Human and trade union rights : PROGRAMME AREA

Human rights are a concept that every human being has rights universal, inalienable, whatever the positive law or other local factors such as ethnicity, nationality or religion.

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21/12/2023

"Championing Rights-Based Migration Governance: ITUC-Africa’s Call to Action on International Migrants Day"

On this year International Migrants Day, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) stands to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants worldwide. As a staunch advocate for social justice and human rights, (...)
Dar Es Salam, 18 December 2023 By Adjélé Mensah Keywords : Activities; Newsletters; Human and trade union rights; Nigeria; Tanzania;
26/02/2020

6TH AFRICA SOCIAL PARTNERS SUMMIT: MESSAGE BY COMRADE AYUBA WABBA

A FRATERNAL MESSAGE BY COMRADE AYUBA WABBA, mni, PRESIDENT OF THE NLC AND ITUC AT THE 6TH AFRICA SOCIAL PARTNERS SUMMIT
Abuja, NIGERIA Keywords : Activities; Declarations; Human and trade union rights; Nigeria;
23/02/2020

The Choice is Ours – FESTU welcomes the signing of the Federal Electoral Bill into law

The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) and its 12 affiliated sector unions commend the signing of the country’s Federal Electoral Bill into law as a historic and tangible move towards the realisation of democratic rights of Somalis and ultimately, a stable and peaceful society.
23 February 2020 Keywords : Activities; Declarations; Human and trade union rights; Somalia;
17/02/2020

10th New Year School: African Trade Unions and the Future of Work

Technological advances, artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are plunging the world of work today into unprecedented change. If this change promises to be beneficial for some under other skies, that is likely to strike a blow to others on the black continent, given that the (...)
17-20 Febrary 2020 Lome, TOGO Keywords : Activities; Newsletters; Climate Change And Environment; Human and trade union rights; Gender Equality; Peace And Security; Extending Social Protection ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development; Youth Work - Organising And Workers Empowerment;
09/04/2019

Report of the 2019 Africa International Labour Conference (ILC) preparation meeting

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) conducted the preparatory meeting for the 2019 International Labour Conference (ILC). This year’s ILC will mark the (...)
20-22 March 2019 Kigali, RWANDA Keywords : Activities; Human and trade union rights; Peace And Security; Reports ; Rwanda;

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27/03/2018

Template on human and trade union rights incidence reporting format

Modèle de formulaire pour signaler des incidents de violation des droits humains et syndicaux
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16/03/2018

ZCTU - DOCTORS’ STRIKE: FAILED MINISTER PARERENYATWA MUST RESIGN

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is greatly disturbed by the government’s lack of seriousness in resolving its dispute with the striking doctors. The continued strike by the doctors is causing untold suffering of ordinary Zimbabweans as it has paralyzed operations at state-run hospitals.
15 Mars 2018 Harare, Zimbabwe Keywords : Zimbabwe ; Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ;
15/03/2018

World Social Forum 2018

The World Social Forum has consolidated itself as an open space of horizontal and plural encounter for the democratic debate of ideas, the formulation of proposals, the free exchange of experiences and the articulation for effective actions by organizations and movements of the planetary civil (...)
12-17 March 2018 Salvador, Bahia, BRASIL Keywords : Activities ; Human and trade union rights ; Peace And Security ; Migration ;
15/02/2018

ZCTU CONDEMNS FAILURE BY AUTHORITIES TO RESOLVE HWANGE DEMONSTRATIONS

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) condemns in strongest terms the failure by responsible authorities to intervene and bring to an end the labour dispute that has engulfed Hwange Colliery Company.
Keywords : Zimbabwe ; Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ;
16/01/2018

TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS, COMRADE AYUBA WABBA mni ON THE IMPENDING MASS SACK OF WORKERS BY KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT

Mass sack of workers in Kaduna State The Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliates on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 led a protest against the obnoxious plan of the Kaduna State Government to sack workers en masse.
8 Novembre 2017 Abuja, NIGERIA Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Nigeria ; Communique ;

ITUC AFRICA

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 (...)