A more active engagement of African workers at the 111th session of the International Labour Conference

The 111th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) is now in full swing at the headquarters of the International Labour Office (ILO), where African trade union delegates are making their voices heard. The ILC brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers (...)

Keywords : Benin; Newsletters; Human and trade union rights;

Post-covid-19 occupational health and safety: union leaders - members of the intersyndicale - facing up to the issues at stake and their responsibilities

Strengthening the technical capacities of union leaders, members of the intersyndicale of Benin, on the challenges of post-Covid-19 recovery in relation to occupational health and safety was the ultimate purpose of a two-day training workshop organised by the Confédération des Organisations (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Benin; Newsletters; Occupational Health and Safety ;

Advancing Decent Work Agenda in Benin: Advocacy of COSI-Benin and their Intersyndicale for Minimum Wage Increment

The C0VID-19 pandemic has really taken a toll on the economic activities of countries across the world, especially developing countries such as Benin; the ensuing economic downturn has led to a shift in industrial relations coupled with the restrictive measures introduced by governments, which (...)

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

BENIN: TRADE UNION TAKE ON SDG IMPLEMENTATION - HLPF 2018

The SDGs form the basis of the ongoing redrafting of the National Development Plan of the government of Benin. The redrafting process follows the analysis and prioritisation of the SDGs to select relevant goals and indicators and align them with the Government Programme of Action (PAG). In (...)

Keywords : Benin; Reports ; ATUDN;

Compliance with preventive measures against Covid-19: ROSyD-TM raises awareness among migrant workers in Aplahoué and Djrègbé

The welfare of migrant workers is a concern for the network of the Trade Union Organisations for the Defence of Migrant Workers Rights (Rosyd-Tm), of which Csa Benin, Cgtb, Cosi-Benin, Unstb, Cspib and Csub are members.

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Benin; Human and trade union rights; Extending Social Protection ; Reports ;

A more active engagement of African workers at the 111th session of the International Labour Conference

The 111th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) is now in full swing at the headquarters of the International Labour Office (ILO), where African trade union delegates are making their voices heard. The ILC brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers (...)

Keywords : Benin ;  Newsletters ;  Human and trade union rights ; 

Post-covid-19 occupational health and safety: union leaders - members of the intersyndicale - facing up to the issues at stake and their responsibilities

Strengthening the technical capacities of union leaders, members of the intersyndicale of Benin, on the challenges of post-Covid-19 recovery in relation to occupational health and safety was the ultimate purpose of a two-day training workshop organised by the Confédération des Organisations (...)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Benin ;  Newsletters ;  Occupational Health and Safety ; 

Advancing Decent Work Agenda in Benin: Advocacy of COSI-Benin and their Intersyndicale for Minimum Wage Increment

The C0VID-19 pandemic has really taken a toll on the economic activities of countries across the world, especially developing countries such as Benin; the ensuing economic downturn has led to a shift in industrial relations coupled with the restrictive measures introduced by governments, which (...)

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

Compliance with preventive measures against Covid-19: ROSyD-TM raises awareness among migrant workers in Aplahoué and Djrègbé

The welfare of migrant workers is a concern for the network of the Trade Union Organisations for the Defence of Migrant Workers Rights (Rosyd-Tm), of which Csa Benin, Cgtb, Cosi-Benin, Unstb, Cspib and Csub are members.

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  Benin ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Extending Social Protection ;  Reports ; 

COMBATING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: COSI-BENIN INVOLVES JOURNALISTS IN THE FIGHT

On Friday, October 02. at the Labour Exchange in Cotonou, journalists were brought together with consultants and experts for a work of appropriation of the law in order to equip them on the contours of the 2011-26 law of 09 January 2012 on the repression of violence against women, to show them (...)

02 Oct 2020 Cotonou, BENIN
Keywords : Benin ;  Gender Equality ;  Reports ;  Youth Work - Organising And Workers Empowerment ; 

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 (...)

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

Union leaders strengthen their skills in democratic management

Putting strategies in place to strengthen the democratic functioning and unity of trade union action for the emergence of strong unions is more necessary than ever, in the context of the global economic and financial crisis.

21 to 25 May 2018 Lome, Fopadesc Center
Keywords : Benin ;  Cote d’Ivoire ;  Guinea ;  Senegal ;  Chad ;  Burkina Faso ;  Mali ;  Togo ; 

Labour Day Celebrations

Each year, Trade unions around the world commemorate Labour Day. Traditionally, on 1st May, they voice their concerns about the working conditions of their members and demand for wage increment and more jobs during the celebrations. This event was celebrated across the continent in different (...)

1st May Keywords : Benin ;  Democratic Republic of Congo ;  Senegal ;  Niger ;  Togo ; 

The protection of the rights of migrant workers for a better extension of social protection in Africa

About thirty participants, including ten women from affiliated organizations to ITUC-Africa, civil society organizations, representatives of LO / FTF, ILO and ECOWAS in charge of migration and FES Tunisia took part to a regional workshop on the protection of the rights of migrant and domestic (...)

31 July - 02 August 2017 Céline Hôtel
Keywords : Benin ; 

Regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS for French speaking countries - Trade union comments

Capacity building and resource for tax administrations in African countries A year after its creation at the request of the G20, 99 countries, including many African countries, participated in the Inclusive Framework for the implementation of the BEPS Action Plan. While the objective of broad (...)

3 July 2017 Cotonou, Benin
Keywords : Activities ;  ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS - “STOP THE BLEEDING” ;  Benin ;  Technical document ;  Human and trade union rights ;