Human and trade union rights : PROGRAMME AREA

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.

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21/12/2023

"Championing Rights-Based Migration Governance: ITUC-Africa’s Call to Action on International Migrants Day"

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, (…)
Dar Es Salam, 18 December 2023 By Adjélé Mensah Keywords : Activities; Newsletters; Human and trade union rights; Nigeria; Tanzania;
26/02/2020

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
Abuja, NIGERIA Keywords : Activities; Declarations; Human and trade union rights; Nigeria;
23/02/2020

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;
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 realities (…)
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;
09/04/2019

Report of the 2019 Africa International Labour Conference (ILC) preparation meeting

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 centenary (…)
20-22 March 2019 Kigali, RWANDA Keywords : Activities; Human and trade union rights; Peace And Security; Reports ; Rwanda;

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31/01/2025

Lives Lost, Rights Denied: ITUC-Africa Demands Justice for the Stilfontein Massacre and Accountability for Those Responsible.

The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) is deeply shocked and appalled by the unfolding tragedy at the Stilfontein mine in South Africa, where dozens of illegal miners have lost their lives in what rights groups have described as a massacre. (…)
Keywords : South Africa ; Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ; Occupational Health and Safety ;
30/01/2025

ITUC-Africa Statement on the Escalating Conflict in Goma, DRC: A Call for Immediate Action to Halt the Conflict and De-escalate Violence and Engender Peace

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) strongly condemns the ongoing violence leading to hundreds of deaths, including those of peacekeepers and citizens and a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Goma, Democratic (…)
Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Protest letters ; Peace And Security ; Democratic Republic of Congo ; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;
01/01/2025

MOZAMBIQUE IS BURNING AND AT A CROSSROADS: ITUC-AFRICA CALLS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE

The ongoing post-electoral crisis in Mozambique is deeply alarming. The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/) strongly condemns the violence, loss of lives, destruction of property, and livelihoods—especially (…)
Keywords : Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ; Peace And Security ; Mozambique ;
31/12/2024

ITUC-AFRICA 2025 NEW YEAR MESSAGE

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa: https://www.ituc-africa.org/), having diligently advanced its mission in 2024 to promote and safeguard the rights of African workers, pauses at this juncture to reflect on the year’s experiences. As we (…)
"African workers and industrial relations Labour Landscape in 2024: Challenges and Pathways to Socio-Economic Justice in 2025 and beyond" Keywords : Climate Change And Environment ; Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ; Gender Equality ; Peace And Security ; Extending Social Protection ; Occupational Health and Safety ; Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity ; Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ; Youth Work - Organising And Workers Empowerment ;
10/12/2024

Human and Labour Rights: The Pathway to Dignity and Development

World Human Rights Day is dedicated to reflections, actions and initiatives aimed at advancing the respect, enjoyment and preservation of the human rights of all people without distinction and discrimination. The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (…)
Keywords : Declarations ; Human and trade union rights ;

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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 work (…)