The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) joins the entire world in strongly condemning the massacre of the Chadian citizens who took to the streets to protest the further delay of the country’s transition towards civilian (…)

Chad’s trade unions report that the country’s budgetary allocation towards the implementation of the SDGs is insufficient, relies primarily on ODA, and has further been jeopardised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government of Chad has aligned its National Development Plan (NDP) 2017-2021 with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and has also integrated their objectives into relevant sectoral policies (heath, agriculture, livestock farming, justice, education, and social affairs).

Following the announcement of the first case of COVID-19 on 19th March, 2020 in Chad, the country had as of March 28 recorded 715 cases with 359 recoveries and 64 deaths. The competent authorities have taken a series of measures to limit the spread of the virus. At a time when some countries are (…)

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.

The unions’ call for an indefinite general strike in the public sector, to protest against the austerity measures imposed by the Chadian government, is continuing.

Health workers in Chad commenced an indefinite strike last week. The workers who are members of L’Union des Syndicats du Tchad, le Syndicat National des Enseignants et Chercheurs du Supérieur and la Confédération Indépendante des Syndicats du Tchad are demanding the payment of backlogs of (…)

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