaTUCTATanzania
Zanzibar Trade Union CongressZATUCTanzania
National Organization of Trade UnionsNOTUUganda
Centrale des Syndicats Autonomes du BéninCSABenin
Union Nationale des Syndicats des Travailleurs du BéninUNSTBBenin
Confédération des organisations syndicales indépendantes du BéninCOSIBenin
General Confederation of the Workers of Benin CGTBBenin
Centrale de syndicats du privé et de l’informel du BéninCSIPBBenin
Confédération Syndicale BurkinabéCSBBurkina Faso
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs BurkinabéCNTBBurkina Faso
Organisation Nationale des Syndicats LibresONSLBurkina Faso
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina FasoUSTBBurkina Faso
União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo Verde – Central SindicalUNTC-CSCabo Verde
Centrale des Syndicats Libres de Côte d'IvoireDIGNITECôte d'Ivoire
Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'IvoireUGTCICôte d'Ivoire
Federation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Ivory CoastFESACICôte d'Ivoire
Centrale Syndicale HumanismeCSHCôte d'Ivoire
Gambia Workers' ConfederationGWCGambia
Ghana Federation of LabourGFLGhana
Trades Union Congress of GhanaTUCGhana
Confédération Nationale de Travailleurs de GuinéeCNTGGuinea
Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres de GuinéeONSLGGuinea
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de GuinéeUSTGGuinea
Union Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée BissauUNTGBGuinea-Bissau
Liberia Labour CongressLLCLiberia
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du MaliCSTMMali
Union Nationale des Travailleurs du MaliUNTMMali
Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger CDTNNiger
Confédération Nigérienne du TravailCNTNiger
Union des Syndicats des Travailleurs du NigerUSTNNiger
Nigeria Labour CongressNLCNigeria
Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes du SénégalCSASenegal
Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du SénégalUNSASSenegal
Democratic Union of Senegalese WorkersUDTSSenegal
National Confederation of Senegalese WorkersCNTSSenegal
Confédération nationale des travailleurs du Sénégal – Forces du changementCNTS-FCSenegal
Central Confederation of Trade UnionsCCOTUSierra Leone
Sierra Leone Labour CongressSLLCSierra Leone
Confédération syndicale des travailleurs du TogoCSTTTogo
Union Nationale des Syndicats Indépendants du TogoUNSITTogo
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du TogoCNTTTogo
Union Général des Syndicats LibresUGSLTogo
Union Générale des Travailleurs AlgériensUGTAAlgeria
Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de MauritanieCGTMMauritania
Confédération Libre des Travailleurs de MauritanieCLTMMauritania
Union des Travailleurs de MauritanieUTMMauritania
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de MauritanieCNTMMauritania
Democratic Confederation of LabourCDTMorocco
Union Générale des Travailleurs du MarocUGTMMorocco
Union Marocaine du TravailUMTMorocco
Union Générale Tunisienne du TravailUGTTTunisia

Leadership

General Secretaries
2007: Kwasi Adu-Amankwah

Presidents
2007: Mody Guiro

References
  1. "Trade unions urged to close ranks". Ghana Web. 27 November 2007.
  • ^ 2004 ICFTU-AFRO news archives


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