35% of women in the world have experienced physical and / or sexual violence

35 percent of women in the world have experienced physical and / or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from another person at some point in their lives (UN Women). Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1999, the International Day for the (...)

25 November 2018 Lomé , Togo Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Gender Equality ;

PROMOTING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR ALL THROUGH EQUITY AND GENDER EQUALITY

Taking forward the Abidjan declaration from the 2017 conference , 23 delegates from 17 African trade unions affiliated to ITUC Africa and 2 labour support organisations, gathered from 6 to 10 November in Johannesburg, in the framework of a continental seminar organized by FEDUSA, ITUC Africa (...)

6-10 November 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa Keywords : South Africa ; Gender Equality ; Extending Social Protection ;

ITUC-Africa congratulatory message to new COSATU leadership

ITUC-Africa would like to address its warmest congratulations to you, Comrade Zingiswa Losi, on your election as President of COSATU. We congratulate your colleague National Office Bearers also for their election and express our profound appreciation for the achievement of gender parity of (...)

20 September 2018 Lomé, TOGO Keywords : South Africa ; Gender Equality ; Solidarity Letters ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity ;

3rd ITUC World Women’s Conference to map the way towards the organization and realization of gender equality and equity in the world of work

The 3rd ITUC World Women’s Conference was held from 11 to 13 October in Costa Rica. This large-scale conference brought together 200 union activists from around the world to chart the path towards the organization and realization of gender equality and fairness in the world of (...)

11 - 13 October Costa Rica (Amérique centrale) Keywords : Gender Equality ;

Enhance collaboration between WAEMU, ITUC - Africa and OTUWA for greater representativity of trade unions in sub regional, regional and international institutions.

A visit and exchange mission took place on the 20th and 21st of February between the commissioners responsible for human development of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ITUC-Africa, the General Secretary of OTUWA (Organization of Trade Unions of West Africa ) took place on (...)

20 - 21 February 2017 Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO Keywords : Activities ; Climate Change And Environment ; Gender Equality ; Extending Social Protection ; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;