Egypt: The Use of Power in the fight against coronavirus

On February 14, 2020, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the first case of COVID-19 in the country detected at The Cairo international airport involving a Chinese national. As of May 30, 2020, Egypt had 22,082 confirmed cases with 5,511 recoveries and 879 deaths. The great fragility (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters; 

The COVID-19 crisis: Côte d’Ivoire’s response and gradual resumption of normalcy

Côte d’Ivoire recorded an economic growth of 7.3% in 2019, positioning the country as the engine of growth in West Africa. According to forecasts, with the coronavirus pandemic, this growth will be halved for the year 2020. Since March 11, 2020, when the health authorities confirmed the (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters;  Cote d’Ivoire; 

THE COMOROS: facing the Covid-19 crisis

Located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the eastern coast of Africa, the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago made up of four islands with a total area of 2,612 km2 (according to Wikipedia). The Union of the Comoros is one of the Small Island Developing (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters;  Comoros; 

CAPE VERDE: Stop the COVID-19 Pandemic, let’s enhance our solidarity!

The Republic of Cape Verde is an island state located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. It is an archipelago of ten volcanic islands with an area of 4033 km2. The country is currently at a crossroads and is finding it difficult to develop a more sustainable growth model that (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters;  Cape Verde; 

Management of the COVID-19 Crisis in Cameroon

As of May 27, 2020, Cameroon had 5,436 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,996 recoveries and 175 deaths. The coronavirus pandemic is having a negative impact on the Cameroonian economy which has recorded losses of about 800 billion FCFA (approx. USD 1.3 billion). Several economic sectors, (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters;  Cameroon; 

BURUNDI: an exceptional case of fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic against the backdrop of a presidential election

The Republic of Burundi registered its first two confirmed cases of Coronavirus on 31st, March 2020. According to the Minister of Health, these included two people who had returned from countries already affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made in the context of the (...)

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Benin and the fight against COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic that continues to shake the world has affected almost every country in Africa. The disease has put a strain on livelihoods and economies. In the case of Benin several economic activities in both the formal and informal economies have been slowed down or suspended (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Benin;  Newsletters; 

ANGOLA: COVID-19 worsens already difficult conditions for the working people.

Angola confirmed its first two positive cases of COVID-19 on 21st March, 2020. Both were imported cases from Portugal. As elsewhere in most of Africa, the Government of Angola quickly adopted a number of measures with the view to containing the spread of the virus and preventing it from (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters;  Angola; 

ITUC-Africa Statement on the occasion of Africa Day 2020

Africa Day, May 25, commemorates the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Day celebrates the aim to bring together the African peoples, strengthen their faith in integration and popularize the ideal of union of the continent. The (...)

25 May 2020 Keywords : Declarations;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development; 

ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS from the 4th Ordinary Congress of ITUC-Africa

4th ITUC-Africa ORDINARY CONGRESS - November 2019 Keywords : Congress2019 ;  Nigeria;  Resolutions; 

May Day 2020 Messages from Affiliates and Partners

May day messages from Workers orgianisations around the African continent

May Day Keywords : Declarations;  Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity; 

May Day, 2020 - Message by ITUC-Africa

For the first time in living memory we are celebrating May Day in a completely different way. No marches or demonstrations or big public meetings. Our public expressions on May Day are all mainly virtual through social and other media.

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Declarations;  Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity; 

Newsletter: AFRICAN RESPONSES TO THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS: THE ROLE OF UNIONS (Vol 1 )

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Newsletters;  Climate Change And Environment;  Human and trade union rights;  Peace And Security;  Extending Social Protection ; 

FESTU: Somali workers in urgent need of protection from unsafe working conditions and infectious disease

In the year of coronavirus (COVID-19), this day of commemoration has never been more significant, and the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) renews its pledge to fight for the living of working women and men of Somalia.

28 April 2020 Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Declarations;  Human and trade union rights;  Peace And Security;  Extending Social Protection ;  Somalia; 

Commemoration of International Workers’ Memorial Day 2020

Each year, workers around the world celebrate International Workers’ Memorial Day or Workers’ Mourning Day on April 28. This is the international day of remembrance and action for workers who have been killed, become disabled, injured or made unwell by their

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Climate Change And Environment;  Declarations;  Human and trade union rights;  Solidarity Letters;  Extending Social Protection ; 

COVID-19: ITUC-Africa letter to the AU Chairperson

Given the enormity of the catastrophe that could befall Africa should the continent experience a full-scale outbreak of the epidemic, we deem it necessary to address the African Union on a number of urgent issues....

Keywords : Activities;  THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Declarations; 

Call for the immediate release of detained Trade Unionists in Sudan and cessation of all forms of harassment and interference in trade union operations

The pieces of information that have reached us indicate that, while the world is plunged into a severe health crisis caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, the Sudanese government seems not to be appropriately prioritising this development. We are concerned that the government is rather focused on (...)

Keywords : Declarations;  Human and trade union rights;  Sudan; 

COVID-19: LET’S PUT AFRICA ON WAR FOOTING

We come back to you once again on the grave matter of COVID-19. We commend you for the range of efforts made by unions across Africa in support of governments or in demand of their governments in response to the raging pandemic COVID-19 that continues to claim thousands of lives daily around (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Climate Change And Environment;  Declarations;  Human and trade union rights;  Extending Social Protection ;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development; 

Message of Condolences on the passing of Comrade Demba Diop

We salute the memory of Comrade Demba’s enormous contribution to the trade union movement of Mali and of Africa spanning several decades. A great tree of the African trade union movement has indeed fallen.

Keywords : Tributes ;  Message of condolences ;  Mali; 

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - ITUC-AFRICA MESSAGE TO AFFILIATES

As the global pandemic of corona virus COVID-19 rages on around the world, the number of affected African countries is increasing rapidly. As of Tuesday, March 17, there were 450 cases of patients infected with Covid-19, spread across 30 countries out of a total of 54 on the continent.

18 March 2020 Keywords : Climate Change And Environment;  Declarations; 

Statement on International Women’s Day 2020

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation - ITUC-Africa (www.ituc-africa.org) would like to congratulate the millions of women and activists for their unwavering commitment to working with us for a fairer (...)

Keywords : Declarations;  Gender Equality; 

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

Keywords : Activities;  Declarations;  Human and trade union rights;  Nigeria; 

WageIndicator hits milestone: 140 countries

Keywords : Technical document;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development; 

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; 

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 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;