Gender Equality : PROGRAMME AREA

Gender equality is a primary goal of CSI AFRICA as part of its mission to protect the interests of workers. Reducing inequalities / disparities appears as a cross-cutting issue that underpins all operations of the organization.

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25/11/2023

ITUC-Africa reaffirms its commitment for the Elimination of Violence against Women

As the vibrant continent of Africa echoes with the collective voices of individuals, organizations, and communities united against gender-based violence, the International Trade Union Confederation-Africa (ITUC-Africa) organised a powerful trade union action on November 25, marking the (...)
25 November 2023 By Adjélé Mensah Keywords : Activities; Newsletters; Gender Equality; Kenya;
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;
15/03/2017

Enhance collaboration between WAEMU, ITUC - Africa and OTUWA for greater representativity of trade unions in sub regional, regional and international institutions.

A visit and exchange mission took place on the 20th and 21st of February between the commissioners responsible for human development of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ITUC-Africa, the General Secretary of OTUWA (Organization of Trade Unions of West Africa ) took place on (...)
20 - 21 February 2017 Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO Keywords : Activities; Climate Change And Environment; Gender Equality; Extending Social Protection ; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development;

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08/10/2020

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 ;
07/10/2020

CALLING ON ALL WORKERS TO THE FRONTLINES AGAINST CORRUPTION, RETRENCHMENTS, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ATTACKS ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING & WORKERS RIGHTS

The COVID 19 pandemic has brough to the open the very ugly reality of a society that is untransformed and where the majority of people, women, workers and blacks in particular, are facing the daily pain of extreme poverty, inequalities and unemployment in their families and communities. These (...)
Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; South Africa ; Human and trade union rights ; Gender Equality ; Extending Social Protection ; Communique ;
31/07/2020

ITUC-AFRICA STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF AFRICAN WOMEN DAY 2020

On the occasion of the fifty-eight anniversary of the international day of African women, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) commends the courage and determination of all African girls and women as we stand with (...)
Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Declarations ; Gender Equality ; Extending Social Protection ;
07/03/2020

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 ;
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 ;

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 (...)