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

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23/09/2021

SIERRA LEONE: Letter form SLLC on The Continuing Recognition of Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative at the UN General Assembly

In Sierra Leone’s capacity as a member of the UN General Assembly’s Credentials Committee for the 76th Session, I am writing to implore you to ensure that the current Permanent Representative (PR) of Myanmar to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, retains his position as (...)
Keywords : Human and trade union rights ; Solidarity Letters ; Sierra Leone ;
06/09/2021

Statement on the Global Week of Action on Swaziland 6 -10 September 2021

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been observing and actively engaging with the tragic developments in Swaziland, notably in the past 3 months. But fact being that it has been happening since the royal state of emergency in 1973 which turned Swaziland into one big (...)
Johanesburg, SA Keywords : South Africa ; Declarations ; Eswatini Democracy ; Human and trade union rights ; Eswatini ;
05/09/2021

ITUC-Africa condemns the raids, brutality and deportation of African Migrants by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa (www.ituc-africa.org) is appalled by the acts of dehumanization meted out by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against over 700 African migrants legally working in the UAE. We have it on record that the (...)
Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Human and trade union rights ; Protest letters ; Youth Work - Organising And Workers Empowerment ;
12/08/2021

NLC press release: GIVE THE CUBANS A BREAK – ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

The anti-government protest in Cuba and the pro-government counter rallies across the cities of Cuba have been the subject of international media frenzy and social discourse for the past few weeks. These rare protests and counter protest in Cuba are linked to the impact of the novel corona (...)
12 August 2021 Abuja, Nigeria. Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ; Human and trade union rights ; Nigeria ; Communique ;
02/07/2021

ITUC-Africa supports the struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Eswatini

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) condemns the deployment of excessive and lethal force against peaceful protesters in Eswatini this past week. As at yesterday, 1st of July 2021, reports indicated that at least 20 (...)
Keywords : Declarations ; Eswatini Democracy ; Human and trade union rights ; Protest letters ; Communique ; Eswatini ;

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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 (...)