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.
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, (...)
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.
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 (...)
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 (...)
The ITUC-Africa with the coordination of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions organised a 3-country mission visit to Kenya, Senegal and Nigeria as part of the efforts to continue to effectively intervene in the human and workers’ rights situation in Swaziland. This was also aimed (...)
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Malawi: Rule of terror
Request for support and immediate action
Recent events in Malawi indicate that the country is fast sliding towards undemocratic rule, where impunity and terror are now firmly entrenched. On 20 July 2011, a day that shall live in infamy, 19 people were (...)
The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), with its mission of protecting the rights of peoples and workers on the continent, strongly condemns the on-going abusive acts in Gambia against Journalists. The growing number of attacks and false (...)